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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
The End of Fortunatus

The sedan swore by all his heather
gods that IL he caught Fortunatus he
would make him die the cruelest death
that ever a man died since the world
began. But the King Of Cyprus was III
no mind TO lose his richest subject and
said he would go to war rather than
deliver him up or compel him to restore
the wishing hat There was var. but
the sedan got the worst of l..
Nov Fortunatus settled down for a
time with his wife and sons In happy
contentment Then he began to mopc
again His sons had grown to mans
estate and 10. he found himself growing
old. When he woke up one morning and
realized that IT was his 60tn birthday he
bad tie blues and reproached himself for
not having asked the fairy Fortune, for
wisdom or long life, or something else
rather than money. He knew his If
would be i'm constant peril If any one
should discover the secret of the magic
purse ald. to add 10 his .roube. his
health began to decline rapidly.
Finally he took to his 9ed and. feel
ing his end near, sent for his two ssps
lie revealed to them the secret of the
purse and the hat and commanded then
tc mike 1t known to no one. SO he died
and hir wife died soon after.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18

His friends held a council They rather
baked at supplying him with funds
Friends frequently do when a man who is
broke" demands succor from those with
whom he has reveled But that Theo-
dorus must mend his vicious life and re-
coup his fortune somehow was vote
passed unanimously. Happy thought.
he must take wife-and a rich one. The
wife would cure his morals and her
money would heal insolvency Theodorus
was ready to consent to anything.
The convention Of friends selected a
suitable wife in the daughter of wealthy
merchant, Gratiana by name. and ar
ranged the marriage Gratiana and Theo-
dorus were married, and with his bride
Theodorus receivd such a dowry as put
time they had son whom they baptized
under the name of Fortunatus
But. somehow, the prescription of the
kind friends did not work out alto
gether as planned. His wife's fortune
did. indeed. relieve the financial en-
barrassment of Theodorus, but 1t was
only a temporary relief, for the prop
ostion that a wife can always reform
a husband proved. as It often has since,
falacious This giddy Theodorus re-
turned to his old ways and when For
tunatus had grown up to be a comely
youth the "old man was broke"
again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
ANDY as a Doctor

Andaosa knew this and Suspected tnau
wher the princess found the purse was
like anv other purse. she would leave IL
living around careless like, where, II ne
could make the opportunity. he might
recover II.
The King had sent out heralds. PROM
Using great reward to anybody VINO
would cure the princess OF her afflicuons
and So Disgusting himself as physi-
clan. Andalosia went to the Tower ana
begged to be allowed to try his hand at
curing Agrippina. The desperate king
consented. and the Cvpriote was admit
ted into the chamber of the princess. He
gave her certain drugs which put her TO
sleep and then, demanding that he be
left alone with her until she should
awake promised the horns should be
gone
when Andalosia was quite alone
with the sleeping princess he looked
everywhere for the magic purse AZ
last he found IL under the bed where
Agrippina had thrown 1t in a ht or
peevishness when she found II wouid
not work
set his wishing hat firmly upon ms
head and waited for the princess to
awaken. When she opened her eyes. he
said: "Ah. madam, do you know me? [
am that Andalosia from whom -ou5
stole the purse and whom you mad
driven out OF the kingdom" The prin-
cess, recognizing him. gave a Shrek
but catching her in his arms Andaiosia
thought: ~ wish | were in Grim TAR
tarv." And 10, In an instant he was
there the princess still clasped In his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18

sitting by the way under a spreading
wore q veil over her face. AS he ap-
preached she arose and stood in his
path. He gazed upon her with the
thought that she must be a fairy, or a
wood nymph, but she, taking his hand,
asked him gently where he was going.
lie told her and begged for her company
out OF the wood.
20. no." replied the lady. II may by
no means accompany you but will do
more for you than any one else on earth
can do. My name is Fortune. and I
hold a commission to distribute six gifts
according as the stars, from time t,
time, direct These gifts are Wisdom.
Health. Long Life, Beauty Strength and
Riches. Now. even now, is the moment
when you must choose or the opportunity
will be forever lost to you"
In his then state of poverty it did not
take Fortutanus long to decide: He
spoke up and said. ''If YOU please,
madam. / will take riches" Thereupon
Nine Fortune handed him a purse, say
ing that whenever he wanted money he
had only to dip his hand into It and he
would not find 1t empty. 1t would work
in this agreeable manner for his own
longer She would have no thanks for
the gift, but exhorted Fortunatus that
he give literally to the poor. which he
was willing enough to promise to do.
Then she vanished.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
His Home Reception Chilly

