St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-03

Lets listen to his story. he can't
move. He can't hurt us.' t
Rowena now clambered into the chair
beside her brother, and the figure pro- I
ceeded. !, ,
You think it is q fine thing. do lou l
not" he said, "to have an ancestor
who has been very grand and has done
great deeds?'
"Oh, yes, SIR" said Rowena speak
mo for herself and Fitz, who had not
vet recovered.
..WeN. then" said the 'cestor. 81
want YOU to pay particular attention to
nv story. Once their was a fairy god
mother. She had been godmother to a
great many children, but at the time |
am speaking OF, she was godmother to
only one boy and a girl. Their names
were Ramp and Bramette. They were
not brother and sister, but they were
acquainted with each other. At GER
tain time OF the year, the fairies used
to preserve and pickle great quantity
of chipply-berries.
