The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-08

On LnlS particular evening the
adviser in-chief was skimmina
along unsuspiciOusly- pectacles
Ou nose and hands under his coat
tails-plunged into the hrownest
81 brown studies, when Nimblewit
saw him.
Mischief prompted him to hirt
before the nose of the learned fairy
in The form of a pink-eyed gnat.
which Is, us every one knows, a
very rare insect.
Chucklehead instantly gave chase.
Nimblewit skipped over a Venus
fly trap. Chucklehead, eagerly pur-
suing, plunged right on one OF its
sensitive leaves, anu snapi there
/ he was held fast, with only his
head sticking out OF its double-up
leaf.
Doubtless the wise old elf would
have persisted miserably had not
Molecricket, the queens sub-gar-
dener, discovered him and cut him
free.
This escapade capped the climax,
and the queen said, severely;
''Nimhlewit, L can stand your
ldleness and mischief no longer.
Remember'' and the queen raised
her finger warningly. you must
sprinkle the stunted rose bush eV
cry evening with fresh dew, and
keep continual guard over it lest
any insect harm It.. You are ban
ished from faIry-land and our court
until tie rose-bush blossoms. Go
now, and mind wha5 I cell you'll"
Nimblewit hang his head and
dug his toes into the sand as he
walked slowly away with pouting
lips.
RebelIious thoughts flied his lit
tie bosom as he crossed the boun-
daries of fairy-land and alighted
on the earth near the stunted rose
bush, IN front of which he threw
himself dat and kicked his tinv
heels in the air as he gave vent to
his swelling discomfort.
81 do not see the use" muttered
he, cot boCheTing about that ugly,
drled-up old tree. Mean old thing.
to give fellow such stupid work %
and he grlnned spiJefuliy at the
sticky bush. Il suppose now Phi
have to work like a bee, or the
hateful thing will not bloom in time
for me to go to the midsummer /
ball. SpUse L must do it," coutin- (
ued he, thoughtfully, as he arose.
= I es, l will and he scattered a
heavy shower of dew over tue with
cred bush and ran a caterpillar
down the hill and through the
grass, till the poor thing tainted
from sheer fright.
BY this time the moon was up,
and Nimblewit made himself com
Portable IN lark's nest near bv.
where he slept sOundly until its
.witting owner arose in the morn
ing.
Eating a hearty breakfast of
wild honey the little elf visited his
bush. What was his surprise to
see that 1t had raised its dropping
head and uncuried its wilted leaves.
BE kept close watch over it all day
soaring the noxioUs insects away, !
md in the evening again bathed it
with dew.
Next morning he found that the
caves were not onlY crisp and fresh
but that none had fallen Cd. MIN
1lewlt labored faithfully for a week,
Ind was repaid by seeing the rose
Iush put forth bright new leaves
md green sprouts.
''Now," thought he, "It is doing
10 well [ can have some fun :
So off he dew with Il dIone bee
ind remained frolicking with tn is
duggard for two whole days and j ]
hight. On returning he went T
itraight TO has rose tree, expecting 2
o see some buds. But no; there !
t was as dropping and forlorn as 7
When he first saw il.
"elh, botherr" said he, with great a
llsgust; ''all that work lost; but / 9
ont care. Yes [ do, toor'
30 to work he went once more. :
nd was relieved to find that the
ush revived much quicker than it
al the first time. He did not
ave it again No indeed he
new better.
Each day he carefully freed it
-om dust, and woe to the unlucky
lsect that Yentured too near. It !,
ever knew what struck it, SO y
Witt was the blow that drove it i
10 the ground. ct
One morning, 10 his great de-
ght, he found his rose-bush Z
warming with infant buds. His Gi
are was now greater than ever.
atching the slow growth of the =
tile things and carefully pinchIng
i the dead ones.
As time passed the buds grew in
re and PROMISE. till one evening
icy were ready To open on the
cry next day Il being midsum-
er Nimblewit was up bright aad
Irly. But when he saw his bush.
. stood stock still for the first
ne in his life, his comical little
ce beaming with delight, and sat
faction, and his two pointed ears =
licked up IN raFture; for the rose
se-his rose Gree-was covered .
tn the most lovely blossoms ever
en-. -
''SO pink, so large, 30 sweet, and
mineT cried be with a whoop. NJ
a5 made a sturdy humble bee ~
nhIe down in great fright
Then Nimblewit capered about Nc
} bush, smelling each rose in ~
n, between whites standing on
head or turning somersauIts in NE
ntic glee- 4il
Y bile thus expressing his In f.