THE PRINCESS AND THE "GOOD BIR0"

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 9779, 12 January 1901, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE PRINCESS AND THE "GOOD BIR0"

.4 rather pretty little ssorr haa just come out in certain circles in ip! ' ' whioh the Oroy[n Princess of figures in a Yory chaining light. \ Her lioyal Hlghnosß was out for a walk near a corta.in Danish village in the vioinift 1 of Aalborg, when ebo was attracted by tha Wliod of # clriJd cryibg,: As her ftoyal HiglS n'isß.is Mtrbmoly fondof children, uh6 lmnlM diotoly went in the direction ofthosounfl) and beheld a email giil of five kneeling oft! « the ground beside a little hole which she had ■" dftg, and in which reposed the dead body o{' a goldlinch. The Intle maid slopped, ernoe whentha ' '" f She her ° b " aDd Comn " nced t0 * " Come, cornel" eaid-blio gcntlv: '*von raustnt cry like this 1 Was that yowl.ttj pin tuna' J oi « 15(1 tllC c!ll ' <J| tilß tears faeginnmg to flow once more " I—l shall' never see it again now it's dead," You can get anotlinr, dear " < It wouldn't bo tho same." replied tho little mHiden. fhon suddenly alio said! Dgj - ." f $ }ou think that it will go to lleayen ?' 1 , J don t know, I'm aure, dear,' aosworcd) 11 y tlie "rrnces weakly, feeling somewhat _ stumped bjt'ie question " "Good pooplo go to heaven."remarked. sjr llio little girl quiith, " and it was» very T good bird. Will you help me to burj it ?" Sk Comforted by the thought, tho child grow. ' % Jllfflflr, and commenced to covei! the fwvomite with wtli It wish toll?jiiffbt *■ 1 a >- *' -v, bj|id^ ",u_ ,