The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14
WasiNot Afraid to Speak Up

II would that 1 were dead!" she sighed, as she
looked about her and saw that she was far from
home and mother at were better to be dead than
to be in your hands, villanp You see, she was a
real Princess, and not bit afraid TO speak right
up to anybody.
"You shall be the queen of my landr cried the
Prince; mot the wife of mere American nobody~
Il would far rather be a nine-spot In America
than queen IN any old country whatever she
moaned. "Alas to what am / comet To have
my facial blemishes removed as if by q miracle,
only to be carried away to a savage land and IN
cultured people, far from my Hermann She be-
gan to weep bitterly, at which the Prince, who
brutal and coarse fellow, raised his swan whip
and growled:
"Cease that snufiing at once or III give you
something to shuttle aboutp
She looked at him in terrified amazement for
she had never before been harshly spoken to, and
she that he meant to strike if she wept any
more. clears are very unpleasant TO me-" he add
ed, especially upon this happy occasion, when I
am taking my lovely bride home 10 my kingdom"
Pamela tried to check her sobbing, but he was so
impatient that he could not wait, and shouted:
81 Will give you five seconds more TO stop your
weeping, and then l will show you how / treat a
wife who disobeys mep
The Princess shrank back affrighted as he shook
his swan whip but with all her alarm her face
showed such contempt for the Prince that he grew
still angrier and was really about TO strike her.
Wien WIN q SOU PUNK Sklp landed right beside
them. Pamela sprang up, and with one bound was
in Hermans arms, while the enraged Prince drew
his sword and rushed at them. His face was like a
demons, as he raised his sword TO cut them down
but Herman had drawn his revolver AID before
the sword fell he fired He shot the Prince through
his sword-arm, that it dropped Imply to his side
but the wound did not hurt as much as the shock
for the Prince had never even heard Of a revolver,
and thought it was a thundercap. He imagined
himself pierced by lightning and fell TO the ground
beside the fountain and died Of sheer fright in
two minutes. Even the Princess tainted Mt the
NOISE but soon revived, and then Herman took the
hItching-strap Of the swan team and they went
home quickly.
The wedding was celebrated very soon after
ward, and Herman still lives there in Pompana
for he viii be King when Multiplex passes away.
He has been home TO America but once, id that
when the people asked the King for a con
stitutOn and bylaws for the country, having heard
that they have them In other lands and Herman
came here to procure these articles for them. lie
had TO be extremely careful in shipping them espe-
cially the bylaws, but he managed 70 get them
10 Pompano safel--, where they we're ut to i'm
mediate use, and are still the only ones to be
found anywhere In the whole region. When they
wear out / suppose he win come back for others,
but until then do not expect to see him. and,
after ALL ] don't blame him for wanting 10 stay
in such beautiful and lovely land. In fact,
was almost tempted to accept is invitation and
go there myself TO live. WALT McDOUGALL