The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04

midnight, the Princess came ont of her
room with the golden comb in her hair.
ana went off to hell. The little red man
drew his Cloak of Darkness around him
and followed her.
Sne didn't stop till she came to hell.
where She went in, and the little red
man went in after her.
Inc DeVil was very glad to see her.
ana ne Kissed her. and the two sat down
side Dy side and began TO chat. And as
.hey couldn't see the Wee red man for
ms CLOAK OF Darkness. he came up be-
iilhu ana snatehed the gold comb ont of
her mar, and went of with 1t; and wben
Jack. o Noii" "
In the morning. wher the Princess of
the East appeared at breakfast Iack
handed her her gold comb across the
,aoie, She was furious, and the ewes of
her hashed fre. That night she showed
iiiih diamond ring on her finger and
she SAID she would not be on earth nv
uhder The earth between midnight ard
coeherow' yet ne must get that ring he
tween those two times. and have II for
her III the morning.
Anu Nhen she Went awav. Jacl, u,ar+
down TO the garden, and was wandarir, !,
apout there when the wee red man .ay,a
up TO him and asked him what uyas ~
ihalter, and he told the wee red man
wen says the wee red man. "T'II r.,
What L can do" And so ne tool ~
cloak or Darkness and watched for -
that night again, and Just b,fora MIA
night, she came out and went or Ea
followed her, and she didn't ston tiu she
was In hell. where the Devil was yor,,
glad TO see her and kissed her and rbay
sat down side by side TO chat.
Ihe little red fellow, with his CIoalx NJ
Darkness came up beside her and waited
anu the hrst opportunity he got ba
shstehed the ring on her finger. ana went
on and gave it 10 Jack.
80 when she came down to breakfast n,
the next morning Jack handed her o,,a-
the table her diamond ring; and mis-
morning she was doubly as furious az a.
the morning before. va
Well" she said, you've dons tuo -
do" 'A never VIII
SO that night she told him: .I will snana
al tiie tiihe between midnight and cock
crow neither on the earth nor under the
ear'h' ana want you TO have for me In
the morning the lips / shall have kissed
Whiie | have been away. Your head IN
surely have now, for the sword was never
yet made By mortal man that can emf
those lips"
Then she Went away
Poor JACK. he wandered out into the
garden, very down-hearted al this and
sure apd certain that he would lose his
head in the morning.
The little red man came up Ia him and
asked him what was the matter Jqcl
told him, and the red fellow said: Keen
up your heart. and I'll see what can h.
done" And he reminded Jack that he
had the Sword OF Light which was meyer
ie by rlortal man
,e threw his rlIak of Darkness ahou,
I'm, took the .-.,-d Of Light with him
n6 watched b .. Princess door.
,JIst befors t,.1a,sht she came out and
s.tnt on. afi hs followed her 10 hell
waere the neyli welcomed her with !
kiss. and as be did the little red man
raised the Sword OF Light and cut the
lips of of him and went OF as fast as he
could.
So in the n.urning Jack handed the,
across the table to the Princess, who Wa
shaking with sase. and then he demanded
ner hand in marriage. And she mad to
consent.
As soon as they We're married. the little
red mar said 10 Jack; Il have a weidins
present for you" 50 he gave him Ten
blsekthorns. and told him 10 break cne
OF these blaekta.oIls on his wife every
merning for ten mornings. and n he
followed out his Instructions faithful,
he would have good wife on the tenth
day.
Seeing the little red pan had been such
a good friend 10 him. Jack consented "a
do this lie broke a blackthorn on her
every morning for ten mornings, aud for
every blackthorn he broke on her she was
dispossessed Of devil. And on the tenth