The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-08-15
9or the 1iHle folk.
THE QUEEN OF THE RYE-F FAIRIES

who was lazily walking into the gar
den, to pick handful OF berries, 81
have something for you to do. Just
see how high the peas are. You
will find some rods in the summer
house; take them, land stick them fol
the vines TO grow upon. They will
then become a great deal larger.and
our garden will look much more
handsome
''But, can't get some one else 10
do that for met" asked the idle boy
"Shame on you, Franz; YOU seem
to shirk the very slightest labor
but. MOTHER replied the boy, to
excuse himself, 1--WE are not so poor
that we are compelled TO work for
our bread. What are all the poor
people for! You could benefit them
by giving them work. One moment
You make me do ore thing, aud the
next | must do another. The sun is
hot to-day. too: and | would rather
60 and sill under our shady elm
"lf man. she answered, "would
neither labor with his mind nor
hands, he would then be no better
than the Aumb beast She would
have instructed him further, but just
at this moment she was called into
the house. Franz went reluctantly
to his assigned task, for he disliked
TO put his hands 10 any work. His
sister Emma had heard all tina, was
said, though some distance off, and
she came with her work basket and
sat down on the grass near where
he began 10 stick the rods along the
rows OF peas. She took her knit
ing-work out from her basket. tho
she liked labor about as little as her
brother. Things did not continue
long in this way; and Franz came
and sat down beside Emma to res,
out. as he said, and wipe the perspi-
ration from his face. Meanwhile.
his sister let number of stitches
!rop, and did not take The sIightes
interest in her knitting.
'If mother,' she said, "had no!
appeared serious, would have ask
ed her permission for US 10 take
walk along the meadow
Franz answered.: 'Oh. would it not
be more quiet and shady out yonder,
in the rye-feld! We can not ge, a.
moments rest here in the garden. ]
would like TO sleep here little
while but the birds would go TO sing
ing around me, and the bees would
be buzzing about my ears. Only
think. those troublesome bees are
the same little animals that mother
said are a useful example TO US of
industry. Now, You will not find
one OF these pests in the tall rye.
Indeed, ] never saw or heard of one
there. Let Us go cat there little
while. Fortunately for US, the gar
den-gate is not locked
"Oh! tina, would be fine, lwo'd
be in the greatest glee in the rye
field; for there could catch The glis-
tening beetles, and pluck the bright
flowers a ia -
sand could have little while
for Sleep said Franz. "Come on;
mother will not be here again till
afternoon,and we will he back long
before that. Any time of day is good
enough to attend TO pea-vines. Ha,
ha! nobody can make me believe
there is any enjoyment in work, for
1 invaribly get tired of ii as soon as
| get at it,
"Do you know what ] would ra,h-
er be. above everything elser said
Emma. Il would love to be a fairy,
for it is about the fairies that our
mother has told US SO many nice sto-
ries. They always live like queens,
in the greatest happiness; and they
dwell in splendid castles, built of gold
and diamonds, and surrounded by
gardens, where spring never ends.
That would be the right kind of life
for me. Then would have no stock
ings TO knit, or diclionary.lessons 10
learn
While this conversation was pass
ing,the two children were going out
of the garden gate into the meadow.
Emma skipped about after the drag
on-flies, and plucked many flowers
of the lovliest hue and swee test fra
GRANGE. But Franz. after an hour
or more, climbed over the fence in
TO the rye-feld, and, when. he had
found cool place in the hiel, grain,
he lay down without troubling him
self as 10 whether ornoi he was
breaking off some fine stalks. Al !
though ii was only mid-dav,he was
soon fast asleep.
By and BY. after Emma was tired
OF her exercise, she went into the
rye-fieid, and sat, resting her head
upon her hand, near her sleeping
brother. All at once, she saw. but
a few steps from her. beautiful li;-
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