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THE STORY
OF THE
LITTLE
WHITE
MOUSE:
OR THE
OVERTHROW OF THE TYRANT KING.
GLASGOW:
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS.
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�LITTLE WHITE
MOUSE.
ANCIENT history furnishes an example of a
k i n g and queen so tenderly attached to each
other, that nothing was wanting to make
their felicity complete.
Their wishes and
their sentiments corresponded exactly on all
subjects; they went frequently to hunt, killing
various sorts of game, and the stag often
became the object of their amusement, or the
victim of their exertions ; they visited the
rivers for the diversion of fishing; and, in
short, whatever gratified the one, became a
source of real delight to the other.
Their
subjects followed so amiable an example,
and thus the happiness of all the nation
consisted
happy.
in mu
T h e k i n g of an adjoining state, whose
manners and dispositions were directlycontrar
k i n g of the L a n d o f Pleasure; for so the
country was called, on account of the
tranquillity
and j o y
there. He was a declared enemy to pleasure;
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he sought for nothing but wounds and
bruises; his air was stern and forbiding,
with a l o n g beard and hollow eyes.
H e was
lean and withered always dressed in black ;
his bristly locks were dirty and uncombed;
there was no way so secure to obtain his
favour, but by committing the most atrocious
murders or assassinations: he took upon
himself the office of public executioner,becausehed
suffered. T h i s kingdom was therefore called
the L a n d of Tears,
T h i s wicked wretch, unworthy to possess
a throne, raised an immense army, and
determined with it to spread through the
territory o f this happy neighbour that desolation which was his greate
W h e n all was ready he began his m a r c h ;
but the news of his intention reached the K i n g
of the L a n d of Pleasure l o n g before the
invading
best possible state of defence, and waited the
attack with firmness and resolution.
But
the timid disposition of the queen suggested
a thousand f e a r s : " Sire' said she, " l e t
usfly;let us take the, wealth we possess,
and seek that safety in another quarter or
the world which we cannot now find here."
" I t is m y duty, madam," said the k i n g ,
to remain and protect m y subjects. I am
determined, therefore, to share
their
army, who put
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H e then assembled his forces, took a tender
leave of the queen, and marched out to meet
the enemy.
A s soon as he was departed, the queen
g a v e way to the excess of her sorrow, and
clasping her hands together, " A l a s !"
exclaimed
should fall in battle, I shall be left a widow,
in the power of a cruel monster, and my
unborn
idea redoubled her affliction. T h e k i n g wrote
to her every d a y ; but one morning, when
she was watching for the usual messenger,
with fear pictured in his countenance, he
dismounted immediately, and entering her
presence, " O h ! madam," said he, " a l l is
lost; the k i n g , is slain, the army defeated,
and the ferocious conquerer almost at our
backs."
she,
chil
T h e poor queen fell senseless; her attendants carried her to
stood weeping round; they tore their hair
in the bitterness of their affliction, and no
scene in the world could have been more
affecting. B u t their sobs and lamentations
were soon drowned by the cries that every
where spread through the palace of the cruel
manner in which the victorious army was
desolating the city.
T h e wicked k i n g , at
the head of his savage troops, was incessantly
employed
in e x c i t i n g them to acts of cruelty
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and plunder; and, thus directed, they slew,
without discrimination, every person they
met.
H e entered the palace, and penetrated
without ceremony into the most , retiredapartments,whe
distresses unmoved, and b y his ferocious
manner and brutal threats, added terror to
the pangs she felt before.
T h u s , too much
intimidated to answer a word, this monster
of a k i n g , supposed her silence to proceed
from sullenness and ill humour; he seized
her rudely by the hair, which the negligence
of g r i e f had suffered to fall loosely on her
shoulders, and then d r a g g i n g her from the
bed on which she lay, he through her across
his shoulders, and carried her a w a y without
remorse; he then mounted with her on his
steed, and rode off.
She besought him, with
tears and supplications, to have pity on her
sufferings; but he mocked her cries, and
said to her, u Weep on ; your complaints
are a source of pleasure and deversion to
me."
He carried her towards his own capital,
and, during the time that he was on the road,
he took the most dreadful oaths that he would
h a n g her as soon as he readied i t ; but he
was soon informed, on his arrival, that the
queen was pregnant.
W h e n the wicked k i n g knew this, a
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thought struck him;
daughter he could marry her to his son, and
to ascertain whether it was a daughter that
she should have, he sent for a fairy who lived
on the frontiers of his dominions. W h e n
she arrived, he entertained her with much
more hospitality than he showed to his most
intimate friends, and then led her to a tower,
in the highest room of which the poor queen
was confined. N o t h i n g Could Equal the misery
of the poor queen, and the unpleasantness of
her
apartment.
T h e broken casements
admitted both the wind and the rain, the
flooring was broken in several places, and
the damps that ran down the walls were
dangerous, especially to a person of so weak
a constitution as the queen ; the bed was
composed of nothing but an old matress,
worse than is found in the habitations o f the
poorest class of people,
in this miserable
condition, the queen passed both day
night, weeping bitterly at the thoughts
of
her own situation, and for the death of the
king her husband.
T h e fairy's heart was touched
so deplorable a s i g h t ; she embraced the
queen, and, at the same time, she whispered
her ear the following Words: " T a k e
courage,madam,your misfortunes will soon
be at an end ; I hope soon, to contribute to
your
happiness."
T h e queen was a little
�consoled by these words, and earnestlyentreated
princess, who had once enjoyed the greatest
favours of f o r t u n e ; instead of which, she
could now boast of nothing but suffering
the greatest misery.
T h e y were thus talking together, when the
wicked king, g r o w i n g ; impatient,
Come,
come'
said he, " let us not have so many
compliments ; I brought you here to inform
me whether the queen will have a daughter
or s o n ' " She is pregnant of a daughter,"
replied the fairy, " w h o will be the most
beautiful and, most accomplished princess
that has ever been seen, and the queen will
wish to see her placed in the highest possible
situation of rank and honour."
" I f she is
not very beautiful and accomplished," said
the k i n g , " I will h a n g her mother to a tree,
with the child at her neck, and nothing shall
prevent it." H a v i n g said this, he left the
place with the fairy, and took no notice, of
the unfortunate queen, who wept bitterly,
what shall I do ? I f I have a beautiful little
girl, he will give her to his reptile of a son;
and if she is u g l y , he will h a n g us both.
T o what an extremity am I reduced !
he can never see it ?"
T h e time approached when trie little princess
thus lamen
Cannot
I
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cess was to come into the world, and the
gaoler who guarded her g a v e her nothing
but three boiled peas and a small bit of black
bread for her food during the d a y ; by which
she was reduced so thin as to become little
else than skin and bone.
distress
O n e evening while she was employed in
spinning, (for the wicked k i n g was so
avaricious
as
him) she saw, entering at a small hole, a
pretty little mouse as white as snow. " A h !
pretty creature," exclaimed the queen,, " w h a t
do you come here to seek ? I have but three
peas to last me all d a y ; begone, i f you wis'
not to fast." T h e little mouse ran about
here and there, and danced and skipped like
a little m o n k e y : the queen was so pleased
with it, that she g a v e it the only pea that
remained for her supper. " H e r e * said she,
" h e r e , poor little t h i n g , eat this: I have
got no more; but I g i v e it thee w i l l i n g l y . "
T h e instant she had done this, to her great
surprise there appeared upon the table two
partridges, cooked most wonderfully well,
and two pots of preserves,
" R e a l l y , "exclaime
She ate a little; but, with fasting so l o n g ,
her appetite was almost gone.
She threw
down some to the mouse, which, having
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nibbled them a w a y , began to leap about with
more glee than before.
T h e next morning very early the gaoler
brought the queen three peas, which he had
put as usual in a large dish, to mock her
sufferings; the little white mouse came softly
and ate them all three, as well as the bread.
W h e n the queen wished to dine, she found
nothing there; at which she was very a n g r y
with the mouse.
" W h a t a wicked little
beast," cried the queen; " i f it continues
thus, I shall die with h u n g e r . "
A s she was
g o i n g to cover the plate which the mouse had
left empty, she found it full of all sorts of
things good for to e a t : she was very g l a d
and ate of them ; but while she was eating,
a thought came into her head, that in a few
days the k i n g would perhaps kill her child,
and she quitted the table to weep.
