New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11

9AnlAands LIZ LILLY 81 Is OilCc more
set off, their hearts beating SO fast at the
prospect of entering Fairy Land that they
could hardly breathe. At the top of the
hill they found the big rock all
over hung with vines, Just as the old
woman had said. and Dipsy, crowdipg
forward, knocked first, crying out as she
did So:
.Open gates;
Dipsy waits,
And so does Della!"
The vines swung aside, like green cur
tains stirred by the winds, and a great.
glitterng doorway, with pillars of solid
crystal on either side, appeared, while lie.
yondc you could see a lovely garden with
apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines,
apricots, and every sort of delicious fruit
that ever was heard of. Beautiful foun-
talns sparkled in the sunshine, toys of all
sorts were scattered about, and the air
was filled with delicious music, as if a
military band were playing somewhere
in the distance.
And this was Fairy Landl
The little girls rushed through as if
they had wings on their feet; the crystal
gates closed behind them: and Dlpsy.
springing forward, began TO fill her pock-
cts with the beautiful toys and tempting
fruit.
Stop, Dipsy," said Della. s'Remem-
Der what the fairy said" rs
""Oh." said Dipsy, "she won't knowr'
And then an old man with gilt crown
on his head came hobbling towards
them.
"Oh, what funny old mani" cried
Dlpsy, bursting out laughing.
"Ah! said the old man .'Breaking the
rules of Fairy Land2 Come to the dun
geons quick"
And as he spoke, all the toys and fruit
IN Dipsy's pocket changed to living crea-
lures and bounced out, turning summer
saults az they did so, and crying. "She
tilched us she stole us Stop thief Stop
thlet!'' while the old man with the gilt
crown, who was the Chief Waterman of
the Garden Of the Fairy Queen, dragged
Dipsy long, kicking and struggling, to-
ward a hugh building in the rear. Open
ing door, he pointed to heap of round
"Please, sir, what are those?" said things.
A1PSy. 1iVAADlIuSS oil OPtl.
Little girls heads" groweld the
Chief Waterman.
But this was said only to give Dipsy a
good fright. They were cocoanuts to
make cocoanut buildings for the grand
ssinner party that the Fairy Queen was
going to have the next day.
At this Dipsy fell down on her knees
and began to shrek and cry for mercy.
"Tell me- said the Chief Waterman,
very sternly, whether you would rather
be "a little girl without any head, or to be.
turned into broom to sweep the pave:
ments Of the Fairy Cou~ts?"
ooh, please. sir. BROOM" piped out
poor Dipsy.
And so, in the twinkling of an eye,
she found herself transformed into q
broom, standing up in the corner, with d
red string passed through the place where
her eyes used to be, to hang herself up
by!
Then the Chief Watchmen turned to
Della, with q gracious smile.
Its for you, little girl, said he. III
am to take you to the Fairy Queen, when
you will get leave to pluck all the fruits
and flowers, and play with all the toys
you like @
"But, please, sir" faltered Della. who
was very tender hearted, "can't Dipsy
come too2"
"She will sweep the garden walks
said the Chief Watchman.
8 Brooms have nothing to do with toys
and plums and roses"
The Fairy Queen was sitting on her
throne, all spangles and precious stones
and green gauze, with diadem Of dew
drops on her head, and holding silver
sceptre tipped by star. She received
Della very kindly, and adopted hex
among the FAIRIES at once
what favor have YOU to ask?" said
she smiling, as Della fell on her knees
on the glistening payment.
Please, your majesty" sobbed Della
my little mate Dlpsy has broken the
laws, and has been turned into a broom
Could you be so very good as to turn her
back into a little girl?'
care you willing to take her place fos
a month";" said the Fairy Queen, gravely.
Della hesitateda moment, and then
said
'Yes, your majesty, l ann
She did not like the idea of being a
broom very much; but then it would only
be for month, and it would save Dipsy
from such terrible doom.
''Let the broom be brought" said the
queen, with wave of her star-tipped
wand, and one of the black slaves
brought it over his shoulder. She
touched it with her hand, and immedi-
ately Dipsy stood trembling crying be-
fore her.
Della was already beoinninr to fancy