The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29

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who liked nothing better than to fight,
And next came the Black Demons from
Patalonia, with great spreading wings
like those of a bat, which swept terror
and misery through the world as they
beat upon the air. And joined to these
were the Goozzle COLLINS, with long
talons as sharp as swords, with which
they clawed the flesh from their foes.
Finally, every mountain Awgwa in the
world had come to participate in the
great battle with the 1mmortals.
The King Awgwa looked around up
on this vast army and his heart beat
high with wicked pride, for he believed
he would surely triumph over his gen
tie enemies, who had never before been
known to fight. But the Master Woods
man had not been idle. None of his
people was used to warfare, yet now
that they were called upon to face the
hosts Of evil they willingly prepared
for the fray.
Ak had commanded them to assemble
in the Laughing Valley, where Claus,
ignorant of the terrible battle that was
to be waged on his account, was quiet
~ making his toys.
Soon the entire Valley, from hill to
hill, was filed with the little immortals.
The Master Woodsman stood first,
bearing a cleaning ak that shone like
FURNISHED silver. Next came the Ryls,
armed with sharp thorns from bramble
bushes; then the KNOCKS, bearing the
spears they used when they were fore
ed to prod their savage beasts into SUBJ
mission. The Fairies, dressed in white
gauze, with rainbow hued wings, bore
golden wands, and the Wood Nymphs,
in their uniforms of oak leaf green,
carried switches from ash trees as
weapons.
Loud laughed the Awgwa King when
he beheld the size and the arms of his
foes TO be sure, the mighty ak Of
the Woodsman was to be dreaded, but
the sweet faced Nymphs and pretty
Fairies, the gentle Ryls and crooked
KNOCKS We're such harmless folk that
he almost felt shame at having called
such terrible host to oppose them.
"Since these fools dare ight,'' he
said to the leader Of the Tatary
Giants, II will overwhelm them with
our evil powersv'
To begin the battle he poised a great
stone in his left hand and cast it full
against the sturdy form of the Master
Woodsman, who turned it aside with
his ak. Then rushed the three eyed
| of0rs1 +hn
and the GOOGLE COLLINS upon the Ryls,
and the fire breathing Dragons upon
the sweet Fairies. Because the Nymphs
were AXIS own people the band Of
Awgwas sought them out, thinking to
overcome them with ease.
| But it is the Law that while Evil,
unopposed, may accomplish terrible
deeds, the powers of Good can never be
overthrown when opposed to Evil.
Well had it been for the King Awgwa
had he known the Law!
| His ignorance cost him his existence,
for one flash Of the ak borne by the
Master Woodsman of the World cleft
the earth of the vilest creature it con-
| tanned
Greatly nsarveled the Tatary Giants
when the spears of the little Knocks
pierced their thick walls of flesh and
sent them Keeling to the ground with
|howls Of agony.
Woe came upon the sharp taloned
'Goblins when the thorns Of the Ryls
reached their savage hearts and let
their lifeblood sprinkle all the plain.
And afterward from every drop a
thistle grew.
The Dragons paused astonished be-
fore the Fairy wands, from whence
crushed power that caused their fiery
lbreaths to flow back on themselves
so that they shriveled away and died.
| AS for the Awgwas, they had scant
time to realize how they were destroy
ed, for the ash switches of the Nymphs
bore charm unknown to any Awgwa
and turned their foes into clods of
earth at the slightest touch!
When Ak leaned upon his cleaning
AK and turned to look over the field of
battle he saw the few Giants who
were able to run disappearing over the
distant hills on their return to Ia.
tary. The COLLINS had persisted every
one, as had the terrible Dragons, while
all that remained of the wicked Avg
was was a great number Of earthen
hillocks dotting the plain.
| And now the immortals melted from
the Valley like dew at sunrise. to re-
sumo their duties in the Forest, while
Ak walked slowly and thoughtfully to
tho house of Claus and entered
"You have many toys ready for the
| children" said the Woodsman, "and
| now you may carry them across the
| plain to the dwellings and the villages
without fear"
"Will not the Awgwas harm meg"
asked Claus eagerly.
"The Awgwas," said Ak, shave per-
ishedY'
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Now will gladly have done with
wicked spirits and with fighting and
| blOOdShed. 1t was not from choice that