The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-06-12

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Gallant knight!
ST. NiclolzS.
How Kitty Saw the Fairies.
"But there are no such things as
fairiesr'
"No such things as fairies - said
little Kitty in amazemsnt.
mo, Of course not only babies be-
lieve such nonsense nowadays"
So Master Joe, in all the dignity of
Jacket and trousers, procounces, look
ing contemporary at the little face,
disturbed by this great shock to her
cherished faith.
"But there are, too know there are,
and III ask mamma"
Mamma could not quit co nfirm Mas
ter Joe's opinion, but she had never seen
4 fairy.
know there are such things" said
Kitty. Il hope I'll see m sometime"
This conversation occurred in grand
mas sunny parlor where all the children
had come to keep Christmas. Such a
pleasant parlor, with lots of places for
children to get into and tell stories, and
a great bay window full of grandma's
flowers old-fashioned flowers many of
them, roses, pinks, geraniums, gilly-
flowers, with ivy and vines creeping all
about. Little Kitty loved grandma's
flowers dearly /; she thought the fairies
would like to stay among them.
1t happened the next day after this
conversation, that Kitty was standing
by the flowers in the great window.
Joe the unbelieving had gone to see the
bigger boys skate, mamma had gone
shopping, and there were only Kitty
and grandma at home.
Grandma sat by the ireside with her
book, willie little Kitty looked at her
lovely flowers, and wished she could see
fairy.
wish there would one come just
now on. OF these flowers ?"
She sat down on the floor and looked
up into the branches of the fairy maple
that stood in the center of the window
in a beautiful china jar. This would
be a splendid place for them, she
thought.
As she looked she saw q queer little
old man, with the thinnest of legs in
in bright yellow stockings, and such
puffy orange and ~yellow-striped knee.
breeches. Herubbedhis e eyes and yawned
as he peered down at her.
"Why, it's a fairy J" said Kitty.
"To be sure" said the little man,
"did you never, see a fairy before! On
I forgot you are one of the modern
children ; they don't believe in fairies
and so can't see them, but you shall"
He pulled a green wire as he spoke,
and set all the bells of the maple dan
cling.
No sooner had he done this than a
brisk young fairy dressed in pink and
white appeared under the tree.
"Here I am !" said he, "the first one,
too. Where is her majesty"
"Her majesty could not come" said
a sweet voice. "She sent a sunbeam
to tell me to take her place"
Pillkie bowed low cap in hand.
"Your highaess is most welcome
he said. q await your h~ighness's com
raands."
Such a tiny fairy, in a beautiful GRIM
son dress, with a coronet on her dark
hair and a wand in her hand.
There were more fairies in the jar
now. How they came Kitty could not
tell, but they thronged around the little
fairy, crying "Long live Princess
Rosa! Welcome to the fairy maple,
your highness," and the little old man
rang such a peal on her bells hat it was
heard in the fernery that stood in the
corner, and the timid wildwood fairies
came flying to the jar.
Kitty started when she heard the
bells. "Why, 1 have heard that sound
before in the woods p she cried.
"To be sure you have" said the old
man.
The fairy princess turned to see who