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Show J THE GLASS HEAHTS. ',' Tlicro v, na once n kitty awl queen who bail throe levutlful daughters, ntul tho erganlim of these thrc9 princess. was 1 rcinarlieUo for tlivlr each UI114 fur- A nlihoil with a heart cf r1 is. "Children, thlhlrcti," aM llm tjiiNii, 3 when tho princesses wcro (till nulto ( imnlh "whAtoi cr 3 on do, tako enro of I )-our hcarU, for they nru of fragllo p mulco." j Tlio rbllilrrn there foro trlt to 1 3 rery enrcful, nml for romo tltnv nil 1 went woll, mil tho IimiU tiinalnnl tin- 1 broken. lint 0110 ility tho cldnt girl, who r;ai tranloit out of tho nlmbm', biuklnj don Into tho cnrilen Ulow, tiotlci-1 a llttlo boo which TU biiztln buiily I rumiiitomotlowvn. The littlorrealnro lutcrralctl her no luuch thatMioliiticil out farther, bo tut to bo nblo to utih It moro cbiiniy, whin fmlflenly mli ( ' thrro eamo a ikiuikI uf brukuiKluul Tho joungprlnci! ha.l cnulml her liourt ' ' ngaitut tho window till, und w, sliu! tho jwor Kiel civlred. Alter tbli ciiTi-dlngly ad necldent tho other two rlitcn wcro atill inoro careful About their henrU. I homo tlm after tho death of tho (irluccu, tho Kcoml daughter ery thoushtleiuly drank u cup of rather hot coilec, and when the had It finished coincthlair m m Rtiddenly hoard to crack, andihoMlbuckfAliitlii.tnMan arm- ; chair. Tho round on thin oica-kn, how- oer, was not w loud iui on tho first. Tlio qu.n mhcd to hrro tho rlnuta , lay, and on uninlntiiE her found, to her ' crcat delliilit, that tho luart was only tightly crucktd, nml not broken, and that her il.-iujIiU r v an till nlh e. "What ur to do with our tlniigh I tcr?"iall tho lclncr to thonneen, "lor, f aHhougli tlio Injury to her heart aniounU I only to a crack at nrracnt, this may In- K creAio to a decided fracture." I UuttluiprlnceubifMtd theni not to I worry themiulves about her. I "rur ou knoK,H aald kli9, "ll'rftlo II cracked lWbtr that gocaofteniut to tho Moannhlle tho 30unp.1t daunhter grvw np mid becnnio n inoHt Uuutlfnl I mi uell a a tnodt rettinrkably clur girl, and many n h-indflomo mid Malhy prfncofroui dUtant luuU ramo tonslc for her fair lian 1. Hut tho old kinit did not forgit tho litter eirl(iici ho ha 1 Ind with LU two ibUriilrK "I ha o only 0110 daughter left with a wholo heart, and ton U nlno of glaM Thcmforo It I uiw her lu uiarriaco to any ono. It must bo to a Miik who li nt tho tiunotlnioji glazier and who under-stands under-stands how to treat an nrllclo friitrilo, to that lu com of uicldmts ho would know how to rhet tho iraiks." Unfoituiutely iwuo of tho 3oun;r prlnevt) und nobhs who liad coino ai Mi tullori to tho prlnwiii know aiothtiitf it 13 all about hew to rhct hroktii glais m.d H weronono of them (.hitlers bypmM- D alun, to they had to return to thilr natlvo Hnus mlierablo und dlaaj polntnl B loxra. D Atuoni: tho royal pastil in tho pnleco H w as ono whu&o term ua ia ;o as shortly B to 1 xplro. Ho had ttlll to c irry tho trul 1 H of tho 3 ouQRdt 1 rlnccis thn u times, nnd B af u r thut ho was to bo promoted to a H full blown courtier. B On tho licit occasion whn tho plgo H bad to carry U10 3oung prlncesa1 train H thoglanced ut him, nnd us thilr cjis B initshobhuheil. When next ho carried H lKrtralnihonied her hand to him ut I jinrtlnj, und tlniuufortuuato 3011th was unablo to tluep tho wholo of tint night 18 ' lu consequence! M Tlio third tlmo when tho soimj follow a I lioro tlio princess' train tho kinir ramo t I forward to meet them half a3nd dU- K I lilisse 1 tlio pdgu, sa3 11141 't I "You ha 0 dono your duty now, 3 ounx v? xnau, und30illnuygo. 1 thank )0U, and t bavonlso to congrutuhito 3 ou on 3 our I promotion " 39 W Itli that the king: turned nml w nlla d n ana3, while tho priuiciei Kut forward R towherothopaostoo.!, uulBaldi yEP "You carried iny train no boautlfally jjtfl Idler tlinu imy ono tint Oh, why ffll afo 3 ou not a khnc and a glazlcrt ' 9 . Tho unfortumito 3oung luun felt so M contused, as ell as delightid, that ho was unablo to utter n word in rcjl). llo IT managed, howorer, to niako n erj grace- ful and iollto Iww. When Iho hucess it liod left him ho ran m bard us over ho 1 Lnnld to tho ULiiruat irlnzh r. and nshed Rl idmwhethtr ho was lu need of it fori- El " Yes," replied tho other, ' but 3 ou will n havo to work four yiats with tuo Uforo EQ 3oucanboforcuiuii. At first 3oumtut H lio n sort of erruud boy, and go to thu U Laker's to Melt too iu brtad, nulalso n to look after my thilureu, wtuh Hum BH aud dnss them, buondl), 3011 must BH lenrn to putty tho cruckst thirdly, 3 ou HH v 111 hao to Kartt how to cut thu gl us H nud IU lu windows, und alter that, In SMffl