The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
The Little People.

The Little People.
Only baby, 'thout any hair
'Cert just little fuz here and there II
ONLY n baby, name you have none \ ~
Barefooted and dimpled, sweet little one.
Only baby, teeth none at ALL
What are you good for, only to squallf
Only baby, just week old;
What are you here for, you little scoid7
BABy's REPLY.
Only baby what should I be3
Lots o. big folks been little, like me.
Amt dot any hair esq have too;
s'pos'en haven't, dess Il TODD grow.
Not any teeth !-wouldn't have one;
Don't Diet my dinner by gnawing bone.
What am here for Pat pretty mean;
who's dot q better right, u ever you've seen ?
What am dood for, did you say9
Eber so many things, cherry day.
Tourse squall sometimes, sometimes bawl;
Fey dassent spant me, cause I'm 80 small
Only baby, 'es, sir. ats so;
IN II you only could, you'd be one, too.
ATS all have to say; you're most too old;
Dess I'll Diet into bed-tocs dittin' told.
KINDNESS ALWAYS HAS ITS RE-
wARp.-[This little simple story is the
genuine composition of child nine years
of age. Miss Lambkins Witty, of Liv-
erpool, and is printed exactly as she
wrote it, without any assistance what
ever. The writer told the editor that
she wrote the story hoping that it might
in some shape interest and amuse the
poor little sufferers in the Children's In
Urinary, Liverpool
There lived once in the time of the
fairies very poor wood-cutter. AS l
have told you, he was very poor. Many
people envied him, for he had two most
lovely children. He himself thought he
was the happiest man in the world. The
three of them used to live in small
cottage, for his wife had died when the
children were little babies. The children
were named Primrose and John. John
was sixteen, and Primrose twelve years
old. They were merry and kind-hearted
children. John used to 60 out and help
his father in cutting down trees, while
Primrose would stop at home and spin.
One bright summers morning, Prim-
rose took her spinningwheel to the front
door, and was just going to begin, when
an old woman came upand asked her for
some breakfast. Primrose begged her to
come into the parlor, while she would
make her some bread and milk. The
woman said she would, so Primrose ran
to the kitchen to get her some. On re
turning, what was her surprise on be-
holding, instead of the old woman, 8
lovely fairy. She was clothed in a dres
of cloudy Wilderness, and with beautiful
shining Jewels all about her. Her lovely
golden hair hung down her back, and i
was covered with Jewels. Primrose fel
on her knees and kissed her feet.
"Rise, beautiful Maiden" said thu
lovely fairy. 81 am Queen Silverstar
A wicked elf changed me into an ole
woman, and said that the spell woulc
break if maiden good and fair woul'
take me in her house and bring me som
breakfast. And now, as you have re
stored me to my proper form, will gran
you one WISH"
cam 1 to have wish? Oh, hoy
NIGEL" cried Primrose. Well, can
wish that may be good!" 49,
at is useless" replied the fairy,
wish to be good, for all my wishes coul
not make you better"
ooh! then, my wish is to have fathe
and John happy" =,
Primrose" said the fairy, sweet,
"you are very generous, but l woul
rather you wished for yourself"
"Oh. can not wish for them? The
can have an invisible and wishing
cap?"
"Your wish shall be granted. Loo
under your pillow tomorrow morning
and YOU will find it," and with sayin
these words she vanished.
Primrose was greatly excited and coul
hardly do her work. She was very gla
when her father and John came HON
for since the fairy had gone she felt vel
lonely, for the first time in her life, an
was also very glad to get to bed tn
night.
In the morning she arose, and sa
what the fairy had said was true. 81
seized the cap and put it on her hea
and without knowing it wished herse
in the gardens of the king. She W
very much surprised to find herself res
ly there, but she soon remembered it W
wishing-cap. Then remembering tn
her father and John had not had the
breakfast, she wished herself back agai
and after giving them their breakfa'
saw them into the forest.
We will now follow the wood-cutt
and John. They had hardly begun the
work when handsome young man car
riding toward them. When he got up
the astonished woodman and his son tn
discovered that he was prince.
"My good man." said he to the woo
man, would you give me little rest
your cottage, and then show me the W
out of this wood p
81 will, with pleasure, your .highne
John, show him to our cottage, and tn
return to me-"
John took him at once to the cottaI
and when he arrived told Primrose
give the prince something to eat, VIII
he went back to his father.
The moment the prince saw Prime
he was struck with her great beauty, a
was still more charmed with her go'
nature He called her Beauty"
the spot, and asked her to marry him.
Primrose answered him, with brig
smile:
az will with great pleasure, de
prince, if my father will let me-"
"That's good, that's good" laugh
the prince, for am sure he will"
"But, then, my poor father and bro
er, what will they do without mel" s.
Primrose, and shade passed over
beautiful brow.
ooh, do not trouble your sweet sci
replied the prince; "they shall not
bothered with poverty any more.
deed, John shall marry my sister, if
will consent, which am sure she will
.That will be nice," said Primrose
"But / must not keep you, darli
any longer; / must be going, and '
return soon and take you to my faith,
palace, where we will celebrate our m
rage"
"Oh, wait one minute; you need
20 on horseback at all, for l have 90
wishing-cap." =,