The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-30

forgetfulness. Alas il had already begun L
droop and wither, and the leaves we're chang
ing color, and the blossoms were dropping of
and she knew that her mother was beginning
to suffer.
"Oh that had never seen the hateful flow.
er 20 cried Rosebud and then instantly re-
collecting ierself she dropped upon her knees
and kissed it, and wept upon il, and the flower
seemed refreshed by her tears, and when she
stood up and looked into the face Of the good
little fairy, and saw her lips tremble, and the
color change in her sweet mournfll eyes, she
felt as if she never should be happy again.
daughter Of earth child Of the air !" said
the Fairy, ''two more days remain to thee
What wouldst thou have I"
Oh, nothing nothing! Let me go back
to my dear, dear mother, and shall be so hap
pyp
That cannot be. These trials are to pre-
pare thee for thy return to her. BE patient,
and take thy choice OF these three things, a
battle, a coronation, or bnll.n
"Goody Gracious how should like to
see coronation !" cried Rosebud, and then
she recollected herself, and blushed, and curt
sled, and said, " If you please ma'am!"
Call me mother, my dear-in Fairy-land.
| am your mother"
Well, mother" said Rosebud, the tears
starting into her eyes, and her heart swelling,
as she determined never to call her mamma,
no, never! swell, mother, if you please, /
would rather stay here and watch the flower
don't want 10 see anything more IN Fairy
land; I've had enough o. such things to last
me as long Us live. But oh, If l should han
pen to fall asleep"
If you should, my dear, you will wake in
season; but take your choice"
"Thank you, mother, but choose to stay
here'
At these words the Fairy vanished, and Rose
bud was left alone, looking al the dear little
flower, which seemed to grow fresher and
fresher, and more and more beautiful every
minute, and wondering whether it would be so
with her dear mamma and then she fell to
thinking about her home, and how much trou-
BILE she had given her mother, and how much
better she would always be after she had got
back to her once more-and then she fell
asleep, and slept SO soundly, that she did not
wake till the sun was up, and it was time TO
water the flower. At first she was terribly
frightened; but when she remembered what
the Fairy told her, she began to feel comfora-
BILE, and lest something might happen, she
took little sea-shell that lay there, and run
ming down TO the water, dipped it up full, and
was on her way back, thinking how happy her
poor dear mamma would feel if she could only
know What it was, and rho it was that made
her so much better, when she heard the
strangest and sweetest noises all about her in
the air, as if the whole sky was full Of the hap
piest and merriest creatures! and when she
looked up, 10! there was broad glitter to be
seen, as if the whole population Of Fairy-land
were passing right over her head, making a
sort Of path like that you see at sunrise along
the blue deep when the waters are motionless
and smooth and clear.
"Well," said she, looking up, " do wonder
where they are going SO fast''-and then she
stopped" and do think they mightbe civil
enough just to let body know / dare say tits
the coronation, or the butterfly hunt, or the
battle. or the-oh, how l should like to be
there I"
No sooner was the wish uttered, than she
found herself seated in high gallery, as deli
cately carved as the ivory fans Of the east
with diamonds and ostrich-feathers all about
and below her, and prodigious crowd assem-
bled in the open air-with the lists, opened
a trumpet sounding-and scores of knights
armed cap-a-pie, and mounted on dragonfles,
waiting for the charge. All eyes were upon
her, and everybody about was whispering her
name, and she never felt half so happy in her
life, and she was just beginning to compare the
delicate embroidery of her wings with that Of
her next neighbor, sweet little fairy who sat
looking through her fingers at youthful
champion below, and pouting and pouting, as
if she wanted every body TO know that he had
Tilted her, when she happened to see a little
embroidered on his beaver and
she instantly recolected her promise, and
cried out, "Oh, mamma! mammal" and
wished herself back again, where she might |
sit by the flower and watch over il, and never
leave it,never! till her three days of trial were
ended.
In moment, before she could speak word
or even make bow to the nice little boy
fairy who had just handed her up her glove
on the point Of lance like sunbeam, she
found herself seated by the flower. Poor
little thing! twas too late Every blossom
had fallen off but one, and that looked un-
healthy, and trembled when she breathed
upon it. She thought Of her mamma, and
fancied she could see them carrying her up
to bed, and all the doctors there, and nobody
able to tell what allied her; and she threw
herself all along upon the grass, and wished
all the fairies at the bottom Of the Red Sea,
and herself with them And when she look
ed up, what do you think she saw and where
do you think she was why, she was at the
bottom Of the Red Sea, and all the wonders
Of the Red Sea were about her-chario's
and chariot-wheels and the skeletons OF war
horses, and mounted warriors, with heaps OF
glittering armor, and jewels of silver and
jewels Of gold, and banner and shield and
spear, with millions and millions OF little sea
fairies, and Robin Goodfelows,and giants ana
dwarfs, and the funniest looking monsters