thofoutth 3eur, 30U t-luilt bo inyfoie. j man." j ' Tho pngo thought this would lal.o rather too long, mi ho utki 1 tho glatler fthtllier ho toulil not p ilbly b hlu llh cutting tho ghu anl ililng win. now s, and leavo out thotitsonstOfvt sniiulekir Hut tho glazhr sluulihls bevl and assuied the juuiij fell nv tint --rjjsv nery good glatler hal to Kgln his fpf 5V Ww " "" lvil"lIlK ' u cowU k ,Bft never hocleor. Molhoiagowa.iolllgeil ! torrconclleUiuseirtaliUfita. I Tho whole of tho lint 3 ear tho unfortunate un-fortunate 3oing coortler tit his tlmo In running to tho Inker for bread for his master nnd In wol Ing .md drMliiz tho children. In tho scond 3 enr ho did nothing but slop tracks w 1th putty. In llm third year I o learned how to cut glass nnd fix windows, nnd at lt at thn rotnuicncrmcnt t tho fourth 3 car bo was mad fore man. After liavlng lsn foreman for a wholo sear ho took tenroof his matter and, dressing hlmsrlf np oncoinoro In court drrss, ho walked nlotig I lie ruwli In der-p Jhought, wondering how ho c-ild pussll'ly lut king As lw was walking em n min catno toward him and seeing tint Iho yonngconttler wn lit deep thought ho atcipiwl nnd nlel him whelUr lio had lost nothing no-thing "Well, I dont know that I hno exactly ex-actly lost nnythiug, but at any rL I caunot find what 1 want." "Andwhatislhntt" "A king lout. I nut wondering liow on oarlh I uau Uoiuio n king." "Well, If 3011 Ind lni a glarier," at 1 tho stranger, "I might lmro ljlid 3011" "That la Just esjictly what I nin!" ex- claimed tho other. "I liaro 0M3 latwy Leeti foreman to a glaaier." "Then you bai nothing to fear. Yon are no doubt aware that our king dt-ztdel dt-ztdel mow time njwbigho his Juong-est Juong-est d inghter In nuirrtago to a glotler v ho win to l-o nt tiro same tlmo a king or at any rnto n 1 rlncet but as they havo Leeii unsucoeiwf ul in finding miclt a peroral, per-oral, tho king hiia been reluctantly ob-Ilgwl ob-Ilgwl to modify his demands by tuldit g two other conditions. Tlio I rldegroout must lu any mm ben glniier, tlint of lonrse goes without saying." -lJ.it what are tho two conditional" naked the 3-onng courtier xcitedly. "Tho first cottdllloii )a thathoshoull ploaso tho ptlncess, nnd tho secoud ut that ho should Iw lUwhleinan by birth. Tlicro luno already lnn great number num-ber of glsrltrs nipljlugat thotlacn. but not ono of tliLiu look thoitincoas' fancy and nil of them h 1 1 coarse, rough hands like lhoe if tho commonest gh-tier." gh-tier." When onr 3 oung cemrtlcr heard these words ho jumped thrro times about n )nrd olve tho road for very Joy, nnd 1 thin, turning uronnd, ran heller skeltir I back to the town and present nl hlttitolf at thn pnlaco lu lets titan it ) time. Tho king ut once ordered the princes tolocatlod nnd when she arrived ho asked her whither this souug glariir took her fanes. Tho prlnciiw i,1anrcd nt tho sonng man, an 1 recognlilng him at once, alto blil'hcd and sal J, ' Oh, )es." Tho king otdend tho smingfellovctn I takootf his glovoanitd show his h tnds, I no that they might know whethtr he 1 w i of noble birth. However, tho prln-1. prln-1. j sail thatltwasipillo 111 necessary for the 3onng man to do nny thing of tho kin 1, as sho Mt perfectly urtniii that tin re was 110 doubt whntovtr of his being be-ing of noblo blrlh, und that his bunds, she w as run1, would bo as w hitoaa those of nirfnci. Ho they viro marrlgd, and as tho 3oungirlnceM' husband was 11 Unrlir by profession tu well as tt nobhinau by birth, ho unkrstood howtotnutn heart ro dtllcato mil fnutllo ni lurs, tin reforo sho llveil bllssf ullj to Iho 1 ml of her ila) a without uuyaiildent lmi-lunlnj. lmi-lunlnj. . . Tho 1 ing teiond dnnghler, with tho ' cracliiil heart, hil the hitsuro of 1 Ii nu aunt, and aver rxciltent aunt sho I ! mado ton! ri'ao taught thu llttlo priucci-s to road nnd wrltu and mako dresws for ' hir dolUt she also took a great luttnst In the llttlo prliteo'e bswotis, nnd whin lio know thtm n ell and had guo.1 marks, ' like n f-'xl liltlii IH13-, the.i she v.uu! I prtlso hltn and lnvho him all sorts of I ( rs.ll 1 resents, nn 1 ha wool Heave hi r i looking ltd and rosy and Hushed wllh delight. hen, on tit j contrary, he dll ' lint know his lossotm nnl his marks win) nu)lhlng but good, thtn showottd li viry different, nn I lie would levto hi r looking also very red nnd ros, viry Unshed, but Hot with delight. This trlncm litol ton viry old ago, notwithstanding tint her heart was trucked, nu 1 If any ono mantled nt hir llvltg so long, sho wonll nnantr Hum as sho had done her pvn-tts onco lieforei "lUmember, 'It's tho cricked pltiher that gooa oftintiit to Iho w ill.'" Mraud Magazine. |