" A h !"
ejaculated the disconsolate queen, " i s there
no w a y of s a v i n g it ?"
A t the same time
that she pronounced these words she perceived
the mouse p l a y i n g with some straws; she
took some of them and began to work,
saying,
make a covered basket to put m y little
daughter in, and g i v e it out of the window
to the first charitable person who will take
care of it."
She then began to work very d i l i g e n t l y ;
and she never wanted straw, for the mouse
" I f I ha
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always brought some into the chamber; and
as at usual meal-time the queen always gave
it the three peas, she found in exchange a
number of dishes of the most delicate meats.
One day the queen was looking out of the
window, to see how long she should make
the cord to tie the basket to, when she should
let it down, and she perceived an old woman
below, leaning upon a stick, who spoke to
her
thus
i
know your trouble, and if
you wish it, I will serve you." " Alas!
my dear friend," replied the queen, " y o u
will very much oblige me, if you will come
every evening to the bottom of the tower, to
receive my child, w h o m 1 will let down to
y o u : you must feed and nurse it, and if ever
I am rich I will repay you well." " I care
for no pecuniary reward," answered the old
woman; ' ; but I am very nice in m y eating,
and wish for nothing so much as a fat plump
mouse. I f you find such a one in your prison,
kill i t and throw it to me; your infant will
the better for it.
When the queen heard this, she began to
weep without answering, and the old woman,
after having waited a little, asked her why
she cried : " Because,' replied the queen,
" there only comes into my chamber one
little mouse, so pretty and so engaging,
find in my heart to kill it," " H o w "
replied the old woman, with great anger, " d o
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you like a little rogue of a mouse, which
teats and eats e v e r y t h i n g , better than your
own c h i l d ?
V e r y well, madam, you are
not much to be pitied; remain in the good
company you have chosen; I can have plenty
of mice without y o u ; so I care but little
about i t ; " and, scolding in this manner, she
hobbled away.
A l t h o u g h the queen had a good repast
before her, the mouse played about as u s u a l ;
she never raised her eyes from the ground
where she had fixed them, and tears ran
down her cheeks.
O n this same n i g h t the little princess came
into the world, and her beauty surpassed all
the queen had ever beheld: instead of
crying
at h
smiled on her affectionate parent, and
extended
her little h
a good understanding.
T h e queen caressed
and kissed her fondly, at the same timesorrowfully
i f you fell into the hands of the wicked
k i n g , it will cost you your l i f e ; " she shut
it up in the basket, with a paper attached to
the clothes, on which was written
0
you, whose steps the fav'ring pow'rs direct
T o these lone scenes, your generous aid I claim ;
M y hapless child, in infant years, protect
From sorrow's grasp—and Juliet be her name.
A n d h a v i n g turned away for a moment, she
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looked again, and found the infant dressed
in the finest linens and laces: she then kissed
it, and shed a torrent of tears, not k n o w i n g
how to part with her treasure.
A t this moment in came the little mouse,
and jumped into the basket.
" A h ! little
creature," said the queen, cc how much it costs
me to save your life ! I shall perhaps lose my
dear Juliet.
A n y other than me would have
killed you for the dainty old woman ; but I
could not consent to it. "
" Y o u will not
repent
not so unworthy of your friendship as you
suppose." T h e queen was like onethunderstruck,w
change to that of a woman, and the paws
become hands and feet. A t length the queen,
hardly daring to look up, discovered the
figure to be the fairy that had visited her
before,
an
her misfortunes and sufferings.
" I wished
to try the goodness of your heart," said the
f a i r y ; " 1 know now that you are virtuous
and worthy of m y friendship.
Fairies like
me, who possess treasures and riches more
than I can relate, do not seek so much for
the luxuries of life as for friendship, and we
seldom find it." " Is it possible, great fairy,
exclaimed the queen, " that y o u , who are so
powerful and wealthy, find it such a great
trouble to g a i n a friend ?" " Yes*" replied
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she, " b e c a u s e persons seldom love us but for
interest; but when you loved me as a little
mouse, it seemed from a disinterested motive,
and I wished to put you to a still greater
trial: I took the figure of an old woman,
and it was I who spoke to you at the bottom
of the tower; you have always answerd my
best expectation."
A t these words she
embraced
the queen,
vermilion mouth of the infant princess, and
said, " M y pretty little girl, you shall
henceforth
be your mother's
be richer than your father; you shall live an
hundred years without illness, wrinkles, or
old a g e . "
T h e enraptured queen returned
thanks, and begged that the fairy would take
Juliet away, and be careful of her, adding
at the same time, " I g i v e her to be your
daughter."
T h e fairy accepted the offer, and thanked
h e r : she then put the little one into the
basket,
tower, and h a v i n g again taken the form of
a mouse, she descended by the cord; but
when she got down, she could not find the
child a n y where, and remounting in a fright,
" A l l is lost," cried she to the queen, " my
enemy Cancaline has j u s t carried away the
princess.
Y o u must know that she is a cruel
fairy, who hates me, and, unhappily, she is
older than I am, and has more power.
I
which she let d
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know not by what means to get the child out
of her wicked hands. "
W h e n the queen heard this melancholy
account, she almost died with g r i e f ; she
wept bitterly, and beseeched her good friend
to save her child, at whatever price it m i g h t
be done.
W h e n the gaoler entered the chamber of
the queen, he perceived that she had been
delivered, and he went and told the k i n g of
it, who came in a great passion to ask for the
c h i l d ; but she told him that a fairy, whose
name she knew not, had entered the prison,
and carried it away by force.
A t this the
wicked k i n g stamped and bit his lips, with
every expression of the most violent rage,
" I promised to h a n g thee," said he to the
unfortunate queen, " a n d now I will keep
m y word.
H e then d r a g g e d her by the hair
from the place of her confinement to a neighbouring wood, mo
just g o i n g to h a n g her, when the fairy, having rendered herself
rudely down, and four of his teeth were struck
out b y the fall.
Before he had time to
recover
himse
victim to a secure retreat i n her magnificent
palace.
She was there treated with every
attention and kindness, and if it had not
been for the thoughts of her little daughter,
she had once more been h a p p y ; but she
was
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unable to procure a n y intelligence of the
infant, though the little white mouse made
every exertion in her power for that purpose.
A t length, by the progress of time, the
queens grief abated, and fifteen years passed
away without any change in her situation.
A t this period there was great talk all over
the kingdom, that the son o f the wicked
monarch had fallen in love with the keeper
of the poultry, and that the y o u n g woman
refused to accept of him for a husband. T h i s
extraordinary refusal surprised every one;
however, the nuptial dresses were prepared,
and the marriage ceremony was soon expected
to take place.
T h e little white mouse
determined
to see this extraord
had resolution enough to refuse the son of a
k i n g , and immediately transported herself to
the capital.
She entered into the poultry
yard,
and found he
woollen g o w n , with her feet bare, and a cap
of goat's skin on her head; l y i n g by her side
were magnificent dresses, embroidered with
gold and silver, and ornamented with a
number of precious stones ; the turkeys and
other fowls that surrounded her trampled on
and spoiled them.
T h u s habited, and thus careless of the
splendour that awaited her, the keeper of the
poultry sat on a large stone in the middle of
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the yard, when the k i n g ' s son arrived: he
was crooked and humph-backed, and marked
with every kind of deformity.
" I f you
you to be put to death instantly."
She
answered him4 with disdain, " I will never
marry y o u ; you are too u g l y and too
pullets, to all the honours you have power to
bestow."
persist
wicked.
T h e little white mouse observed her with
wonder and admiration; for, though in so
a humble dress, she appeared to possess an
incomparable beauty.
A s soon therefore as
the prince retired, the fairy assumed the
figure of an old shepherdess.
" Good day,
fair damsel," said she, " the fowls do credit
to your care of them." T h e y o u n g woman
raised her eyes, and looked at her with a
countenance full of sweetness : " they w i s h '
answered she, " to persuade me to quit m y
present employment for a crown which I do
not want, and for a husband whom I should
despise; pray, good mother, what is your
advice ? " " M y child," returned the fairy,
" a crown is a dazzling object; but you
cannot
who wear it." " B u t suppose I do know all
this," quickly answered the keeper of the
k i n g ' s poultry, " still I would refuse to
imagine th
accept
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lation, and know not even the name of those
who gave me b i r t h '
" Y o u have their
beauty and virtue, m ychild"returnedthe
-wise and benevolent fairy, " w h i c h are worth
more than a thousand k i n g d o m s ; tell
m
then who placed you here, since you are
without'
parents a;nd withou
named Cancaline, is the cause that I have
been placed here," replied the y o u n g woman
she beat me till she almost killed me,
without
the least p
sufferings, one day I ran away from her,
and, not k n o w i n g where to g o , I stopped to
rest myself in a wood, where the son of the
wicked k i n g came by chance to w a l k : he
asked if I Would enter his service.