When at last he arrived at Fama-
costa and went to his brothers house
he felt rather diffdent about stating
his case. But his manner made Am
pedo suspect that something untoward
had happened. and when he demanded
abruptly Where Is that purse?" Anda-
losia broke down and confessed all.
Then he got what people generally get
under such circumstances-it was "a
judgment on him." he was not fit To
be allowed the possession OF anything
valuable etc. etc.-the old story. More
prodigals return to this sort of thing
thar to fatted calves.
However, Ampedo allowed the repro
bate 10 hang about the house in the
capacity of a poor relation, and the
servants treated him az servants gen
orally treat their masters poor rela-
tions. Ampedo, 10 get away from ali
this. used to wander forth into the
country alone, moody and desolate.
on one of his pedestrian trips he
came upon wise old hermit who lived
In a cave and knew about everything
worth knowing Among other things
the hermit told him story of a GER
tain secret garden in which grew an
apple tree the apples OF which, when
one ate them. put a pair of horns upon
the eaters head
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Fortunatus Marries

He collected Jewels to the value of
100000 crowns and his riches became
the talk of the island The King took
him into great favor and ordered him
to marry Cassandra, daughter of ono
of the great mobiles of the court The
marriage was a magnificent affair and
Fortunatus not only settled a vast
dowery upon his wife, but gave such
iarsess to the poor of the island that
there we're no poor left.
Happy. happy Fortunatus, he could
be as generous as he pleased and II
didn't cost him a cent.
He gave his Irish friend provision
for his life In Cyprus and babe him
send for his wife and family. But
unfortunately. before the Irish gentle
mans family arrived the Irish gentle.
man died being full of years. Cassan-
dra and Fortunatas lived very splen-
didly and happily for a long time and
two sons were born to them. Ampedo
and Andalosia.
But finally Fortunatus began TO nope
among his magnifcence. He thought
he would go to sea again and have
some adventures before he died. His
wife wept and entreated-but he gave
her 100000 gold crowns for the family
expenses while he was gone and sailed
off with his purse and his retinue Ia
Egypt.
Upon his arrival at Alexandria For
tunatus made a present TO the Sedan
of the country 20 times richer than
that potentate had ever received be-
fore The Sedan. OF course. invited
Fortunatus to court and made things
extremely pleasant for him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Revenge Is Andy's

When they landed from their hatmo-
plane Andalosia gave the princess
such a scolding as she had never before
received I'm her life, and working him.
self up into rage, threatened to XIII
her But she was so penitent that at
length he compromised by locking her
M in a nunnery and wished himself
back TO Cyprus His brother received
him ioyfully when he showed him the
recovered purse. and for that forgavs
him the temporary theft of the hat.
Andalosia was great talker. ana
the next time he went 10 court could
not restrain himself from telling the
King of cyprus OF the loneliness OF
the Princess Agrppina of England. an
old flame Of his, who was now, unfor-
tunately, disngured somewhat by
couple of goats horns, which grew out
OF her head Neither could he help let
ting the King know that II was his
superior magic that had placed the
horns there.
Thus. knowing that the horns came
from enchantment. and intamed by
the description of Agrippina's beauty.
the King determined to marry that
same princess II he might He opened
the case TO Andalosia, begging him to
remove the horns and convey the prin-
cess back to England
Andalosia, thinking that perhaps tho
princess had been punished enough, did
as requested He borrowed the wish
ing hat. went 10 where Agrippina was
immured undid the charm of the APP
ples carried her ~ hatmonoplane to
England, left her there and returned
to cyprus in record time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
By
HANS SACHS

