St Nicholas [serial] . rincess Miriel,first daughter of the king, and beloved from themoment she came into the world. King Aratidia was the happiest man in thekingdom, for two reasons. He was happy be-cause the snow was falling, and hitherto he hadVol. only read of snow; and he was happy because ofthis dainty little daughter, who was so beautiful,with her coral-pink cheeks, her violet eyes, andher corn-silken hair, that the royal nurse toldhim that never since babies began to come toearth had there been such a beautiful infant. Andthe king believed her—for he had seen the child. Af
St Nicholas [serial] . rincess Miriel,first daughter of the king, and beloved from themoment she came into the world. King Aratidia was the happiest man in thekingdom, for two reasons. He was happy be-cause the snow was falling, and hitherto he hadVol. only read of snow; and he was happy because ofthis dainty little daughter, who was so beautiful,with her coral-pink cheeks, her violet eyes, andher corn-silken hair, that the royal nurse toldhim that never since babies began to come toearth had there been such a beautiful infant. Andthe king believed her—for he had seen the child. After he had hung a necklace of baby diamondson her little neck, he went to the royal museum,and, asking for the key to the curiosity cabinet,he took therefrom an object that looked strangeenough to him. He knew what it was (it waslabeled Sled), but he had never used one inhis life. Still there were hills in the capital, andhe was barely forty and as boyish as kings offorty ever are. 210 THE THREE GOLDEN SHOWERS [Jan.,. TWO FAIRIES FLEW IN AT THE OPEN DOORWAY AND GAVE HIM GIFTS. Dragging the sled behind him, he went to thetop of Parilon Hill, and, casting himself upon thesled, he pushed off and went flying to the bottomin faster time than his royal body had ever com-passed before. What is it like, Sir? asked the Grand Vati-man, his prime minister, who in great alarmhad watched his royal masters descent from thefoot of the hill. It is like nothing that was ever felt in my king-dom, and it is so delightful, so intoxicating, thatI wish you to order the royal carpenter to makea thousand of these carriages, and let not onlymy court but the worthy poor in all parts of thecity partake of this pleasure. I feel the yearsdropping from me, and if I do this all day I 11be a child by night. All that day the snow fell, and packed downhard, so that when the sleds were made by theclever carpenter (who copied the model exactly,even to the queer characters on it that looked likethe word Arrow) a
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