The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-11-01

Now this Is the story as told to the ooy
one night after he had gone to beo Dy Tic
Gossiping Goblin, Of whom perhaps you
have heard. The Goblin was percneo on
corner Of the Boys pillow, twirling MS
thumbs refectively, as he told the tale.
And as to whether or not it's true-why,
must refer you to the Gossiping Goblin him
self For YOU must know, If one Is right good
and goes to bed O. nights without protest or
crying, and then doesn't try to keep AWAKE
to see the Goblin appear (and the GoDiln
doesn't like to be looked for)-well, II one
does all that. the chances are the Goblin
will come and tell tale out OF the Annals
of Zum, which is the central kingdom OF all
Fairyland.
The top O. the evening to you, Boy (said
the Gossiping Goblin, and how's the night
time finding you? Been good today? Yes?
Well, we will take that with grain OF salt;
| ri have to ask your mother about that, Boy.
Yes. I'm lust from Zum, and If you prom
| ;se not to Interrupt I'll tell you just what's
heen happening recently. Mighty exciting
| it was, too.
, Prince Of Noman's Land rescued the Prin-
cess from her enchantment and carried her
awav with him, leaving the Kingdom OF Zum
totally without it's Enchanted Princess and
with no prospect Of ever getting another.
Well. this state Of affairs has been weigh
ing heavily on the mind OF the gooo A'ns,
who has ever the welfare of his subjects at
! heart: he realized fully that something
dreadful was bound to happen to the King
dom If another Princess wasn't Installed In
the Enchanted Tower right away. But,
think as he might, never plan could ne
conjure up to solve the problem.
And It took an ordinary mortal to solve
the dihiculty At that! And maybe he didn't
do it to the Kings taste, too! MY, out that
boy was cute!
This mortaps name Is Terence, and bold
broth of boy he is, too. BE came to Zum'
not long ago, by way Of the Sea OF Dreams
naturally. (For that way, you must Know
land: over the Sea Of Dreams you must CO.,
And Terence was such a good fellow that
the Little People, as he insisted upon calling
the Fairies, took 4 liking to him and asked
him to stay. They even got the King to
offer him the command Of the Standing
Army on condition that he stayed. ference
thought it over and then he went 10 the
King, and says he: -
Yer Honor-I mean, Your Majesty. beg
cling Your Neutrality-suspicious. mill
tary life is the one that I'D lead, having the
choice offered to me, and SO I'll even &C.
cept your most gracious offer and stay for
ever in Eairyland- or until I want to 60
And, It thstt the LITTLE Tsople laughed with:
i0v. for they we'll knew that Terence would
never be willing to leave them II only he'd
stay long enough to get acquainted. 50 he
was given command OF the Standing Army
and everything was happy until this dis
tressing matter: Of the Enchanted Princess
began to worry the good King. And General
Terence. seeing this, puzzled his head for
way out Of the trouble, because he was fond
of the King and didn't like to see him so
downcast And presently Terence had
bold, grand idea and he went to the King
and asked for leave Of absence for day or
you'll not be leaving us?" says the King,
more worried than ever.
"Never the bit Of IT, answers the bold
Terence. Its but trifie of plan have
to win us another Enchanted Princess"
"And what's that?' asked the King. And
Terence bent over the throne and whispered
something in the Kings ear which pleased
His Majesty so that he burst out laughing.
"'Tis fine that would be-grand!' he cried.
"But, General, you'd never come out Of it
alive.''
permission?"
"Go, my boy!' says the King. "And the
best Of luck go with you.'
At that Terence turned and went to the
ROYAL Charmery, where they keep all the
most powerful charms, and he took down
from the walls three charms which he found
hanging there, one of which gave the wearer
the power Of seeing all invisible objects, even
by night, and another gave him the strength
Of two common or garden giants, while the
third made it impossible to bewitch OF en-
chant its owner.
And Terence set forth, whistling, with his
three charms thrown over his shoulder in q
bag. But as soon as he was out Of sight Of
the City Of Zum he took out the charm Of
strength and put that to work, and maybe
- didn't make him cover the ground quickly!
why, almost before he knew 1t he was at
Tho other end of the Land Of the West
Winds.
Now. here it was that lived the witch who
was called Tut, who was the most wicked
witch in all Fairyland; and she It was that