usual way and he longed to get into his
hands again the wishing hat With that
he could transport himself at once 10
London and try his little joke upon the
fair Princess Agrippina.
Ampedo had the wishing hat locke1
up in what he considered a safe place.
but by watching closely. Andalosa
found out where it was and, awaiting
his opportunity-wheh came soon-he
secretly purloined the coveted article.
Ampedo came in just as his brother was
placing the nat upon his head and cried
out to him to take 1t off a once.
But Andalosia simply thought: Il wish
were in London" and presto. he was
there. He found himself working along
Piccadilly with the magic hat upon his
head and basket of apples in his hand.
lie disguised himself that he would
not be recognized by any of the court
ana then repaired to the tower where the
royal family were in residence.
When the warders stopped him at the
gate he said that he had a basket of APP
pies which had been sent as gift ID
the Princess Agrippina by great mo-
bic and that he was instructed to de-
liver them only into the Princess own
hand The warders looked at the APP
pies and saw that they we're, certainly,
tempting fruit. They would have APP
propriated them to their own use and
have driven the Cypriote had not the
Princess, who happened TO be passing
Nv with some of her suite, heard tina
sduahble and sent to ask what 1t was
all about
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Fortunatus Takes the Burden

He was filled with grief nd remorse.
of course, and when he saw the beauti-
full boy he would weep that he had
spent all that he should have saved for
his SON Fortunatus finally asked his
father II he had offended him in any
way, that the sight of him made him so
sad.
Then Theodorus made clean breast
of it to his son, whereat the young man
said: 20, do not weep for my sake.
father; I will be no longer a charge TO
you, but will make my own fortune
and restore yours"
One day when Fortunatus was down
to the harbor there put in a stately
galley belonging to the Earl of Fland-
ers who was returning from a trip to
the Holy Land. The Earl had stopped at
Cyprus for supplies and before he left
Fortunatus sought him out and begged
to be taken into his service.
Being stalwart youth of pleasant
bearing and noble family, the Earl took
him into his service and Fortunatus
sailed away TO seek his fortune In the
wide, wide world. The Earl was on his
way home TO marry the daughter of
the Duke of Cleves, TO whom he had
been for some time betrothed. and
stopped at Venice to buy presents for
his lady.
In dealing with the Venetian mer-
chants, Fortunatus was a great help to
him, for the Cypriote youth understood
the ways and the ''patter' of these
sharp traders and saved his master
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Aprippina Fails For II"


When the attendant returned and SAID
that n stranger was at the gate with
q basket of luscious apples which hah
been sent to her by a great noble sne
called the disguised Andalosia to her
and. taking the basket. thanked him
heartily for the gift. When she asked
to whom she was indebted for this pres.
emit Andalosia told her that she wouio
know in due time and departed
The Princess took the basket or APP
rles to her room and. refusing TO snare
them with any of her ladies in waiting'
ate the whole lot. About an hour after
there was tumult in the Tower of Lon
don. a running about of attendants ana
the summoning of physicians while tno
King and Queen hung in agony over their
daughter from out CT whose head was
sprouting fine large pair of goats horns
Nothing proved of any avail to STOP
the growth and at last there she was
Agrippina. Princess Royal OF England
with o fine pair of goats horns upon
her head Andalosia was avenged.
But he had not done with her roya
highness vet. He wanted 10 get MS
pursa back In the bands OF Agrippina
the nurse had not worked at all; 1t was
lust like any other old purse and re-
fused TO remain sef-fillipg. You see
Fortune had given 1t only to the use OF
Fortunatus and his heir In the nands
of any one else 1t was valueless III
was. in fact given Fortunatus as
life e.tate with remainder to one OF his
sons for life. Then 1t vested in Madam
Fortune again: or rather lost its virtue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
At Palace of Preston John

