The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
QUEEN EDNA OF
FARMLAND

was very wealthy, anu many i"oSe'
pearls and diamonds made her
great castle. Her eyes were dark
blue, and her hair was long, curly,
and golden in color. She was loved
by all who knew her.
Now at neighboring town, Dal- /
ton, a grand ball was to be given !,
by King Francis, in order that MS
son, Prince Harold, might be able |
to select for his wife the most !;
beautiful maiden there. SO IT was /
that every royal family in Fairy !
land was invited. The ball was to
be on three nights, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, and on the last
night, the prince should have his
wife.
Queen Edna on the first even
ing of the ball went to her cham
Der to get into the robes she mad
laid out to wear. Now she had
many robes. But of them all, there
was but one she wished to wear at
this ball.
The queen of all Fairyland had
grudge against Queen Edna, and
the reason was that Queen Edna
was more beautiful and loved more
than herself.
SO when Queen Edna went to get
her robe it was gone! But not just
the one, but all.
She didn't know what to do. She
asked the maids If they had moved
them, but they had not. So she
stayed at home the first night OF
the ball.
Now the prince was discouraged,
because he wished to meet his fu-
ture wife at the very first Of the
ball. But she could not be found.
He didn't know which was the
prettiest. But the king told him
that one queen was not present
Now when the prince heard this,
he ordered her presence at ence.
So the poor queen had to come
in the robe she hated so much.
But the prince saw right then that
his future wife had made her pres
ence.
But the king was not at all
pleased when he saw this lady in
her old robe. But he didn't know
why she had come thus.
Queen Edna told the prince that
she had had her robe laid out, and
when she went to get it, it was
gone. But it was worse still, for
they were all gone. This the prince
delivered to the king. He felt sor-
ry for her.
The next night, when the queen
went to get her robe. they were all
there. But when she had put the
favorite one on, the fairy queen
appeared and said:
"Woe be unto you, If you marry
him! For / will kill him Ii he
doesn't kill me first! Now listen!
l give you words of warning, fair
maiden. Go to this grand ball.
Harry him, if you dare. FAREWELL"
and with this she departed.
That night, Queen Edna told the
prince what the fairy had said. He
said that they would get married
first, and then he would 60 to the
fairies court, and get him pair
of invisible glasses. The kind that
even fairies cannot Sc you, but you
can see them.
Now when he got to this fairy
court, he had to pay them with
something very dear. So he said
he would give his beautiful wife to
the king of the elves. If his plans
did not come out right The fairies
thought it a great plan. They gave
him the glasses, and he preceded
on his way.
He went to the fairy queens cas-
tie, where he found her sitting on
her throne, making up a plot
against his wife and himself. He
stole up behind her and drew forth
his sword. This he stabbed her
with.
When a fairy queen dies, all the
other fairies loose their power, IN
til another queen can be found.
That is what happened here. And
while he had the chance, the prince
made himself ruler of all Fairy
land.
He brought his wife to the castle
and she was made queen of the