The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

Wait for thy morning, be it good or i'll,
Not yet, friend not yet.
Bret Hurte.
DIPsY AND DELLA. /
Della had run away. .@s
She was little girl, nine years old,
who had been picked out of on orphan
asylum by old Mrs. Blidge. Old Mrs.
Blidge lived at the foot of mountain,
close to Enchanted Land, and very hard
mistress she was, as Della soon found out.
She kept her all day picking berries, and
then locked her up lest she should es-
cape, while she (Mrs. Blidge) trudged off
to sell them at the nearest village. 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. 80
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. So Della took the tin dipper. and
threw it after the bucket. re.
ellie there, both of YOU" said she. "I'l
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 you'll" said Della.
"I'm Dipsy," said the strange little
"And what are you doing here?" asked
Della.
son." said Dipsy, "I've run away"
"Isnt that funny?" said Della. $50
have I. dropped the bucket down the
we'll. What did you do?"
II 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.
II don't know" answered Dipsy,
"Neither do l." said Della. "Let's
take hold of hands and go up the noun
tain together"
Pretty soon they came to great field
Of blueberry bushes, where pail stood
filed nearly to the brim with the fruit.
"Stop!". said Della. ut isn't ours"
~ don't care" cried Dipsy, stamping
her little foot. "I'm hungryw
$50 am l." said Della; "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
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.
''Who's eating my berries!" said she,i
shril1 voice.
Dipsy put her blue stained fingers be-
hind her.
''1ts 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, humply
tive are two little girls going to seek ou1
fortunes. Could you tell me where the
Queen of the Fairies lives"
II am fairy myself" said the old
woman.
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 fright!"
';Dipsy hushv p said Dipsy.
II won't hush! p said Di psy.
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 a great rock, all hung
with vines, On the edge Of a stream.
Knock at it, and say, open gates, Della
waits" You will see what you Will see =
'"How do you know my name is Della2'
said the child, IN amazement. -
II know everything" said the old
woman, with wise nod of the head
Didn't tell you I was fairy? But there
are three things you must OBSERVE
"What are they q said Della.
Don't look behind you; that's number
one. Don't touch anything; that's mum
Der two. Don't laug h; that's number
three Now, go on your way" I.
Hand-in-hand, the little girls once more
set off, their hearts beating so fast at thu
prospect of entering Fairy Land that the7
could hardly breathe. At the top of thu
hill they found the big rock al
over hung with vines, Just as the ole
woman had said, and Dipsy, crowdin9
forward, knocked first, crying out as sh1
did so: o ---
"Open gates; -
Dipsy waits, .~-@
And SO does Della!'' '5' '.'5 !
The vines swung aside, like green cur
tains stirred by the winds, and great
gltterlng doorway, with pillars Of SOLE
crystal on either side, appeared while he
yond you could see2a lovely garden witt
apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines
apricots, and every sort of delicious frui
that ever was heard of. Beautiful foun
tains sparkled in the sunshine, toys of al
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