New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
HACON GRIZZLEBEARD

Once on time there was a Princess WIZ
was so proud and pert that no sui'oi ""s
GOOD enough for her. She MADE game u
than, all and sent them about their DUST
moss ono after another; but though she
was so proud, still new suitorS kept VI"
coming to the palace. for she was Z"
beauty, tho wicked hussy'
So one day there came a Prince 10 WV
her. and his name was tlacoh "il~"'0
.leard but the first night he was there
the Princess babe the Kings fool cut u"
the ears OF one of the Prince HUI Dc
and slit the laws of the other up 10 the
oars Whom Tho Prince went out TO drive
ro,t d,v the Princess stood on the porch
and looked at him.
well" she cried. II never saw the hhe
Of this in all my life; the keen north "'hu
that blows here has taken the cars OH one
of Your horses, and the other mas STOOD
bv and gaped at what was golhS on tin
his laws have split right mp TO ms ears
And with that she burst out INTO roar
of lat nhtcr ran in slammed 10 the door,
and let him drive off.
thought 10 himself that hc would pay Her
off one DAY. After bit. he put on great
beard of moss. threw a great iur cioah
over his clothes. and dressed himself up
lust like any bcggar. lie went TO Soid-
smith and bought a golden spinning Wloei
and sat down with il under the PRINCESS
window. and began To file away at ms
spiuring wn,cl, and to turn it this way
and tat for Z wasn't quite III order, ana
,csi les. il wanted = stand.
When the Princess rose up III the morn
ing >hc came To the window and threw II
M. and called out to the bcggar If he
would sell his golden spinning wheel.
~. it isn't for sale said lIacon GriZ-
zlebcard: but if ! may have leave TO
sleep outside yorr bedroom door tonight,
IN give il TO YOU
Wei. the Princess thought IL a g0od
bargain: there could be no danger in let
ting him sleep outside her door
So she got tho wheel. and at night
Uaoon Grizzlobcard lay down outside her
bedroom. But as the night wore on he be-
gan To freeze.
"Hutetutc,utotu. it is so cold; do let
me in" he cried.
you've lost your wits outright
think" said the Princess.
ooh. hutctutctutetu. it Is 30 bitter cold;
prav do let me in" said Hacon Grizzle-
beard again.
Hush. hush. hold your tongue. said
tho Princess: III my father were to know
that there was man In the house
should he in ine scrapc and be turned
out Of the house
ooh. hutetutetutetu. I'm almost frozen
10 death. only let me come inside ana lie
on the floor" said Hacon GriZzlebeard.
Yes. there was no help for it. She had
10 let him i'm. and. when he was he lay
on the ground and slept like top.
some time after. Hacon came again
with the stand that belonged To the SPIN
ming wheel and sat down under the
Princess's window again a. he had done
before. and began 10 file and file at H. lor
q, was not quite TT for use. When she
heard him fling away at IT she threw up
the window ard began TO talk 10 MN, ana
10 ask what II was that he had there.
"Ob. only the stand TO that spinning
wheel which your royal highness bought.
for Thought. as YOU had the wheel. YOU
might like 10 have the stand. too.
What do YOU want Tor it, asked the
Princess. but II was not for sale any
more than the wheel: but she might nave
them IL she would give him leave To sleep
on the floor of her bedroom next night.
Well she gave him leave. only he was
30 bc sure TO lie still and not to shiver
and call out "hutctu.' or any such stuff.
IIacon GrizllebcarI promised fair enough,
but as the night wore on he began Ia
SILVER and shake and 10 ask whether
lac might not come nearer and lie on the
floor alongside the Princess bed.
There was no help for IT, she had 10
give him leave lest the King should hear
the noise ne made. 20 IIacon Grizzle-
beard lay alongside the Prncess's bed
and slept like top.