New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11
DIPSY AND DELLA.
Della had run away.

l. INV was =" AAAoAS SAii, LILLY YCd1S Olu
who had been picked out of on orphan
asylum by old Mrs. Blidge. Old Mrs
Blidge lived at the foot of a mountain,
close to Enchanted Land, and very hard
mistress she was, az Della soon found out.
She kept her ali day picking berries, and
then locked her up lest she should es-
cape, while she (Mrs. Blidge) trudged off
to sell them at the nearestvillage. Some
times she fed Della and sometimes she
forgot to feed her, until Della grew thin
and lean and as for clothes, any old rag
was good enough.
One day Mrs. Blidge sent Della out to
draw water at the we'll, and by some mis-
take the chain slipped off the cylinder,
and down went the bucket crash into the
we'll. 80 Della took the tin dipper. and
threw it after the bucket
"Lie there, both of you," said she. 'Ill
never touch you more!'
And away she trudged up the noun
tain to seek her fortune.
Pretty soon she met another little girl,
picking bluebarries off the bushes, and
eating them as if she was half starved to
death.
"Who are your said Della.
Sim Dipsy," said the strange little
girl
"And what are you doing here?" asked
Della
"Oh," SAID Dipsy, ''I've run away"
"Isn't that funny?" said Della. $50
have I. I dropped the bucket down the
we'll. What did you do?"
81 let the oatmeal porridge burn" said
Dipsy. 'And while my cross old grand
mother was looking for a nice timber
stick to beat me with, ran away"
'And what are you going to DO now?'
asked Della.
81 don't know" answered Dipsy,
"Neither do l." said Della. Lets
take hold of hands and go up the noun
tain together"
Pretty soon they came 20 a great field
Of BURBERRY bushes, where pail stood
filled nearly to the brim with the fruit.
"Stop!' said Della. 1T isn't ours"
81 don't care" cried Dipsy, stamping
her little foot. ''I'm hungryW
$50 am IT, said Della; s'but we mustn't
take what isn't ours"
Dipsy, however, only made face in
return, and sitting down, began to gobble
up the berries as fast as she could
All Of sudden tall old woman, with
a curious peaked cap, and nose and
chin that almost touched each other,
seemed to rise up before them out of the
very middle of huge cluster of blue
berry bushes.
| sWho's eating my berriesl" said she, in
a shril| voice.
Dipsy put her blue stained fingers be-
hind her.
"lt's that little girl" said she, nodding
her head toward Della.
The old woman looked sharply from
one to another, but she did not say any,
thing.
please, ma'am," said Della, humoly,
'swe are two little girls going to seek our
fortunes. Gould you tell me where the
Queen of the Fairies lives"
II am fairy myself" said the old
woman.
1 At this Dipsy burst out laughing.
mo, yer is not" said she, finging a
handful of blueberries at the old woman.
'''Fairies are young and beautiful! You
are an old frightp'
''Dipsy hush'' said Dipsy.
Il won't hush!'' said Dipsy.
The old woman, however,. paid no at
attention to the little girls, impudent
words.
You are in Enchanted Land now
said she. eff you go on straight up this
path, you will find great rock, all hung
with vines, on the edge of stream
Knock at it, and say, Open gates, Della
waits!" You will see what you will see =
''How do you know my name is Eella?''
said the child. IN amazement.
Il know everything" said the old
woman, with wise nod of the head.
i Didn't tell you l was fairy2 But there
are three things you must observe"