The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-04
troubles, in her youth or in her old

age.
he was cross old Wind, with deep
furrowed checks and eyes like a cold
winters SKY. And he seized the love-
~ princess roughly and led her along
the highways ana byways of the world.
Just as surely as she thought she
knew in which direction they were go.
Ing, he would buffet her madly about
until she was quite willing to go in
any direction at all, or merely to whirl
around and around for his entertain.
ment, or even to drop down upon the
ground. Sometimes he would blow
from all directions at once. Some
times he would lift her entirely off
her pretty feet and whirl her along
like withered leaf of the forest
All the time the princess uttered no
complaint. Once il a while she wept
lew showery, wind-swept tears; and
once in while she tried desperately
TO understand what it all meant. But
she never resisted the Wind, no mat
ter Row much he abused or howled
at her. And the more she gave her
sell up TO him, bravely and uncom-
plainngly. the aGgrier he became.
There's no doing anything with
| you. There's no doing anything with
you!' he would yell in her ear.
III do anything that you say" she
protested
That's the troubled That's the trou-
ble!' he pulled.
1T may be one Of your troubles, but
it is not one of mine" said the prin-
cess
Whereupon the Wind got angrier
than he ever had been before-which
was such a degree OF anger that he
actually got q little discouraged It
wasn't much fun always 10 have his
own way, So he decided to try to
break the sweet spirit of the princess
by shutting her up in the Tower of
III Luck
This tower was the very most for
/, lorn place in the whole world. 1t
/ was as lonesome as grave; dark as
midnight; chill as an iceberg. But
| the princess said to herself:
~ grave is only for the body; mid
night hath stars; an iceberg gives out
! beautiful lights when the suns rays
glance upon it"
. In the Tower OF Ill Luck the prin-
! cess stood alone with her own soul be-
/ fore God; but, as her soul was pure,
! there was no trouble.
| One day she heard a human voice.
A human voice can be very sweet
thing to hear 1t was the voice of
man who passed by the foot of the
81! Tower of Ill Luck. He was crying
out:
Who'll buy troubles! Who'll. buy
| troub,es!"
i peated to herself. Why should any
! one buy troubles? ! have had mine
/ given to he freely. And yet-and yet
/ it is passing strange-but l am not
! troubled by my troubles
| She looked out of tiny, iron-barred
! window in the tower and saw that the
j man with troubles to sell was carrying
basket of flowers.
Troubles" cried the princess. do
you call those beautiful things trou-
bles?"
They will wither," said the man.
They give Joy while they live"
said the princess.
Troubles always come in clusters"
said the man, holding up tempting
bouquet.
SO do joys said the princess,
softly.
'Will you buy" asked the man.
Why should buy?" asked the
princess.
"Oh, go home! go home. go home"
cried the man, suddenly turning into
the Wind-which he really was-and
+ tearing and stamping madly about.
There's no doing anything with you,
! Go home, 1 say, and be happy Wen
! try it again when YOU are old"
You can't" said The princess, be
cause you promised my troubles to me
now. And you promised to give them
to me, not sell their to mel"
"Oh, go home. 60 home! go home,
anyway" he roarea.
And he blew and he blew till he
blew himself into the Tower of Ill
! Luck so that it shook to it's founda-
tons and he blew and ne blew till
he blew himself and the princess out
of the Tower of I'll Luck.
On the highway, as they were near
ing the palace, the princess was met
by Bonino and SUspiro.
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