Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-27
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And what did see? A wee girl-face, brigh
and eager, and fair.
win her mothers lips. and lustrous ewes. an
ripple of golden hair,
Anu darling rogue of q baby-boy with merr
black eyes; and, ah,
Ihey both were pleading with lips and ewes ft
story, story, papa!'
what sort of story, my dears 9'' said; ''
Well. come, as you've been good children.
near, l must humor you to-day:
Once on a time, in beautiful wood, there live
couldn't ielf you the year. of course. but I'll
| ever so long ago;
And all the people they loved her so, this fairy il
For she never was cross and proud, my dears
but kind, and gentle, and good;
AND she always was happiest when she'd mad
Unlike some little children know, who tease
and quarrel and fight!
Not you, my dear Z? Why, of course not, child
did you fancy should suppose
That Edie and Sid would ever do such naughty
things as those?
IT'S only bad little boys and girls that plague,
But now for this beautiful fairy, dears twas tell
ing You about.
q
little plague you are!
wen, fancy-l only fancy, you know-she was
something like mamma;
Sne' q nice brown eyes, and-let me think-yes
beautiful golden hair;
ana her face was quite treat to see, 1t looked
80 pleasant and fair.
Now in this wood q hermit dwelt. I'm n cotface
lone and poor;
He was blind Like poor papa, my dears, and his
heart was heavy and sore,
ud Ia.
his lonely cot,
And thought, tPoor man, must do my best to
brighten and cheer his lotl''
So she'd come and chat, and tell him the news.
till he grew quite merry and bright,
And she gave him all thatshe could-food, gold.
and everything but sight;
And she brought little children 10. play with him
sucn nice little children, miss
And he hear their prattle and tell them tales,
andpuil their ears like this!
Well, the fairy had a brother, my dears, who
was quite giant, tits said,
Ana could do, my, such wonderful things when
he took IL into his head;
And when his fairy sister was out on an errand
He went alone to the blind man 8 hut, and gently
led him away.
He led him away to secret cave, where mighty
genii dwells,
And with curious bottles, and drugs, and books,
And he touched the man with his magic wand ON
his poor, dark, sightless eyes,
And ne saw-oh, the joyl-he saw again the beau
tifnl fields and skiesl
He was cured, my dears-he was blind no
more; and he thought, with happy smile,
won't arta let her know it all at once But keep Il
For the dearest thought of his heart was this, |
How glad the fairy will be,
And what fun shall have with the children now
when they come to play with me.''
Well, he found the fairy waiting at home, and |
she started mp from her chair
With her face all fush'd and eager-like. as
mammals Is over there;
And she press'd her hands, as mamma does now,
w. 70 her throbbing brow, just here
Why, Bessie, my darling, what is it now 2 how
you highten q fellow, dear!
For, ah, she had read my story right, and was
With her arms about the children and me, my
fairy bonnie and blest
And clasped her to my heart of hearts, while
The truest helpmeet, the sweetest wife God ever
gave to mani
told her all as she lay on INV breast. hand
lovingly clasp'd in hand,
And then the dear children had to be kiss'd, and
made to understand;
And had to tell who Edie was like. with her
mothers eyes, dear heart,
And whether little syddie was not my very
counterpart!
Ind of course had to be taken ont around our
little demesne,
Where all its beauties were pointed out, and ad-
mred again and again;
Ind then, In the midst Of q merry laugh or q
lightly utter'd jest,
'oor Bessie would quite break down again, and
be weeping on my breastl
'alking Of the--hemi why there she is,-that's
her knock, as sure as gunl
ow you take your cue from me, old man. and
III show you n little fun
Bessie, my dear, this gentleman here In n very
old friend ofmipa--
[r. Smith, Mrs. c. Mrs c. Mr. smjfb-jn the
briefiess-barrister line!
Ia, ha! why, where Is your memory, dear? AS
the singers say, Try back
ave you quite forgotten our old playmate. the
illustrious DR.. Jack?
ulo! what now? Well upon my word. this
really Is surprisel--
issing another fellow, by Jove, under my very ,
eyes!
My look at her now, old man. there's n picture
for you, eh? Z
my she's getting younger, and roster, and ,
nandsomer every dayl
ome, get US some tea, there's dear, good girl.
and don't stand laughing there,
no we II make 1t q Jolly meeting tonight with
DR.. Jack in the chairl'' It