I
consented,
and was
poultry; where he came constantly to see
them, and always took great notice of them.
A l a s ! he soon conceived a violent love for
me, and has ever since so teased me with
expressions
of it, that I
in the world."
T h i s recital made the fairy suspect she
had a t last met with the princess Juliet, and
she therefore asked to know her name.
" I
am called Juliet," added she, modestly;
" but who g a v e me that name I never knew."
T h e doubts of the fairy were thus instantly
removed; she threw herself on the neck of the
princess, exclaiming, " J u l i e t , 1 have known
�you, l o n g ; I am., delighted to find you so
sensible and so lovely ; but I wish you were
better dressed ; take the clothes that are
obeyed immediately, and t a k i n g from, her
head the cap of goat's skin, her beautiful
golden hair fell in curls upon her shoulders;
then, ; t a k i n g some water from a fountain
that ran through the yard., she washed her
hands and face, and discovered a complexion
more bright and transparent than the choicest
pearls of I n d i a ; roses seemed to bloom
fresh on her cheeks; coral seemed to form her
beautiful m o u t h ; and her eyes shone like the
most brilliant diamonds,
W h e n she had
finished dressing herself, the gracefulness of
her form appeared equal to the beauty, of her
countenance, and the fairy gazed on her with
wonder and delight.
before
y
"
P r a y , who d
be now, m y dear c h i l d ? " asked the fairy.
" R e a l l y , " answered she, " I could fancy
myself to be the daughter of some great
k i n g . " u Should you be g l a d of it ? "
demanded
the
good mother," replied the princess, " f o r it
would g i v e me the power of assisting many
that are in distress." "Be happy then," Exclaimed the fairy
parents : to-morrow you shall know more."
The
fairy returned
immediately to her
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palace, where she had left the queen.
I bring you, madam," cried she, " ' t h ehappies
" what tidings of j o y can come to meT, who
•have lost both m y husband and my child ??
" I t is always right to hope," replied the
little white mouse, for the fairy had again
taken that figure; " I have seen the princess
your daughter, and she is more beautiful than
the blushes of the d a w n i n g d a y . "
She then
related the whole of her discovery, at which
the queen wept with j o y .
" W h o would
have thought," said she, " i n the days of
m y prosperity, that I should ever bear a
daughter to become the keeper ofhensand
'turkeys !" " It is the cruel Cancaline," said
the fairy, ^ who, k n o w i n g how I love you,
has brought this misery on your child,
purposely
to v e x m e ; b
I am determined," said the q u e e n . " that
she shall not marry the prince; pray g o
and seek her immediately, and bring her to
me."
T h e son of the wicked k i n g left Juliet in
a great r a g e at her obstinate refusal, arid
went into the gardens of the palace to
consider
what he sh
groaned so loud, that his father overheard
him, and, leaning through thewindow,inquiredthe cause of his
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I be otherwise than afflicted' answered he,
" to be thus, set at defiance by a keeper of
poultry ?"" W h a t , will not she love you ?"
said the k i n g ; " I am determined she shall
love you, or be put to death." H e then
her here immediately ; I will punish her so
severely, that she shall soon repent of her
obstinacy."
called
h
T h e y went to the poultry-yard, and found
Juliet there, magnificently dressed, as the
fairy left h e r ; they had never seen so lovely
a figure, and, t a k i n g her for some princess,
were afraid to speak to her.
She said
to them, in a sweet and condescending
voice, " P r a y whom do you seek h e r e ? "
" M a d a m , " said they, " we seek anunfortunat
person you seek," replied she; " w h a t do
you w a n t ? "
H e a r i n g this, they seized her,
and h a v i n g tied her hands and feet with
cords, lest she should escape, they carried
her into the presence of the k i n g .
" Well,
insolent wretch," said he, " a n d so you are
determined not to love my son?
He is a
thousand times handsomer than y o u ; love
him therefore immediately, or I'll have you
flayed alive." T h e princess, trembling l i k e
an affrighted dove, kneeled before him, and
tried to inspire pity in a heart that never
felt a n y ; but she pleaded in vain, as the
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prince insisted upon it, that his father should
order her for immediate execution.However,they
ment more severe than death, to shut her up
for life in a tower, where she would never
more see the light of the sun.
A t this moment the fairy and the good
queen arrived in a flying chariot, and the
affectionate mother began to weep bitterly,
on hearing the sad fate to which her longlost daughter was just condemned.
" Be
good comfort," said the fairy, " you shall in
the end be made happy, and your enemies
be amply punished." T h e princess was
bed; the fairy then resumed the form of the
little white mouse, and got upon his pillow.
Whenever he attempted to sleep she bit his
e a r ; at which, being much disturbed, he
turned the other side, and she bit at that also,
without mercy : he cried out for assistance,
and when his attendants came, they found
his ears bleeding so fast, that they were
seeking about the apartment to find the
mouse, she was gone into the prince's room
to inflict the same vengeance upon him ; he
likewise called his attendants, and h a v i n g
shown his wounded ears, made them put a
plaster on each.
T h e little white mouse, in
the mean time, returned to the k i n g , and
conveyed
to the tow
unable
to stop h
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she bit his nose and gnawed his face i n
several places: he put up his hands to delend his face, and she bit his fingers; he
cried out, " M e r c y ! m e r c y ! I am l o s t ; , ,
and, while his mouth was thus open, the
little white mouse entered it, and bit a piece
off his t o n g u e : his attendants came in once
more ; but he was now unable to speak to
them, his tongue was so severely wounded;
so he made signs that it was a mouse that
had thus wounded him, and every corner of
the room was immediately examined to find
the offender, but in vain, she was gone to
to pay a visit to the prince, and to treat him
much worse than she had treated his father.
She ate out one of his eyes, which left him
in total darkness; for he was blind of the
other before.
H e leaped out of bed instantly,
apartment of his father, who also had taken
his sword, storming and swearing that he
Would kill every one who came in his way till
the mouse was found.
W h e n he saw his son in such a passion,
he scolded him, and the prince, whose ears
were burning with pain, not k n o w i n g the
voice of his father, attacked him furiously.
T h e k i n g exceedingly irritated, made a
violent cut at him with his sword, and
same moment; so that they both fell to the
seized his
received
a
�ground bleeding profusely. A l l their
subjects,
only served and submitted to therm through
fear, now dreading them no longer, tied
cords to their feet, and d r a g g e d them into
the river, s a y i n g they were happy thus to
g e t rid of their tyrants.
who hated them
T h u s ended the days of the wicked k i n g
and his son.
T h e good fairy, who had seen
all that passed, went immediately to seek the
queen, and they went together to the black
tower, where the princess Juliet was confined
under more than forty locks.
T h e fairy
struck three times with a little r i n g on the
great door, which opened instantly, as did
all the rest; they found the poor princess
very thoughtful, and with scarcely spirits to
speak a word.
T h e queen ran to embrace
h e r ; " M y dear child, I am thy mother,
the queen of the L a n d of P l e a s u r e ! "exclaimed
of her birth. W h e n Juliet heard these happy
tidings, she was as near d y i n g with j o y as
she had been near d y i n g with g r i e f : she
threw herself at the feet of the queen, embraced her knees, and we
the tears she shed upon them.
She likewise
carressed the good fairy, who had conferred
so many obligations on them both.
The
fairy said to them, " It is not time now to
think of amusing ourselves; let us g o to
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the great hall of the castle and harangue
the people."
She walked first, with a g r a v e and
majestic
next came the queen in robes suitable to her
r a n k ; the princess followed, decorated in a
splendid habit, which the fairy had brought
her for the occasion ; but distinguished much
more by her native modesty and the lustre of
her beauty, which had never before been
equalled. They bowed gracefully to every
one they met by the w a y , whether rich or
poor, and by this condescension attracted the
notice of every one.
