Himalayan Times (1955)

M

ay 15, 1955 3§tnuitBgi3n 2£it>««

where they would be Prince was installed on into a handsome youth,
made rulers. the throne, while his com- obviously of supernatural
"On arising next mor- panion was made the origin. The queen add-
ing they found them- Chief Minister. In a very ressed him as Togkarko,
selves in a strange town, 8hort time, also, the new and their lips met in a
and, walking into the king married his predeces- long greeting,
market place, they were sor s daughter,who reigned "When they wer©
told that the king had by hia side, seated, and had partaken
just died, and the people ''Not far from the of the delicious viand?
were looking for his palace were the ruins of with which the table-
successor. Presently a an old, disused fortress, to were laden, Togkarko
priest came out of the which none but the queen asked,— "What is your
royal palace, and informed ever went. She visited it husband like ?" "He is
the assembled people that every day, alone, at noon. yet but a youth," the
the Princess, the late The Chief Minister grew queen replied, "nor have I
monarch's daughter, would very curious as to what known him long enough
throw rice from the palace took her there so fre- to discover either his
roof, and that the man quently, and one day, faults or his worth. How-
upon whose head it should donning the hat of in- ever, let us not talk about
fall should be crowned visibility, he followed her. him. Remember that from
king. Arrived in the old build- to-morrow I shall come
"To get. a better view '"g> they traversed dim here earlier." With these
of the proceeding, the corridors and va*t and words- they parted for
Prince and his companion empty halis. till at last the day, the queen re-
climbsd into a tree near they came to a room, turning to the palace,
the palace, and it was beautifully furnished. In- 4<The next , the
into this tree that the cense was burning ma Chief M]nister ag(linfol]ow.
nee tell when thrown by comer while golden ves f ag she

the Princess "How can se^8 01 holy water were , i , , u

x nuLcaa nuw wu _ j was leaving her lover, he

a tree be our kins' ? placed in a conspicuous , , ?. ..^

. , , ° uur, K,u,& • ' wu i overheard him say,—"To-

cned the neon e but the positron. Ibe queen chang- i c

,' . Pe(jPlwi IJJl' llli3 u j f a morrow, in the form of a

old pnest, being curious f her dress for a wonder- , , fa ^ j shall come

instructed them to see if f«l Bijkep robe, and neated ^ • {q {qt

here was anyone in the herself on one of the ]f £ h^ hllshs,nd
tree. Of course the Prince luxurious divans with 0f vours js like '**
and his friend were dis- which the apartment was
covered, but, as soon as provided. Presently a hand- "The Minister now
their disreputable condi- some bird appeared and revealed what was hap-
tion was seen, the people hovered near the window, pening to the king, and
refused to accept either aDd> seeing it, the qui:en between them they ar-
of them as their ruler. r08e and, placing more ranged the following plot.
However, as soon as the incense in the burner, thus A thousand men were to
young men started vomit- produced a cloud of scented sit in the audience chain-
ing gold and turquoise, a smoke The bird seemed ber on the morrow, and
different complexion was t0 take this as a sign of the Minister was to catch
riven to affairs, and they welcome, and having flown the bird and hurl it into
were welcomed. The inside was transformed the fire, while the king