when he set out on his travels. again
The Sedan gave him letters of intro
auction to all the kings through whose
lands he was to pass. So, travelling in
great state and spendor. like a prince
Forturatus iourneyed to the capital of
prestei John, the mighty Abvssinian
monarch who had 81 kings subject to
him.
when he arrived at the palace the
guards. because of his great state. ushered
him AT once into the presence of the aEm-
peror. Fortunatus had bought in Alex
andria a great quantity of rich Jewels
and these he presented. by way OF pass
port. Il, Prester John. The Emperor ac-
cepted the Jewels graciously ard took
Fortunatus around the palace to show
linn its wonders.
And certainly never did Fortunatus,
in all his wanderings. sc7> anything so
splencid as this resicGA~ Of the de-
scendant OF Solomon. ans tho Queen OF
Sheba The walls were cased with sill
YER wherein were engraveH stories Of
knights and battles and the achieve
ments of former Erlperors. The pillars
which supported the main hall were Of
cedar wood heavily overlaid with gold.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Attempt to Steal Purse

For some time did Fortunatus enjoy
the inunificence ANA hospitality of the
Emperor, but the necromancers, seeing
that the stranger had, apparently, an
inexhaustible supply of gold. called up
their familiar spirits" and asked how
he got his wealth-,hey rather desired
TO annex it themselves.
The familiars replied that all they
could say was that Fortunatus was a
merchant of Cyprus, and that he had
Isan inrxhaustible mine of wealth-further
Than that they were forbidden to say.
I'VE knew all that you have told us be-
fore replied the necromaneers in a pet.
tell us something now" But the IA
miiars declined.
Then the necronancers sent their
wives to visit the lodgings of Fortunatus
secretly by night and bring away what
ever they should find there But the
women made such a noise getting in at
the window that Fortunatus lwoke and.
drawing his sword. wounded one Of them
the rest fleeing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Adventures With the Purse

sAfter awhile Fortunatus, getting out
of the wood, came upon good inn
and regaed himself with meat and
drink, of which he stood greatly in
need. His purse paid. Observing IN
the stables a set of rich trappings for
horse he asked the landlord whose
they were. "Anybodys who will buy
them for so gold crowns answered tho
landlord. Fortunatus put down the
money.
But the landlord having no horse to
sell. Fortunatus went on to the next
inn, where he found three fine horses
offered for sale, the price being 500
crowns. What was money to Fortunatus.
Now / will ride back and get m,
trappings. hire a couple of servants an.
go forward like gentleman.
But before he could get away came
to the inn some servants OF the Earl
Randolph. who was the big man in
that part of the country. The earl had
looked at the horses the day before
and had refused to pay more than 800
crowns for them. Now came the SER
wants OF the earl bearing the 800.
Wrathy were they when they heard
that stranger had bought the horses,
and wrathy was the earl He caused
Fortunatus to be arrested as a susp-
cious person, threatened to put him
to death. took the horses away from
him and babe him to get out as quickly
as he could. Fortunatus got out. Those
were the days when even a welI-flled
purse was no match for a first class
earl-times have changed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Purse Goes to AndaIosia

Then his sons, Ampedo and Andalosia
set about settling up the estate. They
began to quarrel At once, as most peo-
pie do when dividing an estate. Am
pedo wished to keep the Whole estate
as being the eldest son. But Andalosia
demanded a share
Finally 1t was settled this way: Anda
losia was to give his brother the hat and
so many bags of gold and all the refs
Of the estate, keeping for himself only
the purse. Andalosia was to travel for
six years. At the end of that time he
was to return to Ampedo the purse, out
of which. of course. in the meantime. he
could make himself as rich as pleased.
Andalosa had inherited his father
taste for travel and adventure aud be-
gan roaming the VOL id at once. Many a
strange land did he visit aud many a
prince and potentate did he dazzle by
his display OF wealth. The simple life
had 40 charms for Andalsola and he. u
use modern phrase, not set down in
the chronicles, made things hum In
many an ancient capital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
PRINCESS Gets the Purse

