, 1875-08-29

time; then he would begin to poke about on the
ground with his inyariable stick, looking exactly
Like an old hone-picker, until he had found
bone, q pebble. \ twig, . bit Of = rag-anJ un:
considered tritfe Of the wsys:da, *hsti he would
stand still, scratching his laft cheek aud Look
hSedly At the thing he had IN tho pain OF his
hand: After littlo he would call his companion
10 with gesture, aud begin, ''Once III . fa1
lana there lived, ETC.. aud trace the bit OF boua
back to the animal il had belonged to- aud to iss
o.ief life in the pastures, the twig TO it's forest
k'n, tha pebble to It's countless fellows en-
the Ihm1tabla shore IN the morning OF
time. the rag to its threads in the loom and
| Its share in court costume or m infants robe,
until one began to wonder whether it could ba
fancy. or mete al true- He loved Children.
storks, and flowers, With something approach
ing passion, Of which, otherwise, there vas no
trace in him. To children he yielded place,
which no "big people" ever expected from
him. He would bear interruption by 4 child,
and patiently answer its questions, always be-
coming moro child-llke himself in dong 10 he
understood children aud they understood him.
after the oocnls fashion OF the higher animals,
and be might be commonly seen built u? IN
bower Of children, with ono on eaen foot
where there was plenty OF room for it-and
an outer hedge Of them as the less privileged
audience. To them ha was ''dear Andsen,"
too, aud play. fellow, also conhdAnt and help
ct. Nauy tooth has been extracted, many
dose Of medicine administered, under tho inhu-
ence OF story from Andersen: aud the Copen-
OF his stories made in terra-cotta. The chief IA
yor1te ia "Ole Luckoi, ~ who comes to visit tho
!lttie oues in their sleep-never until they ara
fast asleep ttough-sna whispers to tEoua pless~
ant dreams Of the corning OF Santa Clans.
''Ole Luckoi ia 9 comicai little fellow, with
two umbrellas tucked under hid arm, ono, to bo
held over the heads Of good chiltren,
bringing good dreams; the other, to be heki
over the heads Of children who have thought
or done, what the good God does not Ike,
h~su A$r1rn Anita
never invented story Or created parsonage to
friehten child, to produce any feeling Of sus-
peose OF repulaion; Luckoi was not to be waited
for in the dark. with trembling limbs aud beat
mg heart; he could never be seen and be Al
Ways knew when ho trod unoas tho stairs
whether the child Was really sleeping. In every
order his descriptions, and the accessories OF
his stories impromPtu - theT ntesJs were.
were wonderfully accurate, And people Won
defed, for ho nevsr studied botany or AnT
other science from books, Jet when he gave
a soul and costume to q flower. he never
departed from its color or its character-for in
stance, Ia his wonderful story OF the despotio
father-csrrot. and hts lovely daughter, IN her
lace. This story he improvised to reward
little cir! who had obeyed her mothers injnnc-
tions that she should eat = tough old cnrrot
which was in her plate Of soup. To get him on
the subject Of storka Was whimsicall3 pleasant.
He had also studied colony Of these birds. that
every ono had character and = history fur
him; stork family-lIfe, stork heart, stork
brain, every reality and every fancy that
vonid raTard the 1Treationer "a to stork okarar-
tar and onal;tias 9.Wnat Div it il Aoiers,u
cannot Rave Stork-vife!" was mdra than ou,,,
saih all thlnEa ANIMATE aud the things We cali
inanimate responded to the call OF his delightful
fancy, and he reveled in his own power. That It
eoa evar .ond hc.a athsrs - ~ ~ ,nnre occprTcd ta
h;,n Inn IL occnrs to An univ child to suspect
the aaistrnnr of = r,yni xith It's raren,s.
Whareuar ha waa h, waa nol onlv first. hut. ali.
a. a matter Of conrse. The .nams-iav Of The
..Enriisb Rosa. as he called har: beieH vb,le
aha Tas in tha sxma hm1se viii Tia poes. and
eax4ral other onasta ra,n a1so there After the
nTsttv Dsnish - sb;nn har hnstesa oaya =
hama, fet- ~ rh;ch the rosa was. Gneen. with
| thr rfr,ht b, choose q King fnr the dav: Her
a-;v;1asas sors .roi.naJ md Oh. nreoa-ad Ia
decIare her choice bnt ahe had reckmad without
ssdr.r Ari,seI, vhf, Created her af nnre With
"-I-yes, And'ssn himself viii be your oholcs
von shs1l aav rhat Ani]'sen wa vo1,r name. dav
King and 40 t. had "a ha- Ha nayar laft her
a;Ia s,, 6av. he was as Constant a rma Of his
ngn etorkn and hia entir, cony1ctiop Of her
nrewd cnnfart vas IN a;n,n1a and ~ n.ntfast
int M or,e cor1id hava r;d1cnied il who boasted
a1,v hss1t Or the fsintest senss Of humor.
h had no pover OF endunn1 physical rain.
nr anv notion tI,at II WA undi9nifiad to benooau
hiuseE. He would talk to his friends Of every
a;iment and sensation with nuite psthetic ar
slowly and heavily. While he explained. II Was
haff Il, tha NIGHT ,r,d whan ths r1a1o ca1na.
asked The good God 70 take ma awny. but when
il Vant tRonoht + ahouli 1iko to i've. and To
hear him eraVely repeat the eestoro With tho
statement to each oomer, was tie funniest thing
possible, Every one listened aud syrnpAsllzed
uit, nrnfonnd r3aanert Rs rxn a thorn inro f1is
Fnoar ona dav md -oE nnlx d;d he
crva throw himself abt,ut and finally
scTe.n, when Il hsd 10 be takan out viii =