Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-06

up to have kind heart toward the
poor. Over and over again the king
said to him:
"Pon-Pon, when l am dead you will
be king in my place want the people
to love and respect you. have always
remembered that even the poorest
had rights. 1t is well that you should
be proud but do not be overbearing
and tyrannical One who rules by ty-
ranny does not rule long"
AS the prince had no brothers TO
play with he often called in boys of
his own age to indulge in games in
the palace grounds. Some of these
were sons of rich men, and some OF
poor, but he treated all alike. The peo-
pie heard of this and were glad, and
they said to each other:
"Ah! When he is king, Pon-Pon will
be like his father, and we shall all re-
ioice to do him honor and fight his
battles.''
On the day that the Prince was II
years old there was great celebra-
tion in honor of the event, but it had
a sad ending. One of the cannons
being fired as the procession marched
along the street burst and the flying
pieces hit the king and queen and
killed them.
Pon-Pon escaped injury, but he was
left an orphan and in trouble. Some
one else must reign until he had be-
come a man, and the people selected
a nobleman named Hussim, who was
a cousin to the prince. Hussim was
a cold, stern man, and not well liked
by the people, but no one thought
him the villain that he was. He
scarcely had been chosen for the high
place when he began to plot against
Pon-Pon's life. If he could get the
boy out of the way then he would bs
king himself.
Hussim pretended to love the
prince, and be his greatest friend;
thus the lad and most of the people
were deceived. After much plotting
the bad-hearted man asked the prince
to go hunting with him in the forest.
They did not go alone and on foot,
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went On horseback. There were
many savage wolves in the forest, and
this was what Hussim planned:
When the hunt had been going on
for some time he managed to sepa-
rate the prince from all the others
and ride far into the forest with him.
When they were well away from all
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down from his horse and look at a
wonderful spring among the rocks.
There was no spring there. The
prince was hardly out of the saddle
when he was seized and bound to a
tree. Hussim said to him:
Il shall now get rid of you and be
king myself. | have been planning
this for a long time"
But you will not leave me here 20
the wolves!" cried Pon-Pon, as he
struggled to get free.
AYE, but that l will. They will
come and devour you and no one will
know what has become of you. 1t
will be no use for you to shout, as no
one can hear you"
1t was cruel, wicked thing to do,
but Hussim who wanted to be king,
and was naturally of a cruel disposi-
tion, rode away and left Pon-Pon fast
bound. He had not got half mile
away when two or three wolves came
sneaking about When the boy cried
out in his fright and distress the
beasts snarled and growled in reply.
Pretty soon there were six wolves, and
as they came nearer, they gnashed
their teeth and their eyes became like
Goals of fire. The would have at
would have been all over with him,
had not the tramp of horses made
their pause. OF sudden six horses
and riders came dashing up and Pom
Pom was amazed to see little girl
among them.
I'VE have found him! Here he is!
Here is the lost Prince" shouted the
men as the wolves skunk away.
1t was the little girl herself who un-
tied the knots in The rope and set the
boy free. AS he looked at her in Won
der she laughed at him and said:
You never saw me before, and so
will tell you my name | am Fan-Fan,
the Fairy. | have been watching
over you for long time past, al
though you did not know it. | was
sure your cousin Hussim meant you
i'll, and today. when the hunt came off,
I followed you. When l saw him tie
you to the tree | hurried away and
brought these people that they might
know what bad man he is. Now you
are free and he must be punished
| should like to tell you that Fan
Fan dwelt in the palace and one day
became Pon-Pon's wife and queen,
but that would not be the truth. She
had work to do elsewhere and soon
vanished. AS for Hussim, the en-
ragged people took him into the for
est, and tied him to a tree as he had
tied the prince and as he was never
seen again, il is believed that the