The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-26
THE DAILY STAR
TESSIES TWO FAIRIES.

LII edTlieT liouT tIldu suSustl, boCauSc sil
bad been a naughty girl. 1t does no
matter, here. what she said to her moth
er; her words aud actions had been very
disrespectful.
Tessie, though only six years old, was
bright little girl and had learned K
read Her papa, who was away from
home good deal, had received tive
letters from her, they were printed let
ters yet they told the story of her love
for him. He thought great deal OF
those little notes.
Tessie had a bad temper, something
which real good girls, such as We reac
about in books, don't seem to have. II
was always getting her into little trou
bles, for which, in the course OF time, she
was heartily sorry. She never tried sill
ence as prevention, but let her tongue
speak her angry thoughts.
The nurse was going away with the
lamp when Tessie, who had been very
still ever since coming up stairs, cried
out:
"Don't go, Mary, but tell me fairy
story"
"No fairy story tonight, Tessie," said
Mary. "One of your fairies is mad al
yen for the way you've treated youl
mamma, and | wouldn't like the little
creature to be. displeased with me for in
tersering in her business"
"One of my fairies! | haven't any
fairies, have I?'' she asked, opening wide
her great eyes.
Certainly. Pve been told-and
guess it's true--that every boy am. girl
has two fairies, good Que and bad
one They are little bits of things but
they do world Of good or evil. When
you are well behaved the good fairy
makes you feel happy; when you act, as
you did tonight, very badly, then the
bad one has taken possession OF you and
you are unhappy u
"Did you ever see yours" inquired
Tessie: but Mary took up the lamp and
left the room without answering her.
Long after her nurse had departed
1essie thought over this matter OF per-
sonal fairies. 1t was fresh revelation,
and being closely connected with her
conduct during the evening, rather
annoyed her conscience. While wonder
ing what these spirits were like, and
whether any of her acquaintance had
seen theirs, there was sharp pain in her
head as if a pin were pricking the scalp,
and sound very much like thar which
Y suffering katy4id would make if
placed under a tumbler---a muflied, un-
melodeous laugh. Gently turning her
face the child spied an old woman, no
longer than your little finger, pullin4
ll...---elr up the pillow by means Of just
one of Tessie's long, golden-hued hairs.
She was coming up like a sailor, hand
over hand, and chuckling to herself as
che nimbly worked her way along.
This queer creature wore red petit
coat and yellow waist. She had no
stockings, but little wooden shoes on her
feet Her hair was gray; her nose and
chin were so short and hooked that they
almost met, and her eyes were small,
like tiny beads, and glittered like lan-
terms, the light from which was so power
fnl as to illuminate the whole room. She
pufed a good dea,, when she finally
reached the top of the pillow,
"Well, well!' she said, catching her
breath. II must be getting old and fat.
] shall have to cat slate pencils and drink
vinegar"
Tessie was not a bit frightened at this
apparilion; in fact she looked upon it as
most sensible little girls would cputem-
plate strange insect.
Go awayw she commended Sand let
me 60 to sleep. You've no business
Lere."
90, yes, have" was the reply. '1'm
your bad fairy: my names Perversity
and" holding up her strange lantern
--"I've come to see how such naughty
pirl looks. You called your mamma
frames, and struck her, th? Let me see !:
how shall I reward you?"
"You shan't reward me-" remarked
Tessie, "and if you don't go right away,
I'll blow you off the pillow and break
your neck; so there, now"
"What impudencev' cried the fairy.
very angry. II can't stand that; can't
stand that. l must teach you lesson.
You may be as saucy as you lise to other
people, but to me you must be respect
full =
The idea of being respectful to such al
exclamation point of fairydom was so ri
diculous that Tessie laughed. This made
the little woman furious. She danced
for a second, on the pillow, then sudden
" ran up Tessie's cheek, round her nose
stood upon her chin. and Kissed her lip,
three times, each kiss hurting like the
sting of bee" .... .....
'"You'll not laugh again very soon, y
said the fairy.
"You are horrid old spi-," Te1t
began, but could say nothing more. He
mouth instantly closed. she felt it wa'
growing smaller. Her fingers eoulc
touch no lips; there was not even a wrn
kle for a grave The fairy flew or RAJ
away. What a sad plight the poor thipI
was in when she found that her moutl
was gone. She could not cry>sut fo
ier mother,and she was ashamed to 90 t.
her aud show how she had been punished
Who would like little girl without an,
mouth! Besides everybody would know