W h e n the great hall was full, the good
fairy said to the subjects of the deceased
tyrant, that she would recommend them to
choose for their sovereign the daughter of a
neighbouring k i n g , whom she then presented
to them. " Under so amiable a queen,"
said she, " you cannot fail to live in a state
of continual happiness and tranquillity." A t
these words the people cried out with one
voice, " Y e s ! y e s ! we choose her for our
queen, and we trust she will make us amends
for the miseries we have so l o n g endured
A s soon as the intelligence was generally
known, joy spread throughout the city, and
every sort of business was laid aside, to give
place to feasting and merriment.
FINIS.
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The story of the Little White Mouse: or the overthrow of the tyrant king.
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30 printed at the foot of title page
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fairytale/folk lore
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Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
# of Woodcuts: 1
Architecture: castle
Bib Context: title-page
Chapbook Date: 1831-1840
Chapbook Date: 1841-1850
Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale
Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Nature: flower(s)
Nature: rock(s)
Nature: tree(s)
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T H E K I N G S MUSTER,
T o which is added,
H A E L U C K A B O * T T H E HOUSE,
U
AND
U P IN T H E M O R N I N G
AND
EARLY,
F' J
BAULDY BAIRD,
GLASQOW:
FuNititd and Sold, Wholewit, and Retail,
kjr A . Hutchison, Booktdler,
19. SaUwmrhHi)
1823,.
�T H E KING'S MUSTEK.
TONE—The Auld Wife ayont the lire.
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Little wat ye wha's coming,
Little wat he wha's coming,
Little war yc wha's coming,
Now the King himsel's coining*
There'* coaches coming, steam-hoats hii&r&mg,
Targets comii.g, turtles scumming,
Bow Street, and Lochaber's coming
W i ' pipes to make a braw bumming,
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Little ken ye wha's coming.
Clans and clowns and a's coating.
Gcrrtk and his cook's coming,
Glengarry and Jus tail's coming,
Dake and Dungwaessell'a coming,
And walth o' gaucie bailies coming.
Little wat ye wha's coming,
Npw the King himsel's comicg.
Tartan s coining, muslin's coming,
Gregarich's coming, Greenock's corting.
Here's the holly badge o' Drummond,
Ami there's a Celt, that's but a rum one*
�Little ken ye wha's coming,
Cat and Capperfae's coming.
Breadalbane's breekless kernes are coming,
Paisley's weaving barns are coming,
Dirks are coming, trcddles coming,
Provwt Jarvie's coacli is coming.
Little wat ye wha's coming,
Now the King himspPs coming.
There's plaides enow, and mauds coming,
Bonnie border lads coming,
H o * you stare, ye jade, woman,
T t »ec the braw cockades coming.
Little wat ye wha's coming,
Young Buccleuch and a's coming.
The great Macallummore's coming,
The thane and the Strathmore's coming,
A body canna snore, woman,
A ' their piprochs squeeling, bumming.
l/ptle wat ye wha's coming,
Warld and wife, aridVs coming.
Auld Reekie's turnM a daft woman,
There's carxe in every carft, worn in?
And, troth, it's a' but weel-becoming,
N*w tha King himsel's coming.
�Little ken ye wha'i coming,
King and kilt, and a's coming. I
NAfc L U C K A B O U T T H E
HOU«£.
And are ye »ure the news are true)
And are ye sure he's weel!
Is this a time to ta'k o' wark,
Mak' hast set by your wheel.
Is this a time to ta'k o* wark,
When Collin's at the door,
Gi'e nic my cloak, I'll to the Quey
And see him come ashore.
For there's nae luck about the bouse,
There's nae luck ava;
There's little pleasure in the houst,
When our gudeman's awa.
Rise up and mak' a clean fireside,
Put on the muckle Pat,
Gi'e little Kate her cotton gown,
And Jock his Sunday's coat;
And mak' their shoon as black at site*,
Their hose as white as snaw,
It's a' to please my ain gudeman,
For he's been lang awa.
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Fbr there's nae luck, &c.
There's twn fat hens upon the bauk,
'S been fed thi» month and amir,
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M«k' hast and thraw their necks about*
That CoHin weel may fare;
Amd spread the table neat and clean,
Gar ilka thing louk braw,
It's a' for love o' my gudeman,
For he's been lang aw a.
For there's nae luck, 8cc.
O
me down my biggonets,
My Bishop satin gown,
Fdr I maun tell the Bailie's wifr,
That Collin'* come to town.
M y Sunday's shoon they maun gxe on.
My hose o' pearl blue,
It's a9 to please my ain gudeman.
For ee's baith leal and true.
For there's nae luck, &c«
t i f true's his words, sae smooth's his s p w h ,
His breath like caller aijy
His very foot has music in't
When he comes up the stair.
Aftd will I see his face again,
And will I hear hup speak,
Vm downright dizzy wi' the thought*
In troth I'm like to greet. ,
For there's nae luck, &c.
¥ P IN T H E M O R N I N G
EARLY.
CiUU) btaws the win' frae north to south,
Ab4 drift is driving saiily;
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"fkt »keep are eonring i' the heagh,
Osirs! it's winter fairly.
N<»w np in the morning's no for me,
Up in the morning early;
Ti rather gang supperlcss t« my bod,
Tbun rise in the morning early.
I^wle rain the blast amang the wood*,
Tho branches tirlin barely;
Awning the chimlcy taps it thuds,
And frost is nippen sairly.
Naw up in the morning's no for me,
Up in the morning early;
T o sit a' night I'd rather agree,
Than rise in the morning early.
Tbe sun peeps o'er yon sou-thlan' hill,
Like onie timorous carlie;
Just blinks a wee, then sinks again,
And that we find severely;1
Kit
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up in the m o r n i n g s n o f »r m e ,
Up in the morning early;
Wben snaw blaws into the chimley check,
WbaM rise in the morning early.
hne linties lilt on hedge or bu«hf
Poor things they suffer sairly;
Ib can Id r i fe quarters a' the night,
A' day they fe6d but sparely.
K m tip iw the morning's
for me,
Up it) the morning early;
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What fate can be waur, in winter ttar*,
Than rise in the morning early.
A coney house, and a cantie wife,
Keeps aye a body cheery:
And pantry stow'd wi' meal and ro»»t,
Pklt answers unco rarely.
Bnt up in the morning na, na na,
Up in the morning early; •
The gowans maun glint on bank m ' kka«
Ere I rise in the morning earl?.
BAULDY
BAiSD.
Baddy Baird's come again,
Bauldy Baird's cwme again;
Tell the news through burgh and (tai,
Bauldy Baird's come again!
O Bauldy Baird can buy and stM
Barrels o' herring, lades o' meal;
Cheat till the good man be poor,
And putch till the good wife look to»r;
Laugh and clatter, curse and ban,
Tell a lie wi' onie man.
Tell the news to a' ye ken>
That Bauldy : Baird's come again.
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Bauldy Baird can drink, I trow,
Till a' the bodies roun' be iu';
Ilka ane that shares his bicker,
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Kens bow Bauldy pays bis liquor.
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When ye>re fit', he's on the cateh,
Me'H buy yovr blankets, corn, or watoh.
Ye sh rpers a9, though London reared,
A > c a' but cuiff§ to Bauldy Baird.
Bmildy Bnird can brag o' gambllag,
Kens ihe airts o' dark dissembling.
Bauldy Baird can make a ten,
T o cut the Jack at Catch-the-Ten.
Farmer bodies! watch your pea**,
Hide your butter, eggs, and chcsse;
For whether ripe, or in the brair^
It's a' ane to Bauldy baird.
9 i close that slap there, lock thai jate,
Else some stooks will tak' the gate;
For Bauldy's poney likes your gnmy
Jest as weel as 'twere his ain:
Spooks o' rorn, and shaves o' peaee;
Whiles your hens, and whiles ye«f geese;
For, faith, he's no so easy seated,
It's a* aue to Bauldy Baird.
©a Bauldy Beird the law was fib,
T o draw him on a cart to jttilf
Bat Bauldy Baird, the pauky deevil,
fliipt the loop, and >efi the beagle;
O'er the dike and through the fie'ht
Baaldy ran wi' mettle heels.
