Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-01
We'll, I'll see," said Stella.
And she started off again.

well, I'll see,' said Stella.
And she started off again.
'Once upon time"
Hen it's fairy tory whispered
the little mite, with decision.
There lived young girl who was
shut up by herself in high tower
because people said she was mad.
And all day long she could see
from the little, narrow Sits of win
dows the people passing in the streets
below, and she seemed to be always
waiting and watching for some one.
Nov the princess-for she was a
princess, Tottie was-was not really
mad, but only laboring under a spell
and, you must know, that this spell
cast upon her face-a face she had
seen passing outside the palace win
dows, and this face had charmed her
senses away and left her no taste for
life OR its uses, and only left her
strength to watch all day from the
turret in which the King had i'm
prisoned her by the advice of his
court physician, very wicked man,
who said that she was possessed of a
| witch and was dangerous.
We'll, one day the King, who
missed his daughter sadly. and was
quite changed and morose, issued
| proclamation, promising half his king
! dom to any one who could cure his
| daughter or remove the spell which
had been cast upon her.
well plenty of clever doctors and
learned men tried, but they all failed
and even made the princess worse
through the perpetual worrying which
they gave her.
SAT last the King, in despair, issued
4 a decree that he would give twO-thirds
of his kingdom to the successful man,
but that any who attempted and
failed should be beheaded.
"This deferred the rest of the wise
folks, and the poor princess was left
! in peace, until one day, when gray
bearded traveller presented himself at
the palace, and, prostrating himself
at the feet of the King, made the usual
offer.
"The King warned him of the PEN
atty of non-success, and the gray
beard was conducted to the turret.
when he entered Ethe room the
princess arose, and with anger de-
manded that he should seave her In
| peace, as she was weary of all the
quacks in the world; burt the old man
! took no heed, and requested to be
! left alone with the princess for one
minute, good time, by the dial on the
turret.
so the attendants withdrew. No
sooner had they shut the door than
the old man pulled off his spectacles
and disclosed the face of a handsome
| young man. 1t was the face which
1 had bewitched the princess, and for
| which she had been waiting; now she
saw it and was cured, and when the
attendants rushed in the old man
took the princess by the hand and
1 led her to the King, saying:
I" Behold, sire! your daughter is
cured
'Then the King embraced his daugh-
ter, and, with tears of joy commanded
| that two-thirds of his kingdom should
! be made over to the young man.
But the successful | doctor pulled
off his beard and, flinging himself at
the foot of the throne. exclaimed:
Sire, though I am but a poor peas
ant, covet not thy sjngdom, nor de-
sire thy riches. love thy daughter;
give her to me, and thy servant shall
bless thy name /"
81 know the rest exclaimed the
school girl "And the King gave the
handsome man the princess, and they
! were married, and lived happily ever
afterward."
4eDo be quiet, Tosin M1lly!" remon-
strated the little one. did they, Tou-
sin Tella?'
NO." said Stella, with a strange
and almost mournful SMILE; 1.-The
King waxed wroth, and commanded
his soldiers to carry the presump-
tous young man from the kingdom.
| For he said-and he was a wise
king, Tottie-'princesses mast marry
4 princes, not peasants; riches must
wed riches, not poverty"
| so Tie yOuuS udH "oo Sesi 4 ~
| away, and never saw the princess
| again.
"And the princess?" asked half a
| dozen voices. What became of her,
| Cousin Stellar
"Oh, she," hesitated Stella, with the
same smile, "she went dazed again,
| and had to be taken back to the tower
!, again; and that's the end OF tine
story
"And a very pretty story, too" de
cided the school girl. But you said
it was not love story, and it was.
| wasn't it, girls? Besides, Of course,
tie young man loved the princess.
! ats rather a melancholy ending,
/ Stella" remarked another.
~AIl real love does end sadly said
Stella. "And now we must have
some tea"
| At that instant a loud, decisive
| knock sounded in the hall.
| All the girls-including Stella
| jumped, and were startled.
CHAPTER VIII.