The Lincoln County herald., 1870-05-05
Chty0eresS'S Corner.
THE ENCHANTED NECKLACE.

Little Gertrude sat eating a piece ol
brown bread by The tiny brook ,ha,
Aowed over che rosnd smooth pebbles, a,
The foot Of her fathers gardea.
~, DEAR she exclaimed, at length,
ri wish had something better than
brown bread 10 cat. Iwish had fairy
godmotLcr who would give mo every.
thing wiscd, like the little girl in the
story book. I wish could see . fairy
this minute"
Hearing a ru.tle Of the leaves caused
Gerty to look up, anl 10 there stood q
beautiful lady, not more than foot tall,
with floating possamer robes, end hair
like braided sunbeams.
"Child Of earth, your wish is granted /;
take tais necklace, and as tong as you
wear It, whutevcr you wish for will come
to pass" asd pIacing golden seek lace,
wish q diamond clasp, in the child's
hand, she disappeared before the aston.
ished Gcrty sculd fud words to express
her thanks.
20 what shall I wish for?" thought
she. 10, now know wish l was q
grown up woman, with beautiful house,
and splendid furniture, aud plenty Of
money, and plenty Of servants"
The words were hardly out of h,r
mouth before she found herself in gor-
Roously furnished parlor, seated at graz d
piano, trying to drum out piece Of new
music that lay before her.
"How hungry It makes me to practice
my lesson" she exclaimed 81 wish diu-
nor wss ready"
Instantly the folding DOOR Of tho par.
Ior few open, revealing . table, covered
with snowy cloth, and the richest sivcs.
and costlicst china, and nice white bread
and goIlen butter, and fried chickens,
aud jellies, aud cakes, and fruits of a !
descriptions, and behind her chair stood
a servant ready to do her bidding This
Is something ike living, thought Getty
But hardly hal she tasted tho FIRST NOR.
sci, when huge black mastff bounded
into the open dooway, fis eycba'ls shin.
ing like Goals Of fire and the white froth
dripping from his open mouth.
HE 10 mad" shrieked the the servant,
sprlnging through an open window.
II wish I was in China" screamed
Gerty, and, at a bound and a shirl she
was high 10 the cir, and in on instant she
landed in the midst of dark skined.
klack eyed crowd, who stared at her and
talked in language which she cou'd
not understand.
20, wish I was at my own fathers
house," said Gerty, and with another
whirl she was again in the air, and then
she found herself At her fathers gate.
Her mother was at the door.
20 mother" cried Gertys VI am"
"Who are you p asked her mother.
"Why, am your Ger.y; do you not
know me, mother?'
But the woman only laughed, snd
said
you my Gerty9 Why, Gerty is only
a little girl, and you are woman No,
you are not my child" and she entered
che house and shut the door.
20, what shall 7 do ?" sobbed Gerty
even my own mother does not know me-"
And she darted through the gate just as
. runaway horse dashed along. She tried
to get out of the way, but it was too late.
She slipped and fell directly in front of
the horse, and would doubtless have been
crushed had she not thou, ht of the neck.
lace.
II wish | was q rabbit" she cried
and 10 an instant she bonded from under
the horses feet in the form Of a plump
gray rabbit. She did not pause till she
reached the forest, when, looking up, Oh.
beheld . sportsman with gun about to
shoot Der.
20. l wish was blrd,' she gnsped
and. 10 there she was flying through
rhs air il the from of beautiful bird,
pausing now and then among the lesry
branches Of the trees. siasisg few notes
Of joy. -....... .....
II shall be perfectly happy now"
thought Gerty, but glanciug up she be-
held hawk about TO seize her.
10, I wish was little girl again. l
wish the fairy would tske back the hate
full sectlaee." And she dunr the triuket
from her with such force that she awoke