Watch the corn stack, Robin Law,
For Bauldy Baird's run awa',
O riu, and let the bailie ken,
Tfefi ttoaldj Baird's ccrae again. I
FINIS.
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Whiles your hens, and whiles yo»r gt»s«;
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fjipt the loop, and left the beagU;
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Ba«ldy rau wi' mettle heels.
Watch the corn 6tack, Robin Law,
For Bauldy Baird's run awa',
O rin, and let the bailie ken,
?felt Baaldj Baird's ccrae again !.
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Little wat ye wha's coming,
Little wat he wha's coming,
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Now the King himsel's coining.
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W i ' pipes to mak£ a braw bumming,
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Clans and clowns and a's coating.
Curtis and his cook's coming,
Glengarry and his tail's coming,
Dakc and Dungwaessell's coming,
And walth o' gaucie bailies coming.
Little wat ye wha's coming,
Npw the King hioiscl's ccmicg.
Tartan s coining, muslin's coming,
Gregarich's coming, Greenock's coding.
Here's the bolly badge o' DrummoncH
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Keeps aye a body chcery:
And pantry stow'd wi' meal and msat,
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Bnt up in the morning na, na na,
Up in the morning early; »
The gowans maun glint on bank aa' biae
Ere I rise in the morning early.
BAULDY
BAISD.
Banldy Baird's come again,
Bauldy Baird's e»*ie again;
Tell the news through burgh aod gtai,
Bauldy Baird's come agaiui
O Bauldy Baird can buy and stM
Barrels o' herring, lades o' meal;
Cheat till the good man be poor,
And putch till the good wife look to»r;
Laugh and clatter, curse and ban,
Tell a lie wi' onie man.
Tell the news to a' ye ken,
That Bauldy: Baird's come again.
Bauldy Baird can drink, I trow,
Till a' the bodies roun' be iu';
Ilka ane that shares bis bicker,
Kens how Bauldy pays bis liqiier,
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NEW AND IMPROVED
No. 48.
SERIES,
HISTORY OF THE
SLEEPING
IN
THE
BEAUTY
WOOD.
GLASGOW:
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS.
1852.
Price One Penny.
��THE HISTORY
OF
THE
SLEEPING
IN
THE
BEAUTY
WOOD.
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who
had no children, which made them very unhappy
indeed. Hoping, by some means or other, to have an
heir, they went to consult all the fairies they could hear
o f ; vows, pilgrimages, every thing was tried, but without
success.
A t length, however, news was proclaimed that the
queen was going to have a child, and soon after she was
brought to bed of a princess. The christening was the
most sumptuous imaginable; and seven fairies, being
all that could be found in the country,were appointed to
be her godmothers, so that each of them might bestow
upon her a gift, as was the. custom in those days; B y
these means the princess had every possible perfection.
When the ceremonies of the. baptism were over, all
the company returned to the king's palace, where the
most costly entertainment was prepared for the fairies ;
before each of them was set a magnificent cover, with a
case of massy gold, which contained a knife, a fork, and
a spoon, set with diamonds and .rubies, and all of the
most curious workmanship.
As the company were going to place themselves at
the table, an old fairy, who for more than fifty years
had not left the tower she inhabited, and was believed
to be either dead or enchanted, and on that account had
not been invited to the christening, entered the room.
The king immediately ordered a seat to be brought for
her, and also a cover ; but it could not be of massy gold,
because only seven had been made, being one each for
the seven fairies.
The old fairy, seeing that her cover was not more
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than half so magnificent as those of her sister-fairies,
thought that the king had slighted her, and muttered
between her teeth that she would be revenged.
One of the young fairies who sat next her, and caught
the sounds that fell from her, fearing that she might
bestow on the infant princess some unlucky gift, on
leaving the table, went and bid herself behind the
window-curtains, so that she might speak last, and thus
repair as much as possible the injury intended by the
old fairy.
In the meantime, the fairies began to make their
donations to the young princess. The first gave her for
a gift, that she should be the most beautiful lady in all
the world,—the next that she should have the wit of an
angel,—the third, that she should do every thing she
undertook with the most enchanting grace,—the fourth,
that she should dance so as to delight every beholder,—
the fifth, that she should sing like a nightingale,—the
sixth, that she should play perfectly well on all sorts of
musical instruments.
It being the old fairy's turn to speak next, she came
forward shaking with spite, and said,—"The gift I
bestow on the princess shall be, that she shall pierce her
hand with a spindle, and die of the wound."
This terrible gift made the whole assembly tremble,
and every one but the old fairy fell to crying violently.
Just at this instant, the young fairy came out from
behind the window curtains, and in a distinct voice pro-
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pronounced the following w o r d s : — D o not, O king a n d
queen, thus deeply afflict yourselves ; the princess shall
not die of the wound ; for though I have not the power
wholly to prevent what an older fairy than I has decreed,
I can, however, make her gift prove less injurious to the
princess ; accordingly, your daughter shall pierce her
hand with a spindle ; but instead of dying of the wound,
she shall only fall into a deep sleep, which shall continue
for one hundred years, at the end of which time she
shall be awakened by a young prince."
The king, thinking to avoid so terrible a misfortune,
had it everywhere proclaimed, that no person, on pain
of death, should spin with a spindle, or even keep one
in their house.
About sixteen years after this, the king and queen
being at one of their palaces in the country, it happened
that the young princess was one day running from room
to room to amuse herself; she at length found her way
to a small apartment at the top of a tower, in which an
old woman sat spinning with a spindle (for the poor old
creature had never heard of the proclamation that had
been made against spindles.)
" W h a t are you doing, Goody?" said the princess; " I
am spinning, my pretty lady," replied the old woman,
who did not know to whom she was speaking. " Ah !
how I should like to do such pretty w o r k ! " continued
the princess,—" Pray let me try." She had no sooner
taken the spindle in her hand than, being very sprightly
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and thoughtless, she ran the point of it into her hand,
and instantly fell down in a sound sleep. The old
woman being greatly frightened, and at a loss what to do,
called out for help. Several persons immediately ran
to her assistance; they threw cold water on the
princess's face, cut the lace of her stays, rubbed her hands
and temples with Hungary water,—-but all to no
purpose, for she remained fast asleep.
In the meanwhile the king had heard the news, and
hastened to the old woman's apartment; but, recollecting
the gift that had been made her, he very properly
resolved to bear the misfortune with patience, since he
could not overcome the will of a fairy. Accordingly
the king ordered her to be carried to the most sumptuous
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ous apartment in the palace, and laid on a Led made of
the richest velvet, and ornamented with gold and silver.
The princess, in this situation, appeared so beautiful
that she might have been taken for an angel, for the
deep sleep into which she had fallen did not the least
injury to her fine complexion; her cheeks still resembled
the most delicate roses, and her lips the finest coral ever
seen; the only difference being, that her eyes, which
sparkled like diamonds, were now covered by the lids.
She breathed so softly, that they were quite sure she
was not dead; and the king commanded that no one
should attempt to disturb her repose.
The kind fairy who had saved her life by thus
condemning
her to sleep a hundred years, was in the kingdom
of Matakin, at a distance of twelve thousand
leagues, when the accident happened to the princess;
the news of it, however, was carried to her in a short time,
by a dwarf who was her friend, and who used his seven
leagued boots for the purpose ; that is, boots with which
he could stride over seven leagues of ground at once.
The fairy immediately set off, and in less than an
hour, descended in a fiery chariot, drawn by dragons,
in the outer-yard of the palace. The king hastened to
welcome and assist her in getting out of the chariot, and
then related what had happened.
The fairy approved of all the king had done ; but
having a great deal of foresight, she remarked to him,
that the princess, on awaking, would be extremely ter-
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terrified to find herself alone in so old and gloomy a palace.
After thinking a few minutes what could possibly be
done to remedy this inconvenience, she soon hit upon an
expedient; she touched all the persons in the palace,
except the king and queen, with her wand; maids of
honour, governesses, waiting-women, gentlemen ushers,
grooms of the bed-chamber, lords in waiting, stewards,
cooks, scullions, guards, pages, and footmen, were all
thrown into a sleep as sound as that of the princess.
She touched also with her wand all the horses in the
stables, all the grooms, all the dogs in the stable-yard,
and even little Bichon, the princess's favourite lap-dog,
who lay on the bed by her side : all fell fast asleep, till
the time should arrive for the princess to awake, when
they would be ready at a moment's warning to wait
upon her. Even the very spits, and the partridges and
pheasants that were roasting on them, together with
the fire, were all laid asleep; and all this was concluded
in a moment—for fairies are never long in performing
their feats.
