The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-02
Grandmother Gray S
Story Corner :

About Living happily Ever After.
"Grandmother," began little Jim;
ie g.. in his most coaxing tone, Il
wish you would tell me q new kind
OF story, where it isn't SO easy for
folks to live happily ever after.
IAN right" said Grandmother
Gray, "Tll see II can think Of,
one And SO she thought and
thought for almost Ave minutes.
And then this is the story she
told:
Once upon q time there was
girl who wanted to live happily
ever after. She. was q poor girl
for her mother was poor widow
who lived at the edge of a great
woods, and they had to work hard
for their daily living.
Many times at evening, when the,
darkness had shut them away from
the outside world, the girl would
take down an old musty book from
the shelf by the fireplace and while
her mother bent over her mending,
she would read wonderful stories
OF knights and princesses, Of brave
kings who fought with dragons, and
noble queens who gave pieces OF
gold to the poor. And at the end
of each story they all lived hap
nily aver AFTER,
Mother" said the little girl one
day. when the work had seemed
harder than ever, why doesn't
some beautiful lady come to our
house and give us something so
that we can live happily ever aft
~"
The tired mother smiled patient
Iy, as she said, Perhaps there will,
sometime"
That very afternoon when the
giri was out in the woods gather
ing strawberries for Their supper,
she suddenly saw a strange lady
coming towards her.
Coed morrow, child" said the
lady very sweetly, what beautiful
berries you have found. Will you
give me one?"
With all my heart" said Gretch-
en-, for that was the girls name, /
and she gave her all that she had.
What generous child ex-
claimed the lady. 1T ever you
have any wishes for me to grant
you will find my home across sew
en- hills and seven rivers at the
foot of the golden mountain" And
as she left, she dropped a little
purse Of gold into Gretchen's lap.
The child was so amazed that
she stared at the bag in surprise,
and when she looked up to thank
the lady, she had gone. Gathering
up her treasure, she ran to her
home and gave the purse to her
mother, saying. Mother, here is a
bag of gold. Now we will live hap
PLY ever after"
But her mother only said, per
haps we will"
The next day Gretchen began to
spend the pieces of gold. She
bought beautiful clothes, a coach
with four prancing white horses, |
and hired many servents to do the
work. but the house was so small |
and the furniture so rude, that
was not satisfied.
How can one live happily ever
after in such miserable hut" she
said. Il should have asked for a |
palace"
So she crossed the seven hills anf |
seven rivers, and when she came
to the fair lady's home at the foot |
Of the golden mountains, she asked
her for a palace. "A palace Is
yours" said the lady. So Crotch
en- ran all the way home, and when
she found her mother standing at !
the door Of the palace. she said, |
Mother we have a palace. Now
we will live happily ever after"
But her mother only said, Per |
haps we will"
AL that day Gretchen was busy |
the wonders of her new
home, but just at evening time she |
heard the horn of the hunters, and |
to the window she saw
Troop of knights riding by, with the
Eoung prince mounted on a white
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