New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
The Queens Desire.
Il Fairy Tale, By E. ". Jameson.
ccopyHrht 800. by III. Trfoun. Association,

herself sometimes. and never dreamed that the
But she sang again and The prince Listened with
Then he asked her where she lived and was pleased
she told him how she started in the morning
early. while the dew on the grass. taking her
How she loved to spend the long day by the river
looking at the hundred wonderful sights that met
Tel me what you see from here said the
prince.
And she told him about the river how II froliczed
over the stones in some places and lay in clear
The hedgerows and the BUTTERFLIES huttered their
bright wings until the prince longed 10 see them all
as be had never lOnged before.
Bur in the midst Of her description the voice Of
the htue shepherdess quiyered and the prince felt
warm tear drop upon his hand
things your 5i hghness said she: q, could ony
leE3 you my eyes Tor a time I would gladly"
Never mind said the prince with sigh. but
thank you for wishing it. Perhaps you will sing
He waved his hand, and. calling 10 his little dog.
Now a day or two later came the princes six
teenth birthday and there was 70 be the usual
The night before the queen walked on me terrace.
her custom. She alone. for the king
engaged IN affairs OF state.
As she stood beneath the roses, a FREELY darted
along Ana there was S og y 9t pss
Tomorrow viii be The princes birthday" the
fairy said land is the time 10 put an end TO
the evil deeds Of the wicked Malvira At the re
jocings tomorrow the kings buglers must pre-
possesses. the prince viii longer be blind. II
die-suc h is the evil influence of aiaivina.
The queen was about 70 speak when The fairy
say. said she. that tEou wilt go; It would be OF
use. and thy duties be here -.
But who would go so willingly as his mother
pleaded the queen suppose no one else offered
! must go in that case
..Impossibie." said he fairy-"now mean what
I say. Surely, they cannot all be such craven
creatures, though mind you, II Is perlIous under
taking. and human nature is-we, human nature!'
moi eia nov wen fu we Shall and 50 saying the
fairy queen took her departure, .-.s ,.,. ...,.
On the morrow the great cannon roared OUT thelr
birthday greetings by firing sixteen times the num-
early in order TO hang out flags and decorate their
houses with evergreen ana orsal saf baI or the
palace. and the king and queen sat on OARS win
SAID they all I'm his velvet and jeweed orders II
s sesa the handsos'' young prince that ever was
when the feasting was over and everybody in
h hsi1 good GOD hq nte the Ioyai
Then the king told them all that the fairy had
said and asked il any one there was brave enough
20 face the danger Tor the princes sake. A great
sound OF the wicked MaIvinas name The brayest
Then after long pause six men stood I, forth III
a haif-wftted fellow named Simple Sandy. :.
che az ~ sady facing the fairy MaIvina but the
king checked them with glance that made them
The fairy queen had not said that ~, i was only
those steadfast and true 70 their purpose,
never rWerviuz through the many temptations that
would befaU them the way who would succeed:
but So II was Whoever offered 10 go must start
on tt.s very day. and was due 10 appear again az
years date. on the princes seventeenth oLEth-
day. .,,. -,
The little shepherdess stood on the outskirts OK
the crowd She was shy and had not joined IN the
feasting for she had no nice CLONES. Only me
shabby red skirt and threadbare bodice that shs
wore when tending the sheep
As IL was. some Of the gayiy dressed village glris
around tossed their heads and drew away their
smart skirts fearing touch this shabby child.
little thinking how far above them she was In