Litchfield enquirer., 1860-04-12

was going over them; and on that long branch of the tree that bends over the wa ter, stood perched little man, who, if he had not been SO re1y small, would have been one of the handsomest little chaps I ever saw But small as he was, he was perfect moral, both for figure and dress-wearing a long green coat, and silk stockings, and having in his hand little black cap, with a long white feather in it, which trailed to his feet. His face was as perfect as wax dolls; and the hair on his head was all in little curls, and as bright as the sunbeaml A pretty little crathur he was, sure enough, but being unused to see the like, I was not over and above asy.
 "'Well, Jenny Morrogh,' says he. look ing at me and laughing, when had done taking the weight of him-'and now you have seen me, how do you like me?'
 1" 'Oh, my lord,' says I, very well, entire ly; but who and what are you?"
 "'Dou't you know me, Jemmy Morroghr says he,-'Pm a fairy, and the que ems chief page, so am," says he.
 " A nd, indeed, your riverence, I'm glad to hear it, says I, 'and ever and always is your grace welcome,' butthering him up; though all the time was shakin' like dog in wet sack
 "'Very glad, no doubt, you are,' says the little man, laughin,' that I can see by the steadiuess of your hand, that's making your float prop up and down, as if all the fish in the river was takin' fanco to your bait"
 "'Why then,' says I, I'm not much used to discoursin' great people; and queens page is altogether out of my line, so--
 No apology, Jemmy,' says the little man, indeed, I'm sorry enough for you, and would willingly help you with all my heart I'm in trouble myself, and if I serve you, may be you could do me good turn as well
 Can you tell me where to get a supper for the childhre?' I can,' says he. An how to pay the rint?' says I. No doubt of it, says he. l knew it was not altogether right to be talkiu' that way to the like of him :; but 1 was desperate, and 50 as got what l wanted did not care for the conse- quence. "Come," says he, "lcd me your tackle" and with that, leaping down, he tuck the rod out of my hands, and twitchin' of the fly, put on something could not see, and bade me try my luck. Well, in less than no time, pop goes the float-and, in deed, it tried my strength to draw out the big baste of salmon that was pullin' at the end of the line. All the time l was landin' him, the little chap stood by lookin' on no ways amazed, but nightly amused to see the way l tugged to get the fish ashore.
 More power to your elbow, Jemmy Morrogh !! Now, then That's it There he is See how elbow grease smoothes diff faculties ?
 "' Indeed, my lord, then,' says I, as soon as I had the crathur safe in my basket, and had taken my breath, ''tis little I should have caught tonight, if your honor had not tended me helping hand and I'd be proud to do as much for your honor any day.
 "' And much you can do for me, Jem- my Morrogh,' says the fairy. You can save me from disgrace, perhaps from ban ishment. See here,' and with that he drew out of his pocket little white thing, and laid it ou the palm of my hand. The dar- lin little shoe it was, of white satin, and the buckles pearls itself. And a purty little foot she must have that would ft,' says I, considerin' it. sure it is not a mor- tai woman she'd be any way No, no, Jemmy,' says the fairy, that belongs to her majesty, our good queen, Blue Bell and, surely, you wouldn't offer to compare her to a mortalT
 "'Aut tidy fingers he must have, who made the purity shng,' says l faix, if I had such show of them in windy, think I'd have more to look at them than the big spalpecn, Tim Whittle'
 "' Well, Jemmy, says the little man, I'm in the world-and-all of trouble about that very shoe-I went farder than I can tell you. to get pair of them shoes for her majesty and coming home on @ sun bame, thief of a wind knocked me off my horse, and in falling I lost the fellow of that shoe, which tumbled nc into big bog hole, and was swallowed up in minute. Now, show my face at court without the shoe I dare Lot and find it can't, seeing that it's overhead in the bog and without you'll help me, I'm lost man, Jenny Morrogh ]! says he, drawing the back of his hand over his eyes, makn' believe he was cryin'
 "' Help you, my lord, sir ? says I, 'wid all the veins ill my heart, if you'll only show me how
 "' Then says he, you must just make another pair of shoes by this one, and then we'll be all right
 "''Tis just the patthern of purty shoe.' says l, but where will get the stuff to make them ?
 Come here tonight, at twelve o'clock, says the fairy, and I'll have all the mate rials ready, and tools into the bargain
 "'Never fear me- says I again. 'In slip out easy, and come to you and with that we parted, carrying the big salmon home, and he scamperin' away op the back of grasshopper, that he had caught, and held by the cuff of the neck, while he said the last words. We'll, to make long story short, may be Judy didn't open her eyes when laid down the salmon OF the stool a fine spring fish it was, weighing ten or twelve pounds, no doubt And she wanted me to take it up to the Hall to Misthur O. Brien, and see what he would give me for it but the children were so hungry, that l cut it up, and boiled it at wanst and fine faste they had, poor cratburs When they were all asleep, 1 ran again like a lephraun, down to the place where I thought to fiud the fairy page. He had not come, howev- CT, but waited awhile and by and by, with hop-skip-andjump, be sprang over the willow there, and lighted down just beside me.
 "'so, Jenny Morrogb.' says he, you're