Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-13

each side of the young girl may be sure that the
people fell back very quickly and nobody wished to
touch her do her harm.
So it that Red Riding Hood came to the great
stone prison and was locked in. Then very
rous time Tor the regions about All the BIRDS when
they heard of It. refused sing. The wolves howied
all night. although there fneon and the sound
OF This fearful ain in the dark made the cattle uneasy
their Stalls The people were convinced more than
ever that she was %iteh--and very powerful one
Matters were IN this STATE when the old King died,
and the young King, being crowned, was sdsised by
his ministers to take wife He refused very sadly
to do sos for he was that same Prince who
charmed with Red Riding Hoods beauty and who,
coming back to the den found maiden there to greet
linn, only very old, gray wolf. old that its hair
was white. lying dead across the entrance
They brought in the soothsayer to talk to the King,
and he told the latter that he would be happy
till he welded Queen who understood
the language of beasts and birds And the King feel
ing very sad, that he had lost the whom he
loved sent heralds to search for maiden who under
stood the language of beasts and birds.
The herald the in which Red Riding
Hood imprisoned, the day of her trial When
she stood up the charges against her. the
Judge himself did not believe her guilty and all agreed
that she not only the most beautiful maiden they
had ever seen, but the sweetest
However, those who had brought the charge against
her must needs have someone to speak for them,
her stepmother took the stand. and related how Red
Ridng-Hood had. since she child been able to
with all beasts and BIRDS concluding her
marks with, Il that bat wicked witch
could do the things which she has done. Why, all
did see her this prison with two panthers walk
ing beside her-surely but WITCH and very
wicked one. could accomplish thsl
When the Judge had heard all that could be said
both sides, he decided that cruel action could be
brought against the prisoner and sent for the Kings
herald
sought mad been found.
1t was expected that the Kings chamberlain would
to conduct Red Riding Hood to his royal master
but the King himself who rode in haste up to
/. the prison gates. =
Red Ridng-H Hood had been sent to the Judges own
home; there his Eordsps daughters had taken pleas
in dressing whom they supposed would be their
future Queen, in such apparel seemed suited her
When the King arrived and found that this maiden
indeed, the he had never ceased to love. he
overjoyed \ greet feast made, and the
marriage took place once
The voting Qrccn was snounted upon snow Write
raifey and together they ride to the PSiace
And then occurred a wonderful and beautiful thi1e.
Mind yo all the trs had been silent during this time
for the news had not yet reached them; bat Red
Riding Hood. whom must now cali Queen Red
Riding Hood and her train left the castle gates little
wee bird in sober gray coat determined be first
to tell the news, few ahead of her crying IN bird laa-
guage, Queen Red Riding Hood is coming Sinh
your sweetest songs"
AS the wedding procession wound through die groves
the sonzsters burst into such melody that the ascians
who rode with them hushed their instruments and
listened
Queen Red Riding Hood made The hest Queen tina,
ever sat on q thrcue for she was Qaeen not only q
the people but Of ali The beasts and birds her realm
who, if You come to think of it. really ought have
Queen who understands their language and can ios~
their needs