The Winslow mail., 1909-01-23

20 do, in that day, was to raise a
arge army place his son at the head
II it, invade the realm of some neigh
boring potentate, and demand the
laughter of the latter King Nihla-
<etcn followed the custom. He had
heard of the beauty of a certain prin-
cess Of Pattaly-Poura. She must be
the bride of his son. Troops were
gathered in the city of Barty-Poura,
and the supposed prince was ordered
TO lead them to the neighboring capi-
tai, to marry the princess, and to re
turn for the royal blessing.
With a faint heart the poor prin-
cess Of Anga-Dessa determined to
carry out her part as best she might,
to save herself and her mother from
exposure and destruction. But the
premier must go along with them.
This was granted. The Lord Vahaca
had his own head to save, and must
make a success Of the expedition in
some way. And as the army set out,
at its head and arrayed in the garb of
a prince, rode the luckless maid,
while all Bary-Poura rang With
cheers, and only the poor king was
denied the pleasure of seeing the
adored leader. AS they drew nigh to
PattalyPOura, the premier was at his
wits end. What was to be done?
Luckily. fate offered him temporary
assistance AS they passed through
the defles of a craggy forest, they
man powers. This giant had the pre-
ro9ative of being at any time either
a man or woman, at will. But he
could change himself temporarily into
a woman only when some woman, on
agreement, would suffer herself to be,
or the ne, transformed into a man,
so that the balance of the sexes might
be preserved
Here was an opportunity Could the
premier persuaGe The gi2nt to ax-
has sexes with the pyipoess? The
great Lord Vahaca set himself to the
task, explaining the necessity of the
case. And the giant, who was not a
bad fellow, gallantly agreed TO make
rhe exchange for six days only, to
please the fair princess. Bear in mind
the giant did not become a princess,
nor the princess a giant There was
no exchange of personality, only in
stead of a princess and a giant there
were now a genuine prince and a
giantess. There was little change in
the appearance of the two, and no one
suspected anything Of the strange
compact between them.
The light-spirited prince now led
mis- soldiers into the city of Pattaly-
Poura and up to the royal palace. The
king was impressed with the fOrmid-
able character Of the army, and espe-
cially with the appearance and de-
pertinent Of the manly young prince.
The latter fell in love with the prin-
cess at sight, and she lost her heart
as soon as she beheld him. There was
a bold, passionate demand for her
hand, which was conceded at once
But the wedding must be celebrated
on the morrow. How very sudden!
What an ardent wooer! Could he not
wait at least a week or two? The
prince shuddered, but stood firm. Not
a days delay would be permitted
All things are allowed to lovers The
city of Pattaly-Poura improvised a
wedding of oriental splendor. For
four days it was mad with delight.
Illuminations, music, parades, dances
and feasting filled the hours. The
prince determined to leave the do
minions of his father-in-law in short
order No, no. 1t was useless to talk.
Not another day could he remain; not
another day.
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