Year: 1874

have no power"


To this the king consented, and they
returned together to the palace, where
the wise woman became guardian to the
prince, and she fulfilled her duties SC
we'll that he became much more discreet
and selfcOntrolled. Only at times his
temper got the better of him, and led
him to wish what he alterward yainly
regretted.


Thus all went well till the prince be.
came a man, when, though he had q
great affection for her. he felt ashamed
of having an old woman for his coun-
selor, and said:


81 certainly wish that had faithful
and discreet adviser of my own age and
SEX"


On that very day a young nobleman
offered himself as companion to the
prince, and as he was young man OF
great capacity, he was accepted; where,
upon the old woman took her departure,
and was never seen again.


The young nobleman performed his
part as we'll as the wise woman herself
and the prince became deeply attached
to him, and submitted in every way to
his counsels.


But at last day came when, being in
a rage, the advice of his friend irritated
him, and he cried, hastily:


"Will you drive me mad with your
long sermons? wish you would hold
your tongue foreverW


On which the young nobleman became
dumb, and so remained. For he was
not, as the old woman had been, inde-
pendent of the princes power.


The princes grief and remorse knew
no bounds. .


"Am not under curse?" said he.
"Truly / ought to be cast out from
human society, and sent to live with
wild beasts in wilderness. / only bring
evil upon those l love best; indeed,
there is no hope for ME unless can find
my godfather, and make him recall this
fatal gift"


So the prince mounted his horse, and
accompanied by his dumb friend, who
still remained faithful to him, he set
forth to find the magician. They took
no followers, except the princes dog, a
noble hound, so quick of hearing that he
understood all that was said to him, and
was, next to the young nobleman, the
wisest person at court"


"Mark well, my dog" said the prince
to him, "we stay nowhere till we find
my godfather, and when we find him we
60 no further. 1 rely on your sagacity
to help u.s."


The dog licked the princes hand, and
then trotted so resolutely down a certain
road that the two fiends allowed him to
lead them and followed close behind.


They travelled in this particular way
to the edge of the kings dominions, only
halting for needed rest and refreshment.
At last the dog led them through wood,
and toward evening they found them
selves in the depth of the forest, with no
sign of shelter for the night. Presently
they heard little bell, such as is rung
for service, and the dog ran down side
path and led them straight to kind of
grotto, at the door of which stood an
aged hermit. -, =,


"Does magician live here ?" asked


"No one lives here but myself" said
the hermit. "But l am old, and have
meditated much. My advice is at your
service, fyou need it."


The prince then related his history,
and how he was now seeking the magician
godfather to rid himself of his gift.


"And yet that will not cure your tenn
per-" said the hermit. ct were better
that you employed yourself in learning
to control that, and to use your power
prudently."


"No, no." replied the prince. 81 must
find the magician" And when the her.
nit pressed his advice, he cried: "Pro-
woke me not, good father, or / may be
base enough to wish you i'll ; and the evil
l do cannot undo"


And he departed, followed by his friend,
and calling his dog. But the dog seated
himself at the hermit's feet, and would
not move.


Again and again the prince called him,
but he only whined and wagged his tail,
and refused to move. Coaxing and
scolding were both in vain, and when at
last the prince tried to drag him off by
force, the dog growled


"Base brute!" cried the prince, fling
ing him from him in transport of rage;
chow have been so deceived in you? /
wish you were hanged?"


And even as he spoke the dog vanished,
and as the prince turned his head he saw
the poor beasts body dangling from
tree above him. This sight overwhelmed
him, and he began bitterly to lament his
cruelty.


"Will no one hang me also," he cried,
"and rid the world of such monster?"


cit is easier to repent than to live
amending" said the hermit; yet is the
latter course the better one. Wherefore
abide with me, nay son, and learn in
solitude those lessons of selfgovernment
without which no man is fit to rule
Others"


at is impossible" said the prince.
"These fits of passion are as a madness
that comes upon me, and they are beyond
cure. 1t only remains to find my god
father, that he may make me less bane-
full to others by taking away the power l
abuse" And raising the body of the dog
tenderly in his arms, he laid it before
him on the horse, and rode away, the
dumb noblcman following him.


They now entered the dominions of
another king, and in due time arrived at
the capital. The prince presented him
self to the king, and asked il he had
magician in his kingdom.


"Not to my knowledge" replied the
king. "But j have remarkably wise
daughter, and if you want counsel she
may be able to help you."


The princess accordingly was sent for,
and she was so beautiful, as well as
witty, that the prince fell in love with
her and begged the king to give her to
him to wife. The king, of course,
was unable to refuse what the prince
xvisbad and the veddino was celebrated
without delay and by the advice of his
wife the prince placed the body of his
faithful dog in glass coffin, and kept it
near him, that he might constantly be
reminded of the evil results of giving way
to his anger.


For time all went well. At first the
prince never said a harsh word to his
wife; but by-and-by familiarity made
him less careful, and one day she said
something that offended him, and he fell