The king and queen, after embracing their daughter
tenderly, without awaking her, left the palace; and
made a proclamation, that no one, on pain of death,
should dare approach her. The king might, however,
have saved himself this trouble: for in a quarter of an
hour there sprang up round the palace a vast number
of trees of all sorts and sizes, bushes and brambles, all
twining one in the other, that neither man nor beast
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could have made a passage through them. Indeed,
nothing hut the turrets of the palace were to be seen
above the thick wood formed by the trees, and even
these only at a great distance. The fairy in this, no
doubt, employed the whole skill of her art, to preserve
the princess, during her long sleep, from the observation
of the curious.
At the end of the hundred years, the son of a reigning
king, who was of a different family from that of the
sleeping princess, happened to pass near the palace as
he was hunting, and asked his attendants to whom the
turrets and the wood belonged. They each answered
him agreeably to what he had heard of the place.
Some of them said, it was an old castle that was haunted
by ghosts; others, that all the witches in the country
assembled in it to hold their nightly meetings ; but the
most common opinion was that it was inhabited by an
ogre, who retired within its walls to devour all the
children he ran away with, where he could eat them
without fear of pursuit, since no one but himself could
get through the wood; when an old peasant approached
him and said,— " May it please your royal highness, I
was told more than fifty years ago, by my father, who
heard it from my grandfather, that there was concealed
in this palace a princess of most exquisite beauty, who
was condemned by a fairy to sleep a hundred years, and
was then to be awakened by the son of a king, who was
to be her husband."
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The young prince listened eagerly to this discourse,
and thought he must be the prince intended by the
fairy to awake her; and, hurried on by gallantry and
love, he resolved on entering the palace.
Scarcely had he reached the wood, before the trees,
the bushes, and the brambles, separated of themselves
to let him pass. He proceeded towards the palace,
which he perceived at the end of a long avenue, and
soon entered it. But what did not a little surprise him
was, that none of his attendants had been able to follow
him ; for the trees, bushes, and brambles, again
entwined
with each other as soon as he had passed through
them. Notwithstanding this, he pursued his way to the
palace ; for a young prince in love is always valiant.
He entered a spacious court, where every thing he
saw might have terrified the stoutest heart in the world.
All the men and animals that had been laid asleep were
stretched on the ground, and appeared as if they were
dead, and there was a dreadful silence through all the
palace. After a little time, however, he perceived, by
the red faces of the men-servants, that they were only
asleep ; and as there was still some beer left in the bottom
of their cups, he saw plainly that they had fallen
asleep while drinking.
The prince next went through a large court paved
with marble, which led to a staircase: this he ascended,
and came to the chamber of the guards, who were all
standing in ranks with their muskets on their shoulders,
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and snoring with all their might. He continued his
way through several other apartments, which were filled
with ladies and gentlemen, some sitting, some standing,
but all fast asleep.
A t length he came to an apartment gilded all over
with gold, in which was a magnificent bed, with the
curtains drawn back, and a young lady about sixteen
years of ago, more beautiful than any one he had ever
seen. After gazing upon her With the greatest delight
for a few minutes, he could not help falling upon his
knees to her as if she had been awake.
The enchantment of the fairy being thus ended, the
princess opened her eyes, and casting them on the
prince with a look of more tenderness than is common
at first sight,—-"Is it you, my prince?" said she; " H o w
long you have made me wait for y o u ! "
The prince, delighted at these words, and still more
at the sweet tone of voice in which she pronounced
them, was at a loss how to express his gratitude and.
joy. He assured her that he loved her better than he
did himself; and this, with many other expressions of
the same kind, he repeated a thousand and a thousand
times.
The princess on her part was by no means backward;
for, though history mentions no such thing, yet we may
very well suppose that her good friend the fairy caused
her during her long sleep to have the most agreeable
dreams.
In short, they talked for more than four
hours together, without saying half of what they wished.
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" W h a t happiness, beautiful princess!" said the
prince, looking at her with the greatest tenderness
imaginable,—"what happiness, to be able to do you
such a service, to see you smile so sweetly, and to bo
thus rewarded by your love !—to think that the most
powerful prince upon the earth could not have
performed what I have done, in breaking the cruel enchantment
that condemned you to sleep so long!"
" Ah ! dear prince," replied she, " I feel that we were
made for each other. It was you I saw ; it was you
who were my companion ; and during my long sleep I
thought of no one but you.
I knew very well that
he that should end my enchantment would be the
handsomest of men, that he would love me more than
himself, and the moment I cast my eyes upon you I
knew you perfectly."
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In the meanwhile all the attendants who had been
asleep the same time as the princess, were awaked, and
had set about their business ; but as they were not,
like the princess, in love, they found themselves
extremely hungry, for it was very long since they had
eaten any thing. The first maid of honour, who was as
sharp set as the rest, even ventured to tell the princess,
without any ceremony, that the dinner was served.
The prince then assisted the princess to rise. She
was ready dressed, and in the most magnificent clothes
imaginable ; but he took great care not to tell her that
they were like those of his great-grandmother, and that
she had a ruff round her neck, which, however, did not
in the least diminish her beauty.
He took her hand, and conducted her to the room in
which the dinner was served ; as soon as they had seated
themselves at table, the musicians, who were in readiness
with their instruments, began to play some airs, which,
though they were out of fashion, were nevertheless
extremely agreeable.
The prince and princess passed the evening delighted
with each other's company, and as a long courtship was
not necessary, they agreed to be married that very night.
The lord almoner was consulted, and he consented to
perform the ceremony, provided the chapel could be got
ready (for it was very dusty, and full of cobwebs.)
There were plenty of hands willing to be employed on
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such an occasion, so that the chapel was soon swept, the
crimson velvet hangings neatly brushed, and the books
nicely dusted.
When all was ready, my lord almoner led the way in
his canonical robes, with his mitre on his head, and
preceded by half a dozen servants in the richest liveries
that can be imagined, bearing each a lighted torch,—
then followed six beautiful boys in white surplices, with
censers in their hands, perfuming the air with the most
aromatic sweets,—after them followed the prince and
princess, hand in hand ; they walked in silence, but the
delight which sparkled in their eyes showed how well
pleased they were,—next followed the maids of honour,
the gentlemen and ladies of the bed-chamber, the lords
in waiting, and in short the whole court. They were
all magnificently dressed, but, as you may suppose, their
clothes were rather old-fashioned. So soon as the ceremony
was performed, they returned to a magnificent
banquet where the company enjoyed themselves to a
very late hour.
The next morning, the prince reflected that he had
been guilty of a very groat fault in marrying without
having previously asked the consent of his parents;
he was in great perplexity how he should get over this
reprehensible act of disobedience, and at last concluded
that he would say nothing about it, until a favourable
opportunity offered ; not but what he could readily have
obtained the pardon of the king his father, who was a
very good and benevolent man, but the queen his
mother was descended from the race of cannibal giants
called Ogres ; and though some generations had passed,
she still retained their horrid inclinations, and had all
the difficulty in the world, when she saw little children
pass to refrain from falling on them, and eating them up.
The prince, therefore, resolved not to say one word at
home of his marriage, and took the opportunity, under
pretence of hunting, to visit his beautiful princess three
or four times a-week. Ho lived in this way some years,
and had in that time two children ; the eldest of which,
who was a daughter, was named MORNING, and the
youngest, who was a son, they called DAY, because he
was much handsomer and more beautiful than his sister.
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The queen suspecting that those frequent huntings,
at all seasons, was only a pretence to colour some other
engagements, had the prince watched, and found that
he always left his party when he came to the wood,
and retired into i t ; she therefore resolved, the very first
opportunity she had, to unriddle the mystery.
An
opportunity soon offered—for the emperor Cantalabutte
having declared war against the king, the prince was
appointed generalissimo, and went at the head of the
army to defend the kingdom against this powerful
adversary.
The queen, as soon as the prince was departed, lost
no time in going to the wood, entered it,-—and soon
arrived
at the castle, and, pretending to be much fatigued,
asked leave to rest herself, which the young princess
not only readily granted, but ordered refreshments to
be set before her. The queen made herself known, and
the princess, in the height of her surprise, could not
help exclaiming,—" What! the mother of my prince, of
my adored husband ? " An explanation soon ensued.
