Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-11-17


Great Heart, all fine, good boys, and
"a, this reason it was hard to decide
shich should wear the crown when
me king should not need it any longer.
Prince Proud was very important,
and he stood up very tsraight as he
held a standard beside his fathers
throne on days OF the council. His
ewes we're blue and his golden hair
was bright and shining in the sun
light. Prince Proud would make very
GOOD king, indeed, the court thought.
Prince Charming was very kind
and thoughtful OF the happiness and
comfort Of every one. Dressed in a red
velvet suit and with his brown head
held high, he went about the throne
pom upon the days of the council
saving pleasant words to all the lords
and ladies. Ii seemed to every one
that Prince Charming would make
very gracious king.
Prince Great Heart was the young
est OF the three princes, and some
times it seemed to his father, the king,
that he was strangely different from
his brothers. Prince Great Heart
once changed his beautiful blue silk
suit for the brown cotton sInock Of
little plough boy because, as he ex-
claimed, he wanted to see il the plough
bows clothes would fit him. On the
days of the kings council, which,
every one knew, were the most i'm
portant days OF all, il was often hard
to find Prince Great Heart. He would
be of with the little court pages, or
talking to the plough boy, or watching
the ways OF the brown squirrels and
red foxes that lived in the forest about
the palace. Little wandering Great
Heart will not make king at ALL" said
certain of the court, and at times his
father wondered IL, after all, they were
not right.
One morning at sunrise, when the
dew was like diamonds on the roses
in the palace garden and the towers
and battlements glistened with SUM-
shine gold, the king called his sons
into his bed chamber.
81 am growing older each day, my
princess" he said, "and less able to
rule over my kingdom. | must choose
which Of you will take my place. To
do this ! will test you. Do you start
out at once, Prince Proud and Prince
Charming and Prince Great Heart, and
taking with you only four days food.
search the kingdom for the thing Of
most worth. What this is you must
discover, but whichever Of you finds
it and brings it to me shall wear my
crown and rule in my stead"
So the three princes started out to
find the thing Of most worth. They
we're all greatly puzzled, for they had
not the slightest idea what it would
be. Prince Proud searched in the
great city which was the capital of the
kingdom, for he thought that every
thing Of importance must be stored
there.
Prince Charming went to the neigh
boring castles, for he thought that his
friends would tell him how to find the
thing Of most worth.
But Prince Great Heart went away
from the city and away from the court
down to the fields where the little
plough boy lived, and no one could
tell what he was thinking, for Great
Hearts, thoughts were very strange.
1t was long and busy day for the
three princes. When the night came
they hurried back to the palace, where
the king waited for them on his great.
shining throne. They knelt down at
his feet, first, and then he babe them
rise.
who has brought me the thing Of
most WORTH" the king asked OF the
three.
Il have" shouted Prince Proud.
NO, have," smiled Prince Charm
IN. But the little Prince Great Heart
did not say a word.
We shall see," said the king. "Show
me- He pointed to Prince Proud, who
GREW from beneath his cloak a gold
easSet. Opened, the light of a hum
cred precious stones flashed red and
white and violet.
IT is the treasure of the oldest miser
N your kingdom" explained Prince
rfoud, "He instructed me to bring
IT to you"
Inc king took the casket Of jewels