Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24

just now. and your sad plight touched
my heart. I shall make 1t possible for
you to catch fish. but when the prince
gets them he shall not want any more.
Come, throw in your line
But. but faltered Pinko. IF you
cause the fish to kill the prince when he
partakes of them both the cook and |
shall lose our lives. Not that SO much
good man and has a family. and life is
dear to him on account of his loved ones"
THE prince shall not die of the fish,
my child" promised the fairy. Go on.
or the good cook. You both shall get
Justice. though. or I am not fairy with
a magic wand. Come. toss In the hook. =
PInko. having great faith in fairies. did
as he was told, and within three seconds
drew out a beautiful fish. And then
again he threw in his hook and drew out
another fish, and third time he had the
same success. till his desired number Of
fish lay in the basket beside him.
Now. child, take up thy basket and
repair to the princes kitchen. Give the
fish over to the prince to look at before
delivering them to the Kitchen
Pinko was on the point of asking some
questions when the fairy said: Be not
afraid. pretty little orphan. Never again
will cruel blows fall upon your back.
prince speaks to you. just wave It, and
the magic will perform that which have
wished 1t to do. Go, child. l shall be
your guard.
once carried the three fish to the prince $
private chamber to give him a look at
them. The prince, examining each fish in
turn. pronounced them very fine. and
added: IF IN future you should ever
come from fishing with poorer fish than
these you shall suffer twenty lashes on
your bare back Then he dismissed
Pinko. telling him to take the fish to the
kitchen to the cook.
At exactly o'clock the gong in the
great hall was sounded, announcing the
princes dinner in the banquet room. The
prince repaired thither. attended by many
servants, but no guests. for on this even
ing he preferred to be alone. He was in
an ugly temper and had decided to have
the servants openly fiogged i'll his pres
ence while he feasted He meant to show
them his power OCCASIONALLY to make
them know their places.
Hardly had he sat at table when he
called for his whipping man. In he came
with lash over his shoulder. Then the
prince sent for those servants whose duty
it was to remain away from the banquet
hall on all occasions. Pinko was one of
them, and he obeyed the summons with
hand the little wand the fairy had given
him. ard ne kept that hand hidden i'll the
pocket of the ragged old coat.
After all the servants had entered the
banquet hall the master said:
You are a set of ours and shall each
feel the masters whip this hour. ! can
read in your faces that you all hate and
fear me. ] shall make you love me In
stead or kill you. Let tat trem bling lit:
tie dog there come first. Give him thirty
iashes. The princes order was given
to the whipping man, and he alluded to
Pinko. Pinko stepped forward and the
prince asked: Do you despise me, fisher
mani Whereupon Pinko said: Il do.
t,,1 fitc In ,-aH
the wand. AS he did SO The three fish
on the table came to life. leaped into the
princes face. bit him. scratched his face
with their sharp fms and disappeared
amazed at this. looked about on the as
tonished faces Of hi; trembling servants.
Not one dared to speak. What means
this?" cried the prince. addressing Pinko.
Were those fish bewltched? DID you
procure them from some old witch that
l might be poisoned by them? F!og him,
man. till he falls into a tit!''
But during the last words addressed &c
Pinko he again waved his little wand and
q great club came through the ceiling of
the head Of the prince. almost stunning
him. What does al this mean?" cried
the cruel and enraged master. WHO cast
that club? l shall have him killed at the
WHIPPING stakei" But as no one could
answer the princes question he again
turned his a:tsntion to Pinko. All this
evil comes from that Young whe'o.'' he
cried. pointing toward Pinko. Lash him
till he drops before my eyes. then cast
him in The dungeon for ten days on
crusts and water. STEP forward. cur.
This last order was given to Pinko who
again waved his wand and stepped for
ward in obedience of the princes order.
Suddenly the prince became like stone: he
couldn't open his mouth. and tried in vain
TO make sign to the whipping man TO
seize Pinko. but his hands hung lifeless
at his side. Just at this instant the fairy
appeared and took from Pinkos hand the
wand. saying. prince of cruelty, you are
turned into stone, but your capacity for