Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-22


cess, long before authors had used u
all the pretty make-belieye subjects
and had been obliged to turn to ane
hunt amongst the ugly everyday facts
OF life for material 10 write stories |
about, there lived princess who was
so lovely that when men first saw
her they used to rub their eyes and
pinch themselves TO make sure that
they were awake, and that she really |
was a live princess and not a part Of
a dream.
But the princess was as real as she |
was beautiful. In fact, the only diff |
ference between her and the other
people you meet in the streets was
that the gods had been kinder to heI
than TO most folks.
At her birth she had been giver
many gifts. The sun had kissed her
checks. and this had come as such
surprise that the two little bushes
that had been born there had never
quite died away; the night shades
which were just hurrying of, left be
hind them two trailing shadows il
her gentle eyes; the sun, too, had shed
some " his gold amongst her curly
locks; and nature hung a charm
about her so that she had a way Of
winding herself around peoples
hearts, getting more and more tight
~ fixed every hour, until she nestled
in some warm corner and got all anc
more than her share Of love
II was the same wherever she went
Everyone loved her, first for hen
beauty and afterwards for herself
Old men and women, young men ano
maidens. kings and courtiers alike
made her queen Of their hearts. But
in spite OF all this love and admira
tion. the poor. pretty princess was
not happy. For amongst other gifts
the gods had given her a COLDER
heart Vow. a heart of gold sounds
very nice possession. People en-.
We'd her. and used TO tell their chill
dren stories about the beautiful prin'
cess with a heart Of gold. But the
princess herself found IL anything but
comfortable. and sometimes very
heavy. The fault was that il was toe
fine possession for everyday use
I, was not soft and yielding like ordi
nary hearts on which II is easy &c
make impressions. and so il came &c
pass that, while everybody loved her
the poor princess could not love any
one. By this ! mean anyone in par
,icular. which. after all, is the only
kind Of love that counts. She loyeo
everyone jus; in the same degree. she
gave them an sterling 24-carat love
but all the time she ached TO be abie
10 give some one person something
better and make him king and mas
ter Of her fine gold heart.
"win nothing melt it2' she cried
10 herself one day, after she had DIS.
missed the latest Of her admirers
and the little gold heart was feeling
unusually cold and glittering
Am | TO live an my life with 1T
lie dead heart that viii never awake
,o love? Shall / always go on being
loved and never learning what love
i o. And She put her head down and
cried until the shadows IN her darh
ewes crew deeper and deeper, and the
end az her little tip-tilted nose was as
mink as the heart Of a shell.
ut is no good being SO silly she
soia M last 10 herself. IF you g
N CRYING you viii only make youi
sves red and yourself ugly and then
where will you be? Worse on than
before, for folks will leave on low
inc YOU. and you win then haze moth
ing left -.--.
:, being very practical princess
che set 10 work 10 dry her eyes, and.
having powdered her nose She sent
FOR the court physician Of whom shs
d.m,nded a love potion which woulo
cnre her complaint and melt hei
heart.
But the physician was old He shoo o.
his head. His science did not admi'
- love notions. He said they We're
d,,cerous. and. worse than all, IN
confessional He would never admin.
lister one.
s. sbe mt on her hat and hurried
sway 10 a big store kept by a woman
- he world who traded upon her eN.
Derience and ont Of the wealth q
ber worldly wisdom gave advice TO al
Who came to consult her.
The princess explained her symP-
toms. ~ ne
All" said the woman, after she
h.a listened 10 her. Il can easily see
,,bat i the matter with You. While
vou were talking TO me You snreae
-, vonr wings. and they were very
mite You need a tonic called eNpe'
rience. ~, -.,..a+
.put~ said the princess with ereat
vide-open. astonished eyes i dia MOI
tnov mat I had wings.
eve an have wings" said the world
!, ,,.iss woman. THAT is the differ.
80 between rs and men Only some
80 NJ don't use them for soaring
-. some clip them early IN hie
49, drarrle them in the mirer
-. come have such weak. undeNel.