The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-05-17
THE PALACE OF BEAUTY;
FAIRY. TALE.-BY MRS. cHILDs.
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Marion promised, and departed She found the
task harder than the first had been. She could not
help speaking; but when Rose asked her for any of
her play things, she found 1t difficult give them
gently and affectionatey, instead of pushing them
along When Rose talked to her, she wanted TO 60
away IN silence; and when pocket mirror was
found In her sisters broken into thousand
pieces, she felt sorey tempted to conceal that he did
the mischief. But she was so anxious to be made
beautiful that she did as she would be done by.
All the household remarked how Marion had
changed. 81 love her dearly said Rose; "she is
so good and amiabe.''
$50 do |, said dozen voices.
Marion blushed deeply, and her eyes sparkled with
pleasure.
"How pleasant it is to be loyed,'' thou..ht She
AT the end of the month she went TO the groto.-
The fairies in blue lowered the silver wands and
flew away They travelled on-the path grew steep
er and steeper but the fragrance of the atmosphere
was redoubled, and more distinctly came the sound
OF the waters falling in music. Their course was
stayed by troop of fairies in rainbow robes, and
silver wands tipped with gold In face and FORM
they were far more beautiful than anything Marion
had yet seen.
"Here we must pause said the Queen; ''this
boundary you cannot pass"
''Why not?" asked the impatient Marion
Because, those must be very pure who pass the
rainbow farrles,' replied the Queen.
cam not very pure?" said the maiden; call the
folks in the castle tell me how good have grown y
''Mortal eyes see only the outside,'' said the
Queen; "but those who pass the rainbow fairies
must be pure in thought, as well as in action Re-
turn home-for three months never indulge an env-
Gus or wicked thought. You shall then have sight
of the Immortal Fountain
Marion was sad at heart; for she knew how many
enylous thoughts and wrong wishes she had suffered
to gain power over her.
At the end of three MONTHS she again visited the
Palace Of Beauty The Queen did not smile when
she saw her; but in silence led the way to the I'M
mortal Fountain. The green fairies and the blue
fairies flew away as they approached but the rain
bow fairies bowed low 10 the Queen, and kept their
gold-tipped wands firmly pressed. Marion saw that
the silver specks on their wings grew dn and she
burst into tears. 81 knew said the Queen sthat
you could not pass this boundary Envy has been
in your heart, and you have not driven it away.-
Your sister has been ill., and in your heart YOU wish
ed that she might de- or rise from the bed of sick
ness deprived of her beauty Be not discouraged :
you have been several years ndulgng in wrong feel
ings, and you must not wonder that it takes MANY
months to drive them away
Marion was very sad as she wendell her way
homeward. When Rose asked her what was the
NATTER she told her she wanted to be very good but
she could not "When want to be good read my
Bible and pray said Rose; ssAnd find God helps
me to be good Then Marion prayed that God
would help her to be pure in thought: and when
wicked feelings rose in her heart she read the Bible
and they went away
When she again visited the Palace of Beauty, the
Queen smiled and touched her playfully with the
wand, and then led her away to the Immortal Foun.
tain The silver specks on the wings of the rainbow
fairies shone bright as she approached them, and
they lowered their wands, and sung as they flew
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