Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27

prise the footing firm. his feet scarcely
sinking in at all,
Now" said the Spider, I'VE are
ready. AS soon as the sun appears in
the morning there is always breeze
blowing from the land and it will
watt us to your fathers palace in
few hours
AS he spoke the sun began to rise
and with it came a soft breeze from
the land, which gently raised the
seeming cloud from off the grass and
carried it UP into the air and over the
water.
Seated on the portico of his palace,
she King, who mourned his son as
dead, was gazing sadly over the wat
ers of the lake, when he saw white
cloud coming toward him. At first he
looked idly at it, but as the cloud
came nearer he saw what appeared to
be human figure upon its top. Watch
ing it closely, the figure became more
and more distinct, until upon its COM
ing near he recognized his son. when
the cloud was just over the courtyard
of the palace the wind died out and
it sank slowly to the ground. The
King rushed down, crying Ny son.
MY son!" and folded the Prince in his
arms
There was Joy in the palace and
feast after feast to celebrate the re-
turn of the Prince. Nor was the Spi-
der forgotten. Ut was given beauti
full, sunny room, which, at its request,
contained nothing but table, under
which it wove its house, and chair
for the Prince to sit on when he came
there The gardeners wicked son,
when he heard of the Princes return,
ran away and was never heard OF
again.
The King, the Prince and the spi-
der lived happily for years. The
Prince, when he was not attending to
his studies, was either visiting the
Spider in it's room or wandering
through the garden or woods with the
Spider on his shoulder. When not
with the Prince the Spider was always
weaving golden webs, until the cell
ing and wall of its room were covered
with a mass of drapery so beautiful
that it was the wonder of all who oe-
held it.
On the 21st birthday of the Prince.
after great banquet in his honor the
King said: My son, l am growing
old, and it is time that you selected
Princess to share with you the throne
when l am gone
The Prince travelled a year, but
could find no one lie loved Then he
returned.
Dear Spider" said the Prince chow
/ have missed you"
Have you found a bride?" inquired
the Spider
mo; among all the proud Princess
es that I have seen l have found none
whom l could love. Dear Spider, I
love you more than anything in the
world
No sooner had he said these words
than the most beautiful Princess that
was ever seen in the world stood upon
the table where the Spider had been.
She had a complexion as white as
ivory, with roses in her cheeks her
eyes were as blue as the sky and her
hair was of gold. She was clothed in
golden robe, the train of which reached
to the floor.
Glorious Princess, from where did
you Gomez cried the enraptured
Prince. You are the one l have been
seeking. You are the one l love"
t. she said. in voice like music.
81 was the poor Spider whom you said
you loved; I am the daughter of your
fathers enemy When 10 years of age
l was turned into d spider by a witch
whom my father had offended, She
thought she had doomed me to misery
forever, as the spell could only be bro
ken by some great Prince telling me,
as a spider, that he loved me. This
spell dear Prince. you have broken,
and if you wish I will be your bride
The Prince and the Princess were
married with great pomp and amid re-
joicing. The whole city was invited to
a banquet in their honor.
The two old enemies now became
reconciled, and when they died their
kingdoms were united into one, called
the Golden Kingdom" 1t was the
happiest kingdom there ever was on
earth.
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