The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

While she said, with eyes all glowing,
Drawing TO her grandma nigh,
:" Please needle, for Pm going
To help grandpa SOW the rye"
SEEING TIE FAIRIEs.-There was once
a little boy, called Harry, who was very
anxious to see fairy. He was not sat
isfied with hearing of them. He hunted
in every corner, hoping to find one. He
picked all the four-leaved clovers that he
could find, and wished on them with all
his might, and then cried when nothing
came of it. He hunted about for fairy
caps. He looked in the chimney every
night, but all of no use, till one day, as
luck would have it, he stumbled over the
root of tree and fell. The, root was so
rotten that it was crushed into powder,
and whilehe was looking at it, up bounced
little old man, saying, "You little
rascal, how dare you knock my chimney
in?"
"Ididn't know that it was your CHM
ney," said Harry; "and how could /
help it. did not mean to tumble.
Please excuse me, Mr.. Woodgoblin."
"Well, as you are such nice little
boy, perhaps l will" said the goblin,
who was also very deceitful. 4" You are
a fine little fellow, think, and am
fond of children. What would you like
best ?"
"Oh, good Mr.. Woodgoblin, if you
would show me fairy!" said Harry, in
great hurry.
Now this was exactly what the goblin
wished him to say, for he was determined
to revenge himself on the poor little fell
low for knocking in his chimney, but he
made great show of considering the
matter, saying, "Fairies! well don't
know about that. Do you think you
wouldn't be afraid? There is fairies
picnic not mile away; but then there
are some giants coming, and if l take you,
you must not stir SO much rs finger.
Are you sure you will not be frightencd?'
ooh! l am not afraid" said foolish
little Harry, eager to see the giant also.
So the goblin gave Harry his black
paw, and leading him through thicket,
showed him an open space covered with
grass, and dancing about were some tiny
creatures that Harry could hardly see !;
and while he was peeping through the
bushes to get better look, he heard a
great roaring, and looking, he saw mon
strous man as tall as his papa's house,
and with two great heads as ugly as pos
sible, coming straight toward him. Harry
had seen giants in picture-books, but
they did not seem bit like that great
creature, who was alive, and twice as
ugly as anybody could ever have painted
him. Harry was so terrified that he
forgot what the goblin had told him
about remaining perfectly quiet, and
started to run away. Hearing the rust
ling, the giant began to look among the
bushes, aud stopping the little boy,
caught him between his thumb and
finger.
"Oho!" cried he, with roar, "here
is something for my young giants" and
putting Harry in his pocket, with his
poor little head sticking out, started for
home.
They passed straight by his mothers
house, and Harry saw her at the win.
dow, but she did not hear him, though
he called as loud as ever he could. Then
Harry cried as if his heart would break
but the giant cared nothing for that, but
walked on, taking steps mile long, till
at last he came to his castle.
"Come here" shouted the giant, as
soon as he was inside the gate. "Gigan-
tessa, Rorumdin, Highgetopt where are
you, darlings? See what papa has
brought you to play with nice, little,
curly-headed boy. Here he is, ducklings.
Tie him up in NE yard tonight, and to-
morrow Rorumdin can make cage for
him."
All the little giants came running on
hearing this, greatly delighted. They
pulled his hair and they patted it, and
made him open and shut his eyes, and
pulled his ears to hear him squeak; and
then they brought him bread and milk,
and told him to squeak for it. Poor
Harry did as he was told, with tears run.
ming down his face.
"What does he cry for?" asked the
little giants. doesn't he know that We
will get nice bread and milk every day
and have nice cage built for him? Let
us whip him and make him stop cry
ing"
So they whipped him; and then they
tied him up in the yard for the night
and left him--a poor little cuddling
curly-headed baby, that had been used
to be kissed and put to sleep in his little
white bed every night by his dear
mamma. Poor Harry's tears fell dowr
like rain, when who should come along
but the dear old woman that looks after
all little lost children.
"What are you doing here, my dar
ling?" asked this nice old lady.
wanted to see the fairies, boo, hoo
hoo! and went with a goblin, oh, oh
oh and giant caught me and brought
me home for his children to play with
and they are going to build me cage to-
morrow, and want my mamma, ow, ow
ow!"
Then that dear, kind old lady cut
Harry's rope, and took him under hel
cloak, and carried him straight home t.
his mother; and he never after went t.
see any more fairies.
A LESSON IN MANNERs.-Harrys sat al
his fathers side at q friends table
Somebody passed him the bread. Harry
touched a piece that was dry, so he
dropped it and took softer one.
My son." said the father, reprovingly
never touch piece of bread or cake
j thatyO never mean to take"
Harry ate his bread and remembered
After while the cake was passed round
When it came to Harry, the little fingers
made quick, adroit movement, and
hauled off three large slices.
"Why, Harry !" cried the father.
: "Well, papa" said the boy, bravely
"you told me. to take all the pieces
touched, and touched all these"
"No, no, my son; said to touch only
what you meant to take"
And that's just what / did, papa.
meant TO take every one, and ! tried fol
that other big slice with the pile Of sugal