Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17
Katie's Dream.


and when she woke she said to her mother
I o mother, have had such a dream 90
Aud her mother said
What was it Katie2 tell it me-"
! So she rubbed her little eyes, aud began
IL drcamt | was good fairy, in a green
gauge dress and had a wand and when |
saw any one sick or sorry, or in distress,
Just tapped them with my wand that's a
long stick, you know, mother-and in a min
ute they were well aud happy Aud liked
to see them glad and they loved me so. q
mother, wish could be a good fairy but
| know | can't, for there are not really such
things as FAIRIES at all, you know"
Aud Katie looked quite unhappy for a
minute.
But her mother asked
What would you do, Katie, if you really
we're a fairy2 Come now, think it over, aud
tell me-"
So Katie thought a minute very hard and
then she said
I'D make baby all right the minute he
iumbed down, and not let him cry bit.
Aud granny's dim eyes should see we'll, and
the stitches in her knitting be picked up the
minute they fell And poor sick BERTHE, in
the cottage should get better, aud not fret so,
as be does. And-and, father should have
lots Of money to buy that piece Of land he
wants for school. o nanny, what a big
tap should have to give for that; and then
up would jump the school, with porch all
covered white flowers. Bat, o dear /
mustn't think about it, for it only makes me
so sorry that | can't be good fairy"
Katie's mother smiled at this, aud an-
swered
But | think you might be a good fairy,
dear, if you liked"
Katie jumped up, wide awake now.
20 mother What do you mean ? Do
tell me But, o dear hear granny calling
me. Wait a minute"
And of scampered Katie to do an errand
for granny.
Katie's father was clergyman, so Katie
saw aud heard a good deal of other peoples
troubles, which perhaps was the cause of her
dream.
That evening when baby came down for his
half-hour in the drawing-room he was fretful
and when it was his bedtime he would not 90
unless Katie did too. Now it was not Kaiie's
bedtime, and she wished very much to stay I;
hut the little brother put up his lip, and cried
for her
Katie half meant to let him be carried off
sobbine but she heard a tiny whisper from
her mother of ." good fairy" A light came
into her eyes, and she trotted off with baby,
who was always happy with her.
Next day, granny lost her spectaoles
Katie was busy making a bead.mat; but
something said to her mot her mother this
time) " good fairy" and down went the beads.
aud down went Katie on her knees under the
sofa looking for the spectacles.
Good little fairy" said granny, as Katie
appeared with the lost treasure.
&" must try to be a fairy to sick Berthe,
too" said Katie to herself
So each day she went down the lane with
flowers, or toys, or an amusing story; and
though it was dull sitting in a dark cottage,
she tried not to MUD that. And BERTHE
liked her visits very much.
" 1t does him all the good in the world,
miss, your chatting to him bit" said his
mother. Why, the doctor came yesterday,
and said he wasn't the same child. 'Amuse
him. says he, and he'll get over this"
Katie was actually doing all she had
thought the good fairy could do, and without
the wand all except the school, at least; and
wish aud plan how she would, she could not
make that appear. No' it certainly wanted
the fairy's tap, tap, TO do that. Aud Katie
almost forgot the school in the visit Of an old
uncle-who was gouty, and sometimes cross,
aud whom Katie was very much afraid of at
first. But by-and.by she grew sorry for him,
when she saw how his leg hurt him and she
forgot to feel angry that he did not like baby
in the room, and often scolded Muf, her dear
little dog. And, by-and-hy, out of sheer
pity, she grew to wait on him as she did on
her grandmother etching him the newspa-
per. telling him when it was time for his
medicine, aud max ing herself so busy attend
ing to his comforts, that she never had time
now to think about FAIRIES. One day. Uncle
Dick was very chatty, and something in the
conversation turning on dreams, Katie told
her old dream again, And ever after that,
Uncle Dick called her his good fairy. and he
bought her green winter dress-not gauze.
but good warm stuff and used to Joke her
about the wand.
You haven't got that" he would say.
" or else | should see the school popping up
in the village, All, We must wait bit for
that !"
But how long do you think they waited
Only till her birthday. Then Katie found
on her plate an envelope. All sorts of thin
cracking paper came out of the envelope, on
which was written, g. A wand for my good
fairy, with which to tap for a school,"
Uncle Dick had Put bank notes-s300-in
that envelope, and Katie's father was to have
his school directly.
Mother" said Katie, her eyes gistening,
II need Mt wish to be a good fairy any
more, need | 2"
Darling" said Katie's mother and grand
mother, and Uucle Dick, ave think you are
one already"