"THAT BUNCH OF ROSEMARY"

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 91, 18 April 1931, Page 20

"THAT BUNCH OF ROSEMARY"

OS'B day, as tho Prince Noble came into the presence of.his mother, ' Queen Nancic, she said: "Noble, -Jfcis time you were married." "Yes, mother," ho said, and sat down to jthiiik it over, '- That night invitations were scut to ■il'air maidens mid princesses far and 3ioar, ' Tho next week the great palace was nearly, surrounded by faii- maidens waiting to be sortwl out by Priuco Noblo to we(J/ , At last, seciug ho could not make up his mind, he said, "Tho princess who brings a bunch of rosamary shall wed me. I give «veryoue two weeks to iiad it. . Goodbye," and ho walked out of tho room. A week had passed, and Prince Noble was getting tired of waiting. But. on the first day of the second week -n, 3oud clang of tho huge bell rewarded him. He opened the door himself, and Kairl, "Enter, please," and in stalked a. huge dog. From its silky neck a basket hung from a braid bow. The contents were a small envelope containing the meaning of the strange happening, and 'a huge bunch of rosemary. But who hn-1 -sent it? Just then n nistlo

eamc. from behind tho door., and. in stepped, a beautiful little princess, dressed in pink. . : . "■' . They wero wed at once, but that was not the end, for ono day, although they loved each other dearly, they fell out, So that week-end the prince slipped away from tho palace under cover of Ih o darkness. Next morning the Princess Silver (for that was her name) found a Jetter./.on- tho -dresser; and it said, "Silver,.! have left you for good. —Prince Noble." ' ' Tho princess began to try. Slip hurriedly dressed find ran down tho stairs to tell tho king and queen, who in their rags, wouldn't cat any breakfast. The princess's tears splashed into her, porridge. One evening at sunset, about a year since, the prince -had left, Princess Silver.sat in the tower watching the sun disappear. She-saw the figure.of Prince Noble cross the drawbridge, and she rushed down the stairs very much excited as sh6 reached the bottom and mot the prince. "Forgivo me," he said. The princess did so, and they lived happily together for many years. ■. ■ "BTTSH-EANGKR" (10). P>clmr>)>f.