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on," and no more notice was taken of the rejected suitors. If, however, the princess was pleased with any one of them she threw a garland of flowers upon him, and he became her husband.
The princess of the country to which our king and the Sannyasin had come was having one of these interesting ceremonies. She was the most beautiful princess in the world, and the husband of the princess would be ruler of the kingdom after her father's death. The idea of this princess was to marry the handsomest man, but she could not for a long time, find the right one to please her. Several times these meetings had taken place, and yet the princess had not selected any one for her husband. This meeting was the most
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splendid of all; more people than ever had come to it, and it was a most gorgeous scene. The princess came in on a throne, and the bearers carried her from place to place. She does not; seem to care for any one, and every one, becomes disappointed that this meeting also is to be broken. up without any one being chosen Just then
