Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-07-01
From the Little Pilgrim.
The Butter6y's Birthday,
BY FANNIE.

here, was peculiarly beautiful moss
rose bush. One bright sunny morn
ing in June, under the shade of this
bush, there might have been seen two
butterflies, engaged in a very earnest
consultation. The more beautiful of
the two had on brilliant pea-green
Jacket, spotted with yellow and red,
very tight-fitting brown trowsers-and
his bright little eyes twinkled like dia-
monds. His name was Cheri. The
other butterfly was his sister, and she
was called Charmante. She was much
older than her brother, and conse-
quently did not wear quite such
gaudy dress; but still they made
very snowy couple.
The garden in which they were was
famed far and near for its beauty, and
for its hundred different kinds of roses,
which, with the beds of heliotrope and
mignionette, so perfumed the air that
you could perceive the odor when at
quite a distance. Beside these, there
were tulips and geraniums of the most
beautiful species. Verbenas. cacti and
sweet peas grew in great profusion; all
kinds Of lilies, from the stately white
to the modest little bells of the lily of
the valley. There was. too, beauti-
full fountain in the garden. a grace
full water-nymph held in her hand a
vase, from which spouted a jet of wa
ter to the hight of twenty feet.
Little Cheri was begging his sister
to let him have grand party next
day, because he would then be exactly
one year old-quite mature age for a
butterfly. He teazed his sister until
at last she gave her consent. When
Cheri heard this, he showed his de-
light by cutting several capers SO
strange, that Charmante told him he
must remember how old he was
Cheri Immediately sat down by his
sister, and was very dignificd all the
rest of the time. Charmante then
asked him who he would like to in
vite?
"Oh," said he, "there are all the
Butterflies that we know. and the
Hummingbirds, and the Crickcts, and
Locusts, and Grasshoppers, and"
"Stop! stop!" cried his sister, mot
SO fast will get piece of lily leaf,
and write the different names down
r as you give them to me-now l am
ready"
"Well, there is Mr.. Gaywing, and
! his six brothers and sisters, and Mr.
Spotter and his wife, and Miss Green.
spot. | mention these first, because
they are the most fashionable people.
That makes ten," said Charmante
"Let me see.-we must have oul
friends the Bluebottle Flies; they look
q so pretty by lar.p-light How many
of them do we know. sister,"
We'll" said Charmante, stopping
O. in her writing to count, "there is the
: family in the Red Tulip on the next
walk, there's eighteen of them-anc
n we know three of the young ladie:
who live in Sweet Pea Hall,-tha
makes twenty-one."
Then" continued Cheri, 1--WE mus
. have Mr. Beetle, for he is a knight o
great distinction, and always wears
= such shining black armor. We vii
: not have the Misses Mosquito, or th'
. Messrs. Gnat and Fleas, unless the,
: promise to lay aside their stings be
fore they come. / will ask jolly Mr.
. Cricket to come. and not forget t.
: bring his fiddle with him, so that III
may play for us to dance
. why don't you invite the beauti
. full Miss Firehy, Cheri?" said Char
II mante, archly, Il thought you were S,
much in love with her."
. 80 | am," said Cheri, CROWN:
very red; "but because ] did not men
ton her first, it does not follow tha
the last shall be least. Put her nam
down. Now write Mr.. Locust, hi
; wife and child, and Mr.. Miller, hi
:. wife and two daughters.
: But Cheri," said Charmante, .yo
have not yet given me the name Q
7 Grandfather Longlegs. He must hav
an invitation, for he is respected b,
!. everybody"
: "Very well," said Cheri. "and t
), show my respect, | will go myself an
ask him. Now we must have OH
. friends the Hummingbirds, becaus
they always dress so gayly. and dane
so prettily; and then must not forge
to ask the Grasshoppers who live nes
us. / think that is enough. AND
sister, please write the invitations now
, and | will take them around"
:. They were soon written, and Char
took them to the houses of the peopl
. for whom they were intended. Besid
those that have been mentioned,