Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

py, because they knew that good for
tune had come to them.
Now the fame Of Rose spreat
through the land of the Sultan. TIL,
Sultan's son was filled with a desir'
to see this wonderful girl, and he Sc
cretly began to love her, The Sultan
too, had been thinking about Rose
Beautiful
"She will make fitting wife fo
my son." he thought
He made up his mind at once tt
send for her. So he called the Chic
Dame of the palace, and sent her tt
! bring Rose-Beautiful to court.
The Chief Dame however had {
daughter whom she wished to MARI,
to the Sultan's son. She, therefore
! plotted to rid herself of Rose and take
her own daughter to the Sultan in
stead. So she took a great basket ir
the carriage with her, and on her way
hack to court she put Rose into this
tied the cover fast and left it in 8
desert place. Then she returned tc
! the palace and presented her daugh
things happened, however, when the
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"The wonderful power Is taken
away from her at certain times" ex
planned the Chief Dame; "but it will
return when the winter is over"
The Sultan and his son were not
satisfied. They waited, however, for
the charm to return.
In the meantime a poor shepherd
had heard the calls of Rose Beautiful
in the basket and had rescued her and
taken her to his hut. F..
Rose-Beautifu1 did not tell the shep-
herd about her wonderful charms. She
tried to keep from smiling and weep
ing. And she remained indoors so that
the green verdure would not spring
up in her footsteps.
But the kindness of the old shep-
herd was so great that Rose could
not help giving him a pleasant smile.
Great was the wonder of the shep-
herd when he saw beautiful roses fail
from her lips.
AS the shepherd was poor, Rose
suggested that he take the roses to
court and sell them. It was midwin-
ter and they would bring considerable
money. So the shepherd set out for
the Sultan's palace to sell the roses.
Roses for sale!" he cried; "Roses
for sale!"
The Dame of the palace heard the
man.
II will buy these roses and put them
in my daughters hair" she said to
herself, "and the Sultan will think
her power has returned"
The Sultan was delighted when he
saw the roses, and ran to greet the
false Rose, because he thought the
charm had returned. But when she
smiled at him, no other roses burst
from her lips. Then the Sultan be-
In doing 50, he hurt the girl, and she
not pearls, fell from her eyes.
False vixen," cried the Sultan, "let
me never see your face again. Away
from my sight forever"
Then the Sultan began to inquire
whence the roses had come and he
was told about the old man who had
sold them at the gate.
IF he comes again. the Sultan
commanded, bring him to me. shall
find out for myself"
When the old shepherd returned
home he was surprised to find strip
of beautiful green grass about his
cottage Rose had been out taking
walk The weather was so cold, how
ever, that by the next day it had all
Disappeared Yet the old man won
deEed about it much.
The days passed, and the shepherd
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food. The old man had learned to love
Rose. ...
my child" he said, what shall I
do? We have no food. For myself 1t Is
no matter. But you are good and beau
tiful cannot see you suffer-
This so pleased Rose that she would
have wept had she been able, so that
her foster father might have the pearls
to sell. But instead she smiled, and
roses burst from her lips.
"Ah!" cried the old man, you are a
treasure, indeed. These roses will sup
DIV us with food" And he took them
and set out at once for the palace.
Roses he cried, "the most beautiful
in the world!"
When the palace guard heard this,
he conducted the man to the Sultan,
who asked where he got roses at this
time of year. The old man had little to
tell, but what he knew he told. The
Sultan commanded the shepherd to
come to the palace the next day with
his foster daughter.
Rose Beautiful did not know what
to 40. Yet she was glad. She thought
she might now see the Sultans son.
She thought about it and smiled. Roses
burst from her lips. Then she thought
of her own father and mother. She
knew they must be lonely without her.
Tears came to her eyes. Yet they We're
not tears. but pearls. The faster father
marveled as he saw them.
Are you an angel from paradise, my
daughter, that you can do suck things? %
Soon the two were on their way to
the palace A fringe of green grass
sprang up where Rose Beautiful pass
ed. But she and her father walked on,
paving no heed until they came to the
palace gate.
Rose Beautiful was conducted into
The presence Of the great Sultan. She
trembled little as she stood before
him. Just then the prince came In. AS
soon as he saw Rose. he cried out:
1T is she, nv father; 1t is she!" for
the Peris had shown her face to hin,
in dreams so often that he knew her al