, 1881-11-12


10 lu: ut feet gone thro' Deaths postcrn-rate!
FANNY DK,SCoLL-
OUEES-S-DAY IN FARMLAND.
1,1i,t<n t.r -The th1caao 1rtbant-
TWAS winter in Fairylansi. You Thought
Ii was eternal summer there, didn't you:
With roses, and butterflies, and hum1ilinS-
birds, aud scented winds, and warmth, and
sweetness; you ina s!ned the fairies always
slu,nber.uy i'll the hearts Of passionate flow
t7s, q: swinging on some thread Of mist IN
golden sunshine, Ut holding :heir re:els lit
green ilazel-g,artcd hooks beneath the
starse
Generally when winter came, heFaIded by
red and amber leaves, crisp frosts, the long
smoky Indian days, and tie dreanl-eycd coai-
,lau, the fairies folded up their tents and
fled to their summer lands; brlt tEis year
their Queen had said she would try Il North
e1tl winter. She was tired OF flowers, and
heat, and langAnrs~-they would all De much
better for the ehange- As for herself. she
had iyspcpsia-llu:ley-dew and so many maps
had broken up her digestion completely SO
with 1nutn discussion, alNi whispering, anu
discomfort. the court settled down. Sone Of
the Eittly ones thought the idea delightful.
but the older, wiser ones shook their teadS
grayeIy. These new ideas We're no good,
unl their Queen was lmbibing them all. She
believed III - " omcn's Rights" i'll the " Per-
feet Equality ot the Sexes but she wore
trailing gossan,er GOWNS, and had never done
STOKE Ut work III ller life; She wouldn't t
speak to her wasflwoulal. nor notice ttle
stylish young fairies that clerketl Ill thu
":Water-I-iiy Emporium although they
Wu1e diamond Soit:ir..s and priceless op;lls.
She helievefl that all fairies were free anu
equai. l, size would rot allow the brownies
70 hold any office whatever, tnl kept them
t3r cocks, walters, maids. BARRIERS, aa'
la,1ndresses. She said they had no souls
they were only animated dust. Ana cHen
the wlscst sage in the court dared not ask
her Enyal Highness what there was higher
III creation than animated dust
Then although, she had once given lect-
nrc IN ''Eunnullisih III her co1lft, anu had
said that ttie ricl, ground the faces of the
deserving poor, and that they ought 10 tre1l-
Bile in their high places; that they were
g1asIin:. and cruel, and that they nltght to
share and share alike, she hal not seemed to
realize what 4 point she gave to her words
by appearing III i blaze nj jewels. And the
Court Jester, :; green mike, had whispered
what Il delicious joke it was 1a llear 4 Queen
NTluit OH AoiAAul19'l. tl1"s s''t't N"se'''
rushed III where Stt-cAileu angels 1eaTtu ~
+,..:J ,fh,. t,napu nI:yays carefully 1aked
,,,.,r ,ho rnsa-Ia,yas II, hnr couch every night
''e' w.. - 49, :.,, N;,;I;.+ 1,,,1
~ see II sot'if 'l'l'ci'e.-'"ee' ->"41.'"' ''",'
placed Il sinister thorn in them, and size al
.,-,,-afj,,, .h, ,.,s.,, herself liz the she'll
".1S .''' e4'n@ '.4s e|N&'',o To-, ~
III Il oee'1e. anu Se''' e'""-""!''s "'''1o ~
see that llo fell enemy lurke.! about
a. }kA3~
c..sf,,, .tn.pcr. when her Prime Minister
1',5.,.'.,,+ ,,.,. ,,,.,;tnn 1ron ;, f,u,l,; who
14'"'1 ~ ''e. - '. ..;.,.,,,,.'. liz,
were suffering from VAIL at't e'ehAess' sie
to the p.or-llo,,sy. No doubt, she said, they
,,,, hon, ;n,nnvlt,.nt and rxtrayawaut: a
,,a,...,,,. ,,,t tail ,,o,,,,
l''le "'ioleso1'e po's' ,,.,, t,,a 1,r;,,,.
teach THEM lesson. a1't: "''e! Luz 4'.s
Minister came and informed her next
day that they were de:.i. she ordered
,h.u m 1u. ,,,r;.,, in the pttter's Field, AMI
,..s for =, c,,m,,acu. su,n,er
W." . 49, +,,.o1 ,ctnr fro. the lr,,u.rial Inc
sllt a1pt aSe ,s.i,t IN her 'i,oi i,oior: ,io' N
She was yer. a1vaiaeeu 1hneeu. H.. iu'u .,y, w
ca,se she WAS very a"aat11.i sue i.ao u,.!s
followers. Ohe ur TWO ScIa"is GU !ait'e2,
t, ride hobbies, but they We're Illssed from
,,tF tho ,,I:,tfnrm Immediately. High check
ZONES dull ewes, no style, and hobbies are
nie"nsloous, .t!'1 '''t' '"'''4s ous's ~ ~ '0@
onWn on pi!icap1c. ,,,,,o,, ,,or ,o,,-t
iou;S Tie t2utcl' HAS ;asse1hoitI "eI euu4e
for tier selli-;tnlt9,al address and erecting.
The assembly ruoin Is hung with rosc-silk
ttru.eri..s, al!u tile light comes III di1llly.
f.,i,tt ipctnsr rises from numerous ctl,SprS
.",11ar.,J .i.,ut .,intlnwsills I,.:,,,ttr. and
+,,tf .,ra .,no1t,cr,.,i il, ijl,is ,,,i f,r away
'!i,.e,, .,T t,t,;,, ,l ti.. r;,V;,,us IT
LIE ii.1sh -! io.1'.aiia AIM eic ~ t. sn..9 -.
1t1slc oe1t III apo'' lte stush l,@.'
Of the great room. Oie ny one .ne a"..iS1,
Wrapped Ill veIVtlS al!t1 lttIs. coie ~ "it
rel llsISes and blue lips. until t!le room Is
cruwded. The Queen GENES III, tcralttetl 10y
drums and truli,Iwts and i grand cllarivarl
al i,nrus and btSsoo1lS, Shc throws aside
:,, .,.i ,,', i,t.Scr;b,hlt. cr:u.t. kicks it
.ln s.Ss4I ~ t,1 ..u s,n wars = rnl,rt train
Of sad and heavy heafieh siSt-sieela .s1te.s
ulsr over it she has drawn lat h,:tst Tie Nv"