The queen then asked to see the children, which were
brought to her. Their beautiful white skins and tender
years made the Ogreish queen's mouth to water and
eyes to twinkle, and it was with much ado she refrained
from giving them a bite, when she took them up to kiss
them. The queen soon after took her leave, promising
the princess that she would procure her pardon of the
king, and come in a few days and take her from that
old ruinous castle, as she was pleased to style it, and
introduce her at court. But it was far from the intentions
of this wicked cannibal to mention the affair to the
king, who certainly would have protected the princess
and his grand-children : what she said was only a
stratagem
to get them into her power. In a few days the
queen came again in a close carriage, saying that the
king wished to receive his daughter-in-law and
grandchildren
in a private manner, previous to introducing
them at court.
The princess readily entered the carriage with her
children ; and the queen, instead of carrying her to the
court, brought her to a little country-house she had,
situated in a deep glen, entirely surrounded with woods
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and rocks. Here the queen resolved to gratify her
horrible longings. She was, however, obliged to defer this
pleasure for a few days, because her cook was not yet
arrived, nor had she prepared the sauce which she
usually had at these delicious feasts.
In about a week the queen made another excursion
to her country-house, taking with her the sauce and the
cook. Having paid her respects to the princess, and
kissed the children, she called the cook aside, and said
to him,—" I have a mind to eat little MORNING for my
dinner to-morrow!" " A h ! madam," cried the cook,
"pray consider the pretty creature is your grand-daughter."
" I will have it so," replied the queen in an angry
tone, " fail not at your peril; and let her be well
seasoned,
and with plenty of my favourite sauce."
poor man, knowing very well that he must not play
tricks with Ogresses, took his great knife, and went up
into little MORNING'S chamber very early the next day,
intending to kill her before breakfast; but the pretty
little girl, who, thinking that he had brought her some
sugar-candy, ran up to him, jumping and laughing, and
caught him round the neck. This so affected the poor
man that he could not refrain from tears ; so, instead
of killing her, he carried her to a little room he had at
the bottom of the garden, and killed a little lamb, and
dressed it so excellently, that his mistress assured him
she had never eaten any thing so good in her life. As
soon as the wicked queen returned home in the evening,
the cook carried little MORNING to the castle in the
wood, which had been abandoned by its inhabitants
after the princess had left it, and brought his wife and
servant to attend her.
About eight days afterwards, the queen paid them
another visit, and told the cook that she would eat little
DAY. He returned no answer, being resolved to cheat
her as he had done before; so, after hiding little DAY,
he killed a young kid, which he cooked so very nicely,
that the Ogress was quite delighted with it.
When the queen was gone, he also conducted little
DAY to his wife in the old castle. This was hitherto
all well: on her next visit, this wicked queen said to
him,-—"I will eat the young princess with the same
The
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sauce I had with her children. It was now that the
poor cook despaired of being able to deceive her; and,
to save his own life, he resolved to kill the princess. In
order to execute his purpose, he put himself into a great
passion, and rushed into her chamber with a dagger
drawn ; but, on seeing the princess, he respectfully told
her the orders he had received from the wicked queen,
— " Come, do it, do i t ! " said she, "and then I will go
to my poor children whom I love so dearly." " No, no,
madam," cried the poor cook, all in tears, " you shall
not die; and you shall see your children again; only
conceal yourself until the queen is gone, and I will take
you to them." The princess was overjoyed at this
unexpected news, and promised to keep herself very close.
The cook then went and dressed in her stead a young
hind, which the queen had for her supper, and devoured
it with the same appetite as if it had been the young
princess. Delighted with her cruelty, she then invented
a story to deceive her son ; and, as she returned home,
she caused it to be noised about that the wood in which
the castle was situated was infested by a banditti, who
murdered and destroyed every one that came in their
way.
In the meantime, the cook, so soon as the queen was
departed, carried the princess to her children.
The
transports of this amiable mother, and the caresses of
her affectionate children, were without bounds; but,
alas! their troubles were not yet at an end. The queen,
soon after her arrival at home, found that a peace was
nearly concluded, and expecting her son, found, in
order to deceive him, she had no time to lose ; she
therefore took the soldiers and entered the castle to see
that all was as she left it. On her approach she heard
the sound of voices, and then bursts of laughter; she
crept softly to an open window, and peeping in, saw the
princess, her two children, the cook and his wife, playing
at blind-man's-buff, while the maid-servant was
looking on and laughing. She uttered such a terrible
yell that it struck horror to their hearts; they instantly
stopped their merriment, and instinctively turned their
eyes to the window, when they encountered the furious
looks and imp-like gestures of the Ogress queen. She
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then called for her guards with an enraged voice, who,
supposing she was surrounded by the banditti, ran to
her assistance in haste. She commanded them instantly
to strip and bind the princess, her two children, the
cook, his wife, and their maid. She then ordered the
large brewing copper to be filled with oil, and a fire to
be lighted under it, intending, as soon as it boiled, to
put them all in, as the most cruel death she could devise.
While the oil was heating, she exulted over her
unfortunate victims, every now and then pricking them with
pins, and enjoying the pain it put them to. The oil
was now on the point of boiling, and the poor creatures
expected in a few minutes that they should be plunged
into it. The queen approached the copper in order to
try if the oil was sufficiently heated for her diabolical
purpose, when the princess took the opportunity of
kneeling down with her children to implore the divine
mercy. At this awful moment, a sudden cry of " Make
way! make w a y ! " was heard ; when instantly, on a
horse all covered with foam, entered the prince; he was
struck with astonishment at seeing his amiable wife and
lovely children in this situation. The queen, overcome
with rage, disappointment, and shame, instantly threw
herself headlong into the boiling oil, which she had
intended
for her victims, and died in great agonies.
prince could not but be very sorry, for she was his
mother, although an Ogress. He, however, comforted
himself in the reflection that he had so opportunely
saved his dear wife and children. He now resolved to
take his family to court, where they arrived the next
day. The king received them very affectionately, and
being much hurt at the ill conduct of the deceased
queen, and, convinced of his son's ability to govern, by the
able manner that he negotiated the peace, he resigned
his crown to him, and retired to a palace he had in the
country. The prince and princess, now king and queen,
lived long and happy, and were succeeded by little DAY,
who became a great king, and who took care, by the
example of his father, not to marry without the consent
of his parents.
The
�CHARLES
AND
JOHN,
AND THE
LITTLE DOG WORTHY.
THIS story is about two little boys, who were nearly
of the same age: the name of the one was Charles, and
that of the other John.
If Charles did any thing that was wrong he always
told his parents of it; and, when asked about any thing
he had said or done, he was sure to tell the truth ; so
that this good boy was beloved by every body ; but all
who knew his brother John would not believe a word
he said, he was in the practice of telling so many lies.
When he was guilty of any thing that was wrong, he
did not do as his brother did (for he never told his
parents the truth;) and, on being questioned about it, he
would deny ever having done the things of which he
was accused.
It was for fear of being punished for his faults that
John always told so many lies, and would never
confess
of what he had been guilty.
great coward, and could never bear the least pain ; but
his brother Charles was a courageous boy, and could
bear punishment for his little faults. He was never
punished so much by his parents for the little faults he
committed, as his brother John was for the lies he told
when they were found out.
These two little boys were playing together one evening
in a room by themselves; their mother was engaged
in an adjoining room, and their father was not in the
house, so there was no person in the room but Charles
and John together; but only Worthy, a little dog, which
was lying by the side of the fire.
This little dog, Worthy, was a nice playful creature,
and both the boys were very fond of him. " S e e ! " said
John to Charles, "Worthy is lying beside the fire there,
asleep ; let us rouse him, and we shall get him to play
with us."
Besides, he was a
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" With all my heart," said Charles; and both the
boys ran to the fireside to awaken the little dog. Now
there was standing upon the hearth a basin of milk, and,
as they did not observe it, (for it was placed behind
them,) they began to make rare fun in playing with the
dog ; but unfortunately they kicked over the basin with
their feet, and broke it, and the whole milk ran over
the hearth and all around on the floor.
Now, when the little boys saw what had happened,
they were very much alarmed, and sorry for what they
had done ; but not knowing what to do, they for some
time stood staring at the mishap they had occasioned,
without speaking one word.
