The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
rules Of Fairy Land9 Come to the dun

rules OF Fairy Land3 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 50, and crying. 'She
filched us-she stole us! Stop thief! Stop
thiefl' 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 hugh building in the rear. Open.
ing a door, he pointed to heap OF round
"Please, sir, what are those2" said things.
Dipsy, trembling all over.
"Little girls heads" groweld the
Chief Waterman.
But this was said only to give Dipsy q
good fright. They were cocoanuts to
make cocoa nut buildings for the. grand
dinner party that the Fairy Queen was
going to have the next day. r..
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 little girl without any head, or to be
turned into a broom to sweep the pave
ments of the Fairy Cou-ts?" -. .
"Oh, please, sir. BROOM" piped out
poor Dipsy. ...s.~.s .-.
And so, in the twinkling of an eye,
she found herself transformed into a
broom, standing up in the corner, with a
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 gracious smile.
Its for you, little girl, said he. "I
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 H.
"But, please, sir" faltered Della, who
was very tender-hearted, "can't Dipsy
come too?"
"She will sweep the garden-walks
sometimes," said the Chief Waterman.
"tBrooms 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 a silver
sceptre tipped by star. She received
Della very kindly, and adopted her
among the fairies at once.
! "What favor have you to asks" said
she smiling, as Della fell on her knees
on the glistening payment.
| "Please, your majesty" sobbed Della,
''my little mate Dipsy has broken the
laws, and has been turned into broom.
Could you be so very good as to turn he1
back into little girl?H
care you willing to take her place fol
a month"; said the Fairy Queen, gravely.
Della hesitated a moment, and then
said: -
Eyes, your majesty, / am.'
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 beginning to fancy
that she felt stiff and bristling, like q
broom, but the Fairy Queen turned kind
ly towards her, and said:
Generous little girl, you deserve a re,
ward instead of a punishment Go you,
way, and be happy with your little friend
in Fairy Land"
! SO Dipsy and Della were happy evel
after. Dipsy had received such severe
lesson that she never again trangressed
the rules Of Fairy Land; and Della be-
came in time, one of the chief maids Of
honor to Her Majesty the Queen.
And sometimes on moonlight nights
when they are floating, invisible, over the
world below, they could see Mrs. Bidge
grumbling and muttering as she picked
up sticks to boil herpot, and Dipsyis cross
old grandmother scolding away, all to
! herself, because she had no one else tc
scold at.
But Dipsy and Della were fairies now.