Show p J Ju suj U THE NOT FORGET ME OT Once upon a time there was a n. tn king who was not very good he ho never thou thought ht of or anyone but himself Ho was not really renny cruel hut hilt selfish h and that I often causes utes much unhappiness The king lived all nil alone In a big cas cas- catic castle tle tic His HIM wife the queen died man years e rs ago ao and left leU no children At first the UIE kin king did not think about being alone ho he was so flO o busy thinking of ot things that money could bu buy After a however he grow Arow old oil anti and then he wished ho he had a laughter daughter or a son on to cheer his old a ago age c so flO ho he went Rent to 10 the fairies and asked them to send Bend him hint a daughter We lYe will send you a daughter said Raid 1 1 the tho queen of tho the fairies anti and HO so lon lonas long longas as you ou arc tare good to her hr silo sho shall live with you ou but you must l' remember you are arc selfish and when we wo find fine you OU do donot donot donot not think of oC her happiness first wo we shall take her awa away from you oil ou Tho The king promised to be kind and thoughtful of ot th daughter th they th should send to him and went back to tho the castle c. The Tho next morning when he was walking walking walk walk- ing In hi his garden ho he saw a Illy lily which was taller than the others othell and when ho drew nearer to It ho he hew saw w a dainty face looking at nt him from Inside Inaldo the flower And J when he touched to It n a pr pretty tt little girl Irl appeared Her Ifer eyes es were very N blue and her hair the tho color of ot Gold cold Tho The fairies sent me to live with you she said and my name is Elea EIlt The king was waR delighted when ho he saw that Hiat the tho fairies ha had sent him such a beautiful daughter and he gave Rave her a acoach acoach acoach coach and six black horl horses to draw it and lovel lovely clothes and In n fact everything everything every every- thing to make her happy happ and beautiful After ACter a n. few years cars the little princess grow to ho bo a n l young oung lad lady and tho the king thou thought ht It was wag time limo for her to marry one of tho the rich princes from the adjoining adjoin adjoin- ing kingdoms The princess however did not care caro for any of oC tho the princes that her father selected 1 and told him she sho would rather live with him In tho the castle rustic and not marry anyone whom shedid she sho did not love Tho king had forgotten all nil about th the fairies of his promises It was x so man many years CArs ago aJo ho he had asked for a daughter dL sc se when th the tho princess be begged ged him not notto notto to make her marl marry and leave leavo him ho told her she mutt e choose or he would put her In one of the tower lower rooms of tho the castle and she should stay slay there until she sho could do dos as s ho wished her herto herto to tc do So the tho princess went wont to the tower and there sho she sat for days das weeping and very verv unhappy PP Ono On night she sho heard i a tapping on In tho the window and when she abe opened It a flew flow In and on Its back was a fairy Dr Dry your eyes ees she told the princess you OU arc are to leave e this place and go o where you ou will never shed hed any more tears and as ag Iha hie spoke th the tho e fairy Cairo touched the princess with with h her hr r wand and she sho became as small as herself The nightingale c carried both of them off orf on Its back and they were soon In the iho dell where herl tho the fairy queen wa wags ilS waiting wafting for or them When hen tho the king found that the tho princess princess prin prin- cess ss was not nol In n tho the tower he ho became came frightened and feared that some dreadful dread dread- ful thing might o ha happened to herthen her her- then ho he began to think how much ho loved her and wisher wished her back He lie would walk through the tho garden Sarden crying and wringing his hands wishing that he lip could have hLl her again ln Ono One dava day dav a 1 fairy appeared to him and said lId V e Y took awa away your our daughter because you ou did not think n of her happiness happiness- you vou thought only of ot yourself and tho the riches richer you Ou would possess when she m married m. s It a n rich prince Bring me mo something from her Iter that I ma may know kno that she sho has forgiven me me mo wild sail all tho tInA king I can never IMS Jf happy happ again until I 1 know site she h has s forgiven me Tate Tho next morning when tho the king I went tnt Into the Harden Garden all around a the trees and along the paths were ere the Uio dear de I cst est little blue flowers and the lice fairy who wile I wn ens on a J h hush h waiting for the they king king said 11 She ha hay has sent ent y you u these The Tho king looked and saw V that the flowers were tI tim color of oC the princess princess' eyes and he know that iho rho ho had hod forgiven forgiven for for- given I him even If Ir she sho would never come cometo to Ilvo IIvo with him again Every Evory da day while the flowers bloomed tho the king walked among the tho little blue flowers and he named them forget me lots nots b because ause tho the little flowers looked like the princess princess' eyes and they to say to him mo me not Copyright 1915 by the McClure McClur Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate Nov Note York City |