At last John spoke,
" Alas !" said he, " we shall have no milk for supper
tonight
!" and he gave a deep sigh.
" No milk for supper to-night!—for what reason ? "
replied Charles. " Is there no more milk in the house?"
" Yes, but we shall have none of i t ; for don't you
remember that mamma, the last time we spilled the
milk, said, should the like happen in our hands again,
we should have none for supper that night?"
" I f that is the case," said Charles, " w e must go
without it, that's all; there is no great harm in wanting
milk for once. In the meantime let us tell mamma
what has happened ; so come away, John."
" Well, so I will; but where's all the hurry; can't
you stop a little ? " Charles did so; but still John
pleaded for delay, saying, " He was so afraid he could
not go."
Children, both boys and girls, I advise you never to
seek for excuses of this kind; never say, " Stop a
minute, or stop a little," for reparations of faults cannot
be made too soon.
Well, hear what happened to John :—The longer he
lingered the more unwilling he felt to accompany his
brother Charles ; at last he pulled his hand away from
him, positively refusing to acknowledge his share in the
spilling of the milk, saying, " That his brother might
go himself, for he should not."
" S o I shall," said Charles; "and I only waited for
you that I might put you in humour—thinking you
would like to tell mamma the truth in this matter."
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"
The truth!" replied John, " I don't wish to deny it;
but it is time enough when one is asked ; mamma will
see the milk when she comes here."
Charles waited no longer, but set off himself in search
of his mother, whom he expected to find in the next
room ironing; but as she was not there he ran off to
the garden, under the notion that he should find her
there.
John being now left alone, began to cast about how
he should get himself out of the scrape. " If we were
both," thought he, " to say that we were not concerned
in spilling the milk, mother would be sure to believe us,
and there would be no more of the matter."
While he was contriving these excuses, he heard his
mother coming up the stair—"Oh, o h ! " said he, " s o
mamma has not been in the garden after all, and
Charles has not seen her; now I may say what I
please."
So this cowardly sneaking boy resolved to tell his
mamma a downright falsehood
Of course, when she entered the room, her eye
immediately caught the broken dish and the spilled milk.
" Pray, John," said she, " what has been the cause of
this ?"
" I don't know, ma'am," said John.
"You don't know ?—I think you do know; and if such
is the case, you had better at once tell the truth—you
know how often I have cautioned you against telling
fibs. The worst is, should you have spilled the milk,
that you will lose a part of your supper; but rather
than tell a lie I would sooner you had broken fifty
basins; so I ask you again,—John, did you spill the
milk?"
" No, ma'am," again repeated John, in a low tone of
voice, while he coloured up to the ears.
" Then where's Charles? did he do i t ? "
" N o , " said John, " h e did n o t ; " for he had some
thoughts that when Charles appeared, he would be
persuaded to back him in his naughty falsehood.
" A n d how do you know," rejoined his mother, "that
Charles did not do it ? "
" W h y , mamma—because—because," and here John
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stammered and hesitated so, that his guilt was quite
evident— " because I was in the room all the time, and
did not see him do it."
Being farther questioned, John went on from one lie
to another; at last he said he supposed the dog did it.
" Did you see Worthy do it ?"
" Yes," said this wicked boy.
" F i e , fie, W o r t h y ! " said John's mother, " s o it is
you that is in the fault! I must really chastise you."
She then ordered John to get her a switch.
John ran to the garden to get a switch, and on his
way met Charles returning, to whom he told what had
happened, begging him not to expose him, but to say
what he had done.
" N o , I sha'n't tell a lie," said Charles, " a n d have
poor Worthy beat into the bargain. I shall tell mamma
the whole truth."
They ran into the house, John striving to prevent
Charles from telling his mother. John threw in the
switch, and, being somewhat stronger, he kept Charles
back. In the meantime the switch was just about to
fall on poor Worthy's back, when Charles, who had
made his way round by the window, called out to her to
stop. He then told the story just as it happened.
A t the same moment John's father came in sight,
and being told what had happened, he snatched up the
switch, for what purpose John easily foresaw; so, falling
on his knees, he besought him for mercy, crying
out he should never again be guilty of telling lies.
" B u t I shall whip you now," said his father, " a n d
we shall see how you keep your word for the future."
So John was whipt, till he roared out so that the whole
neighbourhood heard him.
" There now," said his father, is the reward of
disobedience and wickedness—you have got a sound whipping
, and you shall besides go to your bed supperless.
See how liars are served!" Then, turning to Charles,
he said, " Charles, as for you, I shall keep my word so
far as to deprive you of milk to-night; that for once is
easily borne ; but as a compensation, and to mark my
satisfaction with your behaviour, I make you a present
of Worthy; he will be to you a kind and affectionate
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servant, and it will be your part to use him well.
Henceforward he shall be called Charles! and, wife,
whenever you are asked by any of the neighbouring
children why Worthy's name is changed to Charles, tell
them the story of the two boys : they will then see how
differently it fares between a liar and a boy who tells
the truth."
SOLEMN P R O H I B I T I O N
Ross,
Mr.Walter
writer to the signet, Edinburgh,
by way of protecting his property from midnight
marauders, published the following handbill
" Thou
shalt not steal! All persons whom it may concern are
desired to take notice that steel traps, of the largest
size, for catching breakers of the eighth commandment,
are every night placed in the garden of St. Bernard's
between Stockbridge and the Water of Leith, on the
north side of the water; that spring-guns are set to
rake the walls with shot upon the touch of a wire, and
that a tent, having in it an armed watchman, is pitched
in the middle, with orders to fire without mercy. If,
therefore, any evil-disposed person or persons shall
attempt to break into the grounds of St. Bernard's,
their blood be upon their own heads !-—Amen."
This seemed very well for some time ; but, at length,
a suspicion arose that the arrangements were all of a
fictitious nature, and the boys and blackguards of the
city began to pick up their scattered courage.
On
learning that such was the state of matters, Mr. Ross
adopted the strangest expedient that could perhaps
have entered the head of a country gentleman. He
procured a limb of a corpse from the Royal Infirmary,
dressed it in a stocking, shoe and buckle, and sent it
through the streets of the city with the public crier,
proclaiming
that it had been found last night in the grounds
at St. Bernard's, and that it would be restored to the
owner on being properly vouched. The garden of St.
Bernard's was no more broken.
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History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. New and Improved Series, No. 48
Subject
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Fairy Tales & Folklore
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Courtship and Marriage
Crime
Date
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1852
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Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
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<a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923335093505154">s0094b28</a>
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24 pages
15 cm
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<p>University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks<br /><a href="http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a></p>
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Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. The first tale presented tells the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty with a few twists, including the continuation of the story after the Prince rescues the Sleeping Beauty. In this version, the Prince marries the Princess without informing his parents first, and he keeps their marriage as a secret for many years, even after the birth of a son and daughter. The Prince’s mother, descended from Ogres, finds out about the hidden family and resolves to eat all of them. The cook pities the poor family and tricks the Queen into eating a lamb, a kid, and a hind instead. When the Queen discovers the deception, she flies into a fury and is about to boil them all in oil when she is stopped by the timely arrival of the Prince, whereupon she throws herself into the oil instead. This tale is followed by the story of, “Charles and John, and the Little Dog Worthy,” which is a moral tale about two boys and the just punishment for little boys who tell falsehoods. In the end of the tale, the dog, Worthy, is renamed “Charles!” in honour of the boy who chose to tell the truth. Following this tale is a short anecdotal account of a solicitor in Edinburgh who, attempting to protect his property from thieves, published a fictitious handbill proclaiming an elaborate but fictitious series of deadly defenses protecting the property. When thieves grew bold again, the gentleman procured a limb of a corpse from the Royal Infirmary to be paraded around the streets of Edinburgh in search of its “owner.”
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English
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JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Publisher
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Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
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Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Type
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fairytale/folk lore
# of Woodcuts: 12
Architecture: castle
Architecture: window(s)
Bib Context: title-page
Chapbook Date: 1851-1860
Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Fashion (Clothing): cape
Fashion (Clothing): dress
Fashion (Clothing): feather bonnet
Fashion (Clothing): pants
Fashion (Clothing): upper class
Furniture: bed
Gender: man/men
Gender: woman/women
Indoor Scene
Monarch: prince
Monarch: princess