Middletown transcript., 1910-05-07

] tower till morning, then she went on mel
g journey.
After travelling q long while she reached
} dense wood where she stopped to rest
i under large tree. While sitting there
! the promised food from the fairy fell in
J paper at her feet. She was just starting
!, to eat it, as she was very hungry, when
an old woman came before her and said,
'tGive me food for l am well nigh fam.
ished." Violet shared her food with the
old witch and when they had finished
. the woman said, "You are pure and inno-
| cent and shared your food with an old
woman like me. You shall not be un-
, rewarded. l am powerful and can help
! you. When you need help say
Woman, woman, good and wise,
Come, and help me win my prize
and will appear before you. Goodbye u
with these words the woman disappeared.
Violet continued her journey. She had
many adventures and many troubles.
She wandered about for four years in
search OF the ice mountain she must cross
before she arrived at the sorceress's home.
She was about to give up the search when
she at last came to the ice mountain. In
spired with hope, she eagerly started to
climb the mountain; but to her dismay,
it was so slippery that no sooner had she
clammered up few steps than she slid
down to the bottom. After many fruit.
less efforts she at last thought of the old
woman's promise, So she said
"Woman, woman, good and wise,
| Come and help me win my price"
No sooner had the words left her lips
than there appeared before her the old
woman. "What do you want, my child2''
she asked.
sOh, I want to cross the mountain aud
go to the wicked sorceress's home. No
sooner said than done, and greatly to her
surprise Violet found herself beside an
old, dilapidated looking building. Sitting
on bench outside was the worst, fiercest
looking creature she had ever seen. Il
was the form of an old woman, with only
one eye and that in the middle of her
forehead, She had long nose and coarse
hanging lips, and the fercest teeth that
were ever seen in mortal's or immortal's
head. They were set about in disorder
in her spacious mouth. A few struggling
locks of gray hair stood upright their
whole length on her head. She was
altogether borritying spectacle.
When she saw Violet ste addressed |
her and said, ''You are trespassing on my |
ground, therefore you shall be my slave,
go to work Immediately or / will beat
you."
From that day Violet was a kitchen
drudge, working from morn till night,
put she did not complain, she hoped to
find the wand before the remaining time
Of seven years had expired. One day
after almost three years of hard work the |
sorceress called Violet to her and said
Tomorrow you must tell me my name
If you do not will kill you." This did
not trouble Violet for the Snow Fairy had
told her the name. The next day when
the sorceress asked Violet what her name
was Violet said, "Your name is Tan.tan-
pu-la-gi-ta."
When the sorceress heard this she
fourished her cane wildly in the air,
shrieking and crying in rage "The devil
told you that, yes, the devilp' When
her wrath had partly subdued che said,
Tomorrow you must tell me what am
thinking Of, if you do not will surely
kill you." After work Violet went into
the woods to mediate. While sitting
there shs thought of the old woman and
said the magic words which brought the
old woman before her, then she said, ''I
must tell the soreeress of what. she is
thinking tomorrow or she will kill me.
OF what will she think 2" The old
woman said, "Fhe sorceress will think of
her power" and vanished.
The next day when Violet gave the
correct answer, the sorceress was furious,
but she said, "To-morrow you. must show
me of what 1 am thinking" That night
when Violet called the old woman, she
said, "Tell her she is thinking of the
Snow Fairy's wand. You will find it in
the sorceress's room in her bed."
That night when the sorceress went out
for her evening walk. Violet stole into her
room and got the wand. The next day
she displayed the wand and said, ''You
were thinking Of this" When the sor-
ceress saw the wand, she hoWled in rage,
then she started to pronounce the magic
words which would turn Violet into
dog. Violet bad the wand and so was
endowed With power. She waved the
wand and said, Turn into dust and never
live sgainr' Iastantly the sorceress lay
IN dust at her leet. Then she said. II
wish was at tbe tower" and she was
there.
She waited till twelve o'clock on the
seventh year and then the Snow Fairy
appeared as before and took her wand.
Violet gathered up her golden tears, while
the fairy thanked her for. the favor
granted her. Then they both set eut for
YioIet's old home. When they reached
The door the fairy tooehsd Ier and she
was dressed in gown that shone like the
eun. Then they entered the castle.
Ctristy was about to be married to
handsome king, but when the king saw
the beautiful Violet he fell in love with
her and neglected Chrisly, much to her
chafgin. Alter looking about a little she
made herself known, her father was over
j6yed to see her; but the wicked queen
tainted from fright and Christy did like
wise from iealously. When the king
found out bow wicked Christy- and her
mother were, he married Violet in her
stead, payine, ''She is the right bride.
Then the two wicked ones we're turned
upon the world and made ugly by the
fairy and Speckle was made pretty.
Violet and the King lived very happily
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