The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-04-03
The Danger Of Discomfort.
'.'h"A y1ik2 TALs.

worthy Of their glass slippers, mag:o
little luck'pebJe. ~ Her heart burned
to be Of service to tho brute creation
80 sho stepped up to a cow which
was grazing by the wayeide:
'Cow,' said she, 'wbat do you wish
for mostin tRsswbole world I II you
tell me, you shall have it, '' !
The fairy was not much bigger
than g. graSs:hSPper, and tho old COW,
thought 1t was Very presumptuous id,
her I" pretend to have 81 much pow.
or. 'llvwever, there is no telling
thought tho COW, 'for those little flies
that torment NO so much are u great
deal smaller than she is.' And she
coil
If I might have my wish, I would
be n bird. l do not like to be tied
up in tho barn evcry night, and
never to be alIowod to 60 but into one
pasture. The birds have no troubles;
they aro free and happy. They can
fly away from danger, and in the win.
tor they can wurm themselves by the
sun. They oro at liberty to 90 all
around the world, and gather informa.
tion from every country. um weary
Of this life Of slavery and tameness.'
When the fairy heard these words
eho touched COW with her wand, and 10.
stantly she was changed into bird,
aud flew merrily away.
Soon after tho fairy met robin
and she said, "Pretty Robin, what
should you like most in this world p
Il should like to bo whale,' said
the bird, 'Ithink it is very degrading
70 be such n little mite of creature
rs am. always look on every
thing large with envy. Besides, I
should like to liye fir down del, the
water, bcclu-o should be- sAfo
there 3, hawks could not fiud
me, nor" tho stones Wild boys
th1o" at mo reach me-
The fairy thought he was n foolish
bird, bat she did Us ho wished her :
and 10 anSinstant the bird was o great
srerm whule, and plunged into the
water with mighty noise.
AS tho fairy stood by tho sea shore,
she saw another great whale afar off,
and curious to seo if hr too wore dis.
conteut with his lot, she umped into
a tiny shell aud went sailing to tho
whale to ask him if be was happy.
mo, am not,' replied the monster
Of the deep, 'but an sure T should
be, If were horse instead of be-
ing whale. Those beautiful crea.
turos do not have to witt upon thom.
ss'vo'; they are fod aud tended, aod
their couts bl ushed to shine like the
sun. No harpo"ners pursue them ;
they live in pleuty, and dio in peao,.
ful old ase.'
1T is very strange said the fairy
'that cvery one should be unhappy
where God has placed them ! How
true it is that zach one knows his own
sorrows better thun tho Of another :
Then, turning to the whale she suid :
'lluve your wish--for one year you
shall be hur$e Mt the end Of tn t
time. fyou are not content with your
let, meet nc hero, and I will see
what | can do for you
And ns tho great whale changed
into IL beautiful d"ppled gray horse,
she flow nway we'll oon cnted that she
had that day done three benev olen,
ACTIONS.
Well the year Hew ronnd, and OH
tho last day she sought ont the orea
lures she had changed, ond asked
them If they were hnrry now1
'Oh, | was very silly said the COW,
'when l changed tho petty troubles |
had known and tried, for greater
ones bad never heard Of.
was q fuol to think that there was
greater freedom ii the air than on
the earth. have lived in perpetual
terror of the hawks and the boys, and
the cruel mcn With their guns. Oh
/ wish twerc a COW again.
The fairy changed her into COW
again, and the grass tasted bwectcr to
her than over It did.
The poor Robin.Whale, wounded
by swol dish and pursued by hnr.
poons, was lougiug to brea'ho tn.
swrot air Of heaven once more, ard to
build its nest among the green,
small boughs; while tho Whale
Horse, whipped and goaded during
the day, and tied up through the
night, exposed to all the extremes Of
summer heat and wintcr frost, longeh
for the freedom Of his native waves
again, and both begged to be return.
cd to their former state.
The poor fairy, sadly dowu.hcar,ed
at the i'll success Of her scheme TO
make them happy, quietly touched
them with her wand, aud they we,e
once again Robin and Wh&le-hap-
pier by far in tho place God had
gi'on thems than in tho place Of their
Own selection. g-. 49,.
And thus 1t il with mortals.-
Every ems ishes to be what he ia not.
Thv Duor man thinka thot r,y,rty =;