The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15

TOW, anu the wedding viii be cele-
brated in three days. Does this
please you ?"
les, my lady MOTHER answered
The prince and went off to hip night
ingslc. Next day the princess ar
rived, driving in q glass coach. The
queen stood, with her son and alt
the court, on the castle steps, and
the prince lifted his beautiful bride
frcm the carriage. Her long silk
en train rustled behind her like
the sound Of a forest brook. Up
stairs, in the kings hall, was laid
O splendid feast. Drums and trum-
pets were sounded, and the prince
sat beside his bride and reioiced in
her beauty and her wit.
That evening when he went to
his apartment he was quite shocked,
because for the first time he had for
gotten to care for his nightingale,
and the poor bird sat dumb upon
its perch with its wings Imply
dropping. But when the prince had
lain himself down upon his couch
it sang to him more beautifully
than ever before, and the prince fell
asleep to dream of his bride. Once
he awoke. It seemed to him that
burning drop had fallen upon his
brow, but sleep quickly oYercame
him again, and he went on dream
ing.
Next day when the court had as
sembled for more feasting the prin-
cess said to the prince: They say
you cherish a precious nightingale.
Will you not even letSme once hear
its voice?:"
And the prince ordered servant
TO bring the birds cage to him. But
the nightingale sat dumb on its
perch and hid its head under its
wing. Only when. its master opened
the little door did it fly to him, and,
perched upon his hand, it lifted up
its voice. Sr.ff,JiI
The lords and ladies all held their
breath as they listened. They had
never heard such a song, before.
They heard the spring zephyrs
stir among the treetops, the gur-
Cling Of the abrno ks and through it
all Che passionately sad song Of a
loyer Poor nightingale
The young princ cess went close to
herr betrothed and, laying her hand
upon he arm, said: Beloved, give
me the nightingale. It is the first.
boon Ihaye ever asked Of you"
And the prince nodded. ssTake
it,, he said. "It is yours"
3 y II; hen CT Il the nightingale beat Its
wings and raised its voice again.
It's song sounded Like the lamenta-
ton Of q suffering heart. Suddenly
it ceased and futtered Imply from
the princes hand to the ground.
It's heart is broken" said some
one, and the courtiers gathered
around But a dreadful feeling of
fear came over them al, for there
son the floor, instead Of bird, slay
the body Of Ia beautiful maiden,
whose pale lips were stained with
blood.
! The guests scattered like a flock
of 6oges at sight of a hawk. The
bride called her. servants to her and
rode at once away. But the old
que en in blaze Of furysordered that
the body Of the enchantress who had
Eewitched her son with her Satanic
arts should be given to the flames.
The unfortunate girls body was
burned byth he executi oner. but from
the ashes there grew an elder tree
with fragrant, many cnpped b1os-
SONS. BY that the people knew that
the maiden had been no witch sand
that her soul had gone to happiness.
But from that moment all 10y had
vanished forever, from the princes
I sEeart. From early morn to dusk he
sat beneath the elder tres and unused
sadly One; evening they found him
lying beneath fit quite dead and in
three days time the tree had also
withered, From the German.