The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-19

the coffin and follow him. Il hap
pened as they were going along that
one OF the servants carelessly fell over
bash. The jolt shook the coffin and
caused the golden apple to fall out OF
Snow-white's mouth. And what do
you think? The moment the apple
left her mouth the beautiful girl woke
up. threw on the coffin cover and was
alive again.
! oh, oh. OH" cried she. in great
terror and amazement, Where can
be? Who are your
The prince looked first in wonder
and then In joy. and, putting his hand
out toward her, said: why, beauti.
full princess. you are near me, a kings
son. You are safe. DO not be afraid"
stopping beneath big tree in the
woods, the servants set down their
burden; the king took the pretty
maid to a rustic seat and told her her
own story; how she had eaten the
poisoned apple and then dropped like
a dead person; how the dwarfs had
put her in a glass coffin and watched
every night over her. and how. at
iast. ne mad come along and taken
her away
THE poisoned apple fell from your
lips when one Of my servants stumb-
LED and shook the cofin and you
walked up" he concluded.
Now. my beautiful princess, I want
, you to be my wife I love you better
than anything else In the world. You
must come to my fathers castle and
live with me forever"
| Snow-white was bewildered at nrst.
| But she soon learned that she loved
the prince even now. So she told him
she would come with him and marry
him and live in his castle. They went
to the princes castle together and
were married happily. After the wed.
ding there was a great feast. Among
the invited guests was the wicked.
queen, the step-mother OF Snow.w
As proud OF her beauty as ever, the
queen dressed In the loveliest clothes
she had, and then went to her magic
! mirror to be sure that she was the
most beautiful woman living.
Looking glass upon the wall" she
said,
WHO Is fairest OF us ALP"
or course, she expected the mirror
to tell her that SHE was. Instead II
made answer:
20. queen, altho' you are OF beauty
rare,
The young bride is a thousand times
more fair"
Who can she be? How can that
be? What can I do?" cried the angry
queen, In madness. She was too angry
to think and almost forgot to 20 tn
the feast. After thinking the whole
matter over, her curiosity got the bet.
ter OF her and she decided to 20 and
see what this new beauty, who had
robbed her OF her title, could be like.
She hurried to the castle; went into
the big reception room and looked anx.
iously for this new and great beauty.
Why. it's Snow-white!" she wbis.
pered to herself. turning pale and sick.
she tried to leave the castle, but her
heart was broken. because she had
failed In her attempt to kill the beau.
tiful Snow-white. She knew that the
good fairies were against her and thar
II was no use to try any more. So.
as soon as she could walk, she crawied
out OF the house into dark corner
OF the garden and died. The beaut,.
ful princess and the kings son
thought she had gone home. Thev
were happy and soon forgot she had
ever lived. Their home was beautj.
ful The princes father loved the
lovely bride as much as he did his
own son, and when he died years af.
terward these two happy people reiRn.
ed over the whole OF that land.-7---