The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-02

and girls who were unnoticeably plain.
All of these came with rolls. of manu-
sclips in their hands, or sheets of paper
slipped into books or folded into small
packages and tucked away in pockets
Or shopping bags. But few words of
each story were as much as the King
generally cared to hear though ecca-
sonally--in the case of some exceed
ingly bewit6hing authorize would hear
the reading through Then, however,
he would shake his head adly,ethere
being nothing in the story TO, arouse
any desire to hear a similar one on
every day of the year. Thus it went
on till the poor King was wearied and
null of despair, c
Il shall find no story maker whom
can we'd" he exclaimed. THE scheme
is failurei"
Not SO fast not so FAST" spoke the
Old nurse, soothingly. "There, rs one
more morning, and / believe that to-
morrow you VIII discover. your waiting
bride and tale teller" 5. l.s
So the king took fresh courage, and
tle next day his examination or can
Gldates was begun with renewed hope.
Yet as the hours fitted by and the
youthful authors smiled themselves in
ana pouted themselves out the king S
lace saddened. ~"
At last there was only, one girl left.
one was 1.-THE and graceful, with a
happy face, and eyes so laughing that
uley seemed never to have learned the
meaning of sorrow. Involuntarily the
hihg smiled as she approached, for she
iiooKed so care-free and winsome that
~ spite of his many disappointment
ne ne lelt his heart suddenly grow light.
ons mad nothing in her hand, however,
anu she made no movement to draw
me S4e inevitable manuscript from any
Hu Iig place about her dress.
Your majesty" she began, as soon
az the king had signified that he was
leady to listen, II trust your majesty
WIN pardon my not bringing a writ
seh sketch, for / never wrote aaustory
~ my life, and l am sure 1 could not
reading"
II you can tell me one, Ii will an
ss TJr every purpose said the king. af-
", out l haven't any to tell" she
SI TSWered, with a contented little laugh.
10 Just I'VE my stories as they come
S,n me- and, your majesty, II is fine
me-, der eyes danced as IL at some
w. ~ recollection.
Live your storiesi" the king repeat
'u' looking puzzled.
s, res she returned: "I'll tell you
oS Nse me, | mean your majesty"
N NSyer mind the majesty" replied
M ,Rlhg good-naturdely. Leave II
anu II Dothers you-it Is a nuisance,
stor,oD% want to know about your
Ihnank you!" smiled the girl, with a
Ia, oen OF relief 1T Is good Of you to
ve, me SKIP II. was afraid | should
stor, mixed up. / will tell you about the
m n, i lived this morning. ! was up
49, efry tree picking cherries when
doaIu somebody crying. Looking
ghi outside the hedge. I saw little
hnyy"Whg. ! never can bear to see
ana lh tears, so I scrambled down,
mst,i" maze haste 10 find out what the
Rrp was. II seems she was hun
cri.6i'W little thing, no wonder she
butt.. made her eat some bread ana
m. ii ana cherries. and then she told
FAM. ll her home. She said that her
hal was dead, and that her mother
nov .n children besides herself ana
Nh.I. 'n had anything 90 eat for "A
h.f just think 81 az Well
aaaIa ~ med help me pit ibe fruit
nr,. niko her "a cherry pudding 20
mg Y, saw 20 many Flfla com
M., Nf way that 1 thought ~
AL .I. before yOu could set through
'N'if manuscripts, ~ We went