The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
PRINCESS TERRIBLE.
tcopyrlght. la5. BIZ the Mec1ure Ness.

Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News.
paper syndicate.1
once upon "A time there lived a kline
VINO mad q very beautiful daughter
Her hair hung IN golden cur1s and her
cbccks were tie color of peach bios
SONS. The king had selected for her
husband o prince who owned yas Lands
hha handbome castles. but the prin
'cess ala not want TO marry him be-
eaube he was not "A good man.
II do not love him" she would say
When her father spoke Of the prince as
her future husband.
- o want 10 be an old maid %
her father woul ask.
Il do not wish to marry" the prin-
cess would reply, until | meet the
man ] can love and respect. and some
OF the sweetest ladies | know are old
maids. as you call them"
But the king was not to be put off
In thiH manner, and the day was set
cess begged and pleaded, but her fla
ther was firm; she must marry the
prince he had selected.
one night, when everybody in the
castle was asleep, the princess stole
out very softly. She went to the cave
of an old witch In the woods.
IN o Witch" she said, do help
me; j cannot marry the prince. / do
not love him. The old witch told her
sho could help her. but she must prom
Use not to blame her for anything that
happened afterward.
Anything Wlli be better than mar
ryin6 n man / do not love" the prin-
cess replied. The old witch hobblcd
Into her cave and returned with Il
white tablet and y tiny phial, which
held red liquid.
60 home" she told the princess.
AND LET them prepare for your wed
ding; do not fret nor find fault. on
your wedding night, after you are
dressed. lake this tablet, drop this red
liquid on Il ana swallow il ut once. The
prince VIII not want you for his wife.
l VIII promise you that
The princess thanked her and went
back To tho castle, feeling very happy.
Tho night OF the wedding, when she
was dressed In her bridai gown and
the Veil had been pinned in piece, she
asked to be left alone for n little while,
AS soon rs she was left by herself she
and the phial. Dropping the red Liquid
ON II, rs the old with had told her, she
lifted her Veil and swallowed it.
Then SHE called her attendants and
Went to her waiting guests.
When the ceremony vas about to
start the prince raised the veil to greet
MIS- intended bride, but instead OF the
PRETTY face of tho princess no beheld
with horror the face of q lion.
The hand which he clasped n mo-
ment before had become n paw. The
prince fled from the room and out of
the castle, The guests, when they be-
hello the terrible head and paws. fled
also, II the king and queen were the
only ones left.
The were afraid OF Prin-
Terrible, Is they called her now.
an9 she had to hi6e hersef in q room
In h tower OF the castle.
The king was in despair and could
understand the dreadful thing that
had happened to his once beautiful
daughter,
The prince fled from the country and
MAS never heard OF again, and the
princess WAS free. but She wondered if
after all il would not have been better |
TO have married the prince, and re- |
beautiful.
One night. as she sat thinking about |
terrible fate and wondering If the
old witch Intended she should always |
the face of g. lion. she noticed a !
streak OF light shining through
1ae window OF her tower room,
a fairy walked along this bright |
path and. as she cam in fr0nt Of the |
princess. she said L have had s. hard /,
task to- find yoQs the witch sent me,
she did not say where you were |
a2sve had to acnr. She told me
give YOU this" and she handed the |
q white tablet.
"G9Ea are To rub this between Your