Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-04-16
FOR THE CHTIDREV.
From the Hearth and Home.
LITTLE FLUTI AND OLD BANG

/ the fairy prince kerme, had declared
that she should on the morrow, marry
the stepson of the Queen, q wicked
fairy youth who played tricks upon
old women, and delighted in worrying
children and old men. Besides, III he
had been ever so good, she would never
have married him-noi moi neveri as
long as young Kiyi should love her as
much as he did. SO BAeBaJ there, after
all the rest Were gone and what
she was going to do she was sure 8hg
didn't know. AS the moon, which hao
been shining brightly, began to 5a OBJ
scured by clouds, poor little tlutii who
was hot 3Htich bigger than humLnlne-
bird, Began to be frightened ana sle
would have gone home now qulel-
] enough if it had not been 30 dark 20
she began to crv-iust a little-and the
tears rolled down on her dress ana on
the mushroom, and down on the grass
like little diamond pinheadsi She
heard the great black beetles growing
in the clover near her, and fierce grey
moths, with fiery eyes, new swiftly
around her head. Then there came
! gIOw-worn, going his nig1tly ROUNDS
and he lifted up his tail and flashed the
light upon her, looking at her the
while as if he thought she ought 60 be
at home and in bed. POOR nLLle Jhlns
she knew as well as he did where she
ought to be, but knowing couAuh' 2 PVT
her there. The HlOW=VorIn had Jull
gone, and she was feeling more lonely
than ever, when she heard in the dis
| tance a great crashing, and saw "a bright
light away offin the woods. The noise
and the light came nearer and nearer
and soon she saw that is was the terrI-
BILE giant, Bang, who was on one OF ms
night expeditions against some enemy
Fluti knew that he would not hurt her
and she was glad enough to see any
body that she could speak TO; so when
he came near, crushing down the young
trees, pushing out Of his way the Bfeil
trunks that stood about ln I1e woo4-i
and making the earth tremDL9 Hs ne
strobe along with his great lantern
she called out: ooh good Bang II
II She knew that he wasn't good 30 all
but she said this 80 as to fatter him p
little. 1t is astonishing how some OF
these wee bits Of things can datter him.
, Old Bang, when he heard her ltor bIe
had voice as clear and and ringing aa
a little bird), stopped short and turned
the light of his lantern on the spot from
7 which the voice came And there She
was sitting on her mushroom
Little Fluti quickly told the giant
; her tale of trouble, and although he
did not feel particularly kind that
night, he said he would do WhateN4E
/ he could for her, for he made 10 q Fule
never to offend the fairies. But e ne
Z was going on a particular e1pedlllo4i
to attack a giant who had lately lfeal-
= ed hins verv badly, and whose castle
was about seventy miles from thefei
7
halls until he had got through Win
this business.
"But if you're afraid to be left here
, alone," said he 'I'n you take along
: ssAli right, - said Fluti; ST wouldn't
be left here another minute for the
world
So tn e giant put down his hand and
! she sGmped on to it, and he put her up
to hfs breast, and there she sat side
I rrrovra on ono of his great coat buttons
= and ii was just as good as riding
horse. So, on they went cra8nlnB
through the woods, and spla8hlng
| through the rivers, and making a5
much commOtiOn as if they had been
, / a couple of elephants running away.
When he came to his enemy,s castle
old Bang did not make so much noise
but walked as softly as he could Lhl
door was open, and he went in. no
one was to be seen. FROM room 10
: room Bang went, through this enOr-
| nous castle but it was evident tnore
was no one there-all had gone OH on
some errand, Bang said OF rascaLlJy.--
! Directly the giant thought he heard q
! little TOise in one ofthe distant rooms,
and Fluti was sure she did. So there
, they went, and by the light of the greN-
] lantern, what do you suppose Lnel
/, saw? Why it was q baby-a common
I little human baby, such as you once
d were yOurself-and lb was lying 4u
o cradle, crying like every thing.
30 n1vfO mvl'' cried Fluti, "what
h is the matter with the poor thing AeL
v me down, please"
e 4 old Bang. t'I can sQuinch it easily, era
die and all, and he lifted up his great
r. foot.
I "StopP ~ cried FIuti, and, down the
4 | giants leg, in a second she was on the
: cradle before he knew it. t you
squinch this baby, you squinch me
said she.
"T don't want to do that, p said Bang.
s'I only wanted to stop its bowling
= What's the matter with lt2l
Little Fluti, she sat on the edge OF
the cradle and looked down on the BABY
who was kicking up its little tat legs
? and doubling its funny little fists ana
! screaming until it was black i'm the race,
Il think it's pin," said tluti.
So down she jumped into the cradle
/ and she rummaged, and the giant ne
D lost sight Of her altogether, and direct
t | " out she came with great pin i'm her
e hands, nearly as big as herself
e ''I knew it, ," said she, sticking right
in him :"
The baby did not cry so much now,
. but it mOaned and sObbed, and ole
Z though Fluti got the giant TO rock the
! ! cradle, the little thing would not got 20
+ It wants some catnip, know" said
= Fluti.
The giant Bang, who was i'm hurry
to go away, was doing his best TO get
- the baby quiet 80 that they might leaves
G | so he looked in the great closet TO see
@ if he could find any Catnip. There DE
= saw one of the eold-woman-giant's bot
{ Ties labelled ext. catnip," and DIE
= took it down and told Flutl that thoFe
was a bottle, but there was not much
] in it. In fact there was only about
= eleven gallons left.
"Oh! he only wants a Httley' said
'rl Fluti. ''Just you pour some i'm O. bowl
:. | and put il here, and VIII giveit 20 him..
SO Eluti got q rag and she dipped Il
| in to the catnip, and then she stood ON
the baby's chin, and i'm spite Otlts W0D-
/ bling she squeezed the catnip into IT'S
mouth. After she had done this two
4 OF three times. the baby was better
p and when old Bang rocked it q short
e time with his finger, it went 20 sleep,
e 'sNoW,'' said the giant, ''let,s co.
:. t'I'm ready said Fluti. 81 can sic
d on your button as before, and you can
p put the cradle and the baby into one of
! G"'1T "The babyi" cried tho giant (so loud
that ft would have walked the child N
l. il hadn't thought &c was only thuuder'.
o ''are We going to take thGtf"
2 "Of course" said Eluti. "M ouiu
n You leave it here 20 diefh
r Old Bang saw there was nothing else
S to do, and so he put the cradle, baby
r. and all, in his pOhket, and with tluti
l. on his button, ne started for home
v growing the meantime mt those rascal
IL riants who stole babies. and tlou
.ri sneakcd away and made other people
|, take care of them.
/, BY the time they had gone about uuE
v miles { was daylight and then Eu-
= gave a Jump.
"Hallo 2" said hc. "Doyuu see thn--
"a two giants over that hillf Those HIn
u the rascaIS q am after! just you WA'
y here"
SO he put the cradle ON the grass
and Fluti got down by IL, and away
ls went old Bang. Now the baby Pc
D. to crv worse than. ever, and poor lttl'
3 Flui could do nothing for lt.
p .sIt's b1no,r,- - said She, Sand l'II gn
)f ,,.,r ~ fbat house. where the people
k ought to up by this time, and get somu.
L thing tor it,
n 81 shewent 20 "a little cottage near nN
Z and there she saw awoman crying llkt