. St. Nicholas [serial]. icence marked thewide halls, but the crowned figureon the throne and all his courtierswere under the same spell. Hesi-tatingly Peter ascended a narrowstaircase leading to the the sexton stood, his numbhands holding the rope of a bigbell. Peter pulled the string, andlo! an enchanting peal rang overthe city, the more marvelous be-cause the bell called out: The city Vineta, sunken for its misdeeds, wakenethto life. The sexton shook himself and mumbled thanks toPeter, and when the bewildered lad reentered thethrone-room, it was filled withgallant knights and g
. St. Nicholas [serial]. icence marked thewide halls, but the crowned figureon the throne and all his courtierswere under the same spell. Hesi-tatingly Peter ascended a narrowstaircase leading to the the sexton stood, his numbhands holding the rope of a bigbell. Peter pulled the string, andlo! an enchanting peal rang overthe city, the more marvelous be-cause the bell called out: The city Vineta, sunken for its misdeeds, wakenethto life. The sexton shook himself and mumbled thanks toPeter, and when the bewildered lad reentered thethrone-room, it was filled withgallant knights and graceful ladies,surrounding the monarch, whorose to thank Peter for wakeninghis city from its hundred yearstrance. I 11 make thee mine heir,said the king, and thou shalthave all the riches thou canstdesire. No, Peter replied; I askbut one boon. Make me yoursexton, and let me ring the en-chanted bell every night at sunset,so that my brethren of the upperworld may hear the warning taleof the sunken city. The king Sol BY ELI AGE 8. (SECOND PR PHOTOG
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