Annie Fellows Johnston

The Rescue of the Princess Winsome Annie Fellows Johnston

Book Excerpt: ... Holds no thought of sorrow. My true knight he shall come to me With joy on some glad morrow.[Second flower messenger, dressed as Pansy, appears at window. PansyGracious Princess, I come from Feal the Faithful. He plucked me from my bower, And said, speed to the Princess And say, "Like this sweet flower The thoughts within my bosom Bloom ever, love, of thee. Oh, read the pansy's message, And give a thought to me."[Pansy disappears. Princess singsSpin, spin, O golden thread! And turn, O humming wheel. This pansy is his thought of me, My true knight, brave and leal.[Third flower messenger, a pink Rose. RoseThy true knight battled for thee to-day, On a fierce and bloody field, But he won at last in the hot affray, By the heart of gold on his shield. He saw me blushing beside a wall, My petals pink in the sun With pleasure, because such a valiant knight The hard-fought battle had won...