Then how the princess did beg for just
enc look at the PURSE And he showed
it tc her Then she wanted to hold 1t In
her hand Just to see II 1t really was what
he represented 1t to be. But Andy was
wary and refused to let the purse go out
of his own hands. One night. however,
when they were billing and cooling the
guileful princess absolutely "swiped" the
purse and Andalosia did not discover his
loss until he Rad got back to his hotel.
The next day when he called at the
Palace the royal family were mot at
home" to him; and when he tried to make
fuss II was minated to him that he
| had better get out of the realm as quick
| ~ as ne could or things would happen
TO him. So. sadly and regretfully, Andy
turned his back upon London and all it's
delights-it was just the season. too,
wien everybody who was anybody was
in town-and took ship for Cyprus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Finding of the Rare Apples

Andy. had long thought with intense
bitterness of that false and fair Eng
lish princess, and had searched his
mind for some way of getting square
with her. NOW" he thought, IF |
could only get some of those apples
transport myself to England, and get
her to eat of them-why that might
somewhat soothe my feelings"
The hermit told him where this secret
garden lay. and how he might obtain
access to It, OFF went Andalosla tc
search for the garden and, after a va
riety OF adventures, found IT, There
were dragons guarding the gate, but
by the aid of the charms which the her
NIT had given him, Andalosia waved the
grim guardians aside and entered.
There he found an enchanted land.
Many trees of beautiful foliage grew
there and each one bore fruit Of some
magic property. But in the midst Of
the garden lowered the great apple
tree, bearing ripe and luscious apples
upon its laden branches. II was only
Ivy making constant use of the charms
which he had been taught that An
dalosia was able at length TO pick from
the tree a quantity of apples sufficient
for his purpose Then he made the best
OK his way out of the perious place and
pursued his way back to Famagosta. The
aprles hid in his clothing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Magical Hat Described

II have in yonder chamber said the
sedan. something which I value more
than all that ! have shown you lie
took the traveller into small chamber
and showed him--an old hat This"
said the sedan. rs the Jewel which
surpasses in value all others that !
have" Fortunatus smiled-ne thought
II was some joke. ~ hy," said he, IAN
old hat may be bought for very little.
liz you really 50 much prize old hats, I
should oe pleased present you with a
few"
But" rejoined the sedan, this is not
an ordinary old hat. If II were Ii would
not be worth much. But tell YOU that
would rather lose al my Jewels than
that same old hat ! might renew the
Jewels, but the old hat never The world
has not its like. AS you are my friend |
will tell you the secret
whoever puts that hat on his head has
but to wish and he is forthwith trans
ported to any part of the world to which
he wants to be carried. IL my MOBILES
are ont hunting and take sudden fancy
to join them put on that hat, wish to be
with them. and-presto,-there am. II Z
want to be at the head or my armies 800
miles away l do the same-and there
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Boy Flees in Terror

So pleased with him was the earl that
he made him his own immediate attend
ant and when they landed in Flanders.
and the earl bought horses to ride to
Cloves he gave to Fortunatus. next to
his own, the best horse and most sumptu-
ously caparisoned. The wedding came oft
with Iomp and splendor and Fortunatus
was given prominent part in the festivi-
ties.
He was on the high road to some great
preferment when the other retainers of
the earl. bursting with envy and anger
that stranger should be thus advanced
over their heads. put UP job on Fortu-
natus. They told him that the earl was
about to go to war and that he had Sc
lected guard for his bride to watch her
while he was gone. They told him that he
: was one of those selected, but when they
disclosed to him the peculiar conditions
whc appertained 10 the guardianship.
Fortunatus was scared and fled from
Flanders that night
Coming to Calais. Tortunatus found a
vessel about sailing for England and
shipped In her. Arriving In London with
his money gone and knowing no one in
that city. he hired himself out 20 a
Florentine merchant in Lombard street
and b. his diligence and intelligence won
the goodwill of his master and his whole
household.
But robbery and murder were COM
mitted in his masters house. Fortuna
tns vas charged with the crime and
lad hard work to prove his innocence.
SO he left England and. after many ad-
ventures. found himself one day making
penriless journey from Orleans to Paris,