Show j Ia I ITHE Ij a D l lh li i h 1 4 THE GARDENERS GARDENER DAUGHTER I Emilie was the daughter of a poor gardener Her father was gardener to the the King and while they lived In a nice I comfortable house Se they had only what the King saw fit to give siye them Emilie Emili was a v very ly beautiful girl Her eyes were dark and and her hair hung in dark ringlets down her back and she wore a little little- cap which made her look very quaint alid and pretty The son of the King had never seen the daughter of his hs fathers father's gardener for he had been traveling In a foreign land and when he left home Emilie was a little girl and the Prince too was too young then to think thin of love But one morning when the Prince was walking in the palace garden with the Queen his mother he saw Emilie among the rose bushes Who Vho is that girl asked the Prince looking at Emilie with open admiration That is the gardeners gardener's daughter my myson son eon ou said the Queen Cast your eyes In another direction she must not see seethe seethe seethe the Prince looking at her Remember you are arc of ot royal blood and she Is only a I serving maid But the Prince did not forget Emilie even if he did cast his glance in an another another another an- an other direction and as soon as he left his mother he went again into the garden garden garden gar gar- den down the rose path where he had seen the beautiful girl Emilie r mil e was i on a a. bench in front of the house and when she saw her father and the Prince she Jumped up curtsied and the house But the Prince was not to be cheated cheat d dout out of ot seeing Emilie he asked her father to call her and then he spoke so sweetly an and kindly to Emilie that she forgot he was the Kings King's son and they were soon chatting away like old fri friends Day after da day th to Prince went to t e gardeners gardener's cottage to see Emilie and andone andone andone one day the Queen chanced to pass and saw haw him l Her wrath knew no bounds and she told Emilie she should be sent Rent away that she should be made to know that her I Kings King son was far above the daughter of or a poor gardener I love her mother said the Prince at last lat and even 1 if she is the gardeners gardener's gardeners gardener's gardeners gardener's gar gar- dener's daughter I make her my wife u ife a in the tower of You shall be locked the palace until you are reasonable said the Queen her eyes flashing lashing with be put into anger angel and this girl shall the kitchen to work scrubbing floors then she will keep her place Hold sala saia a voice from the gardeners gardener's gardeners gardener's gardeners gardener's gar gar- dener's cottage and Emilie's grandmother grandmother grandmother grand grand- mother hobbled out leaning on her cane She had been the Kings King's nurse Kings nurse when he was a baby and was also the mother of the gardener Let me right a wrong I did years ago proud Queen she said you ou spurn this girl because she Is lowly born but you will be bc glad for your our son sonto sonto sonto when hear what I to marry her you have to say Silence said the Queen How dare you say I will ever be willing for formy formy formy of the tIle a daughter my son to marry marl gardener Say of the King ladY m not the gardener said the old nurse The man you think Is Js the gardener and who is Emilie's father is your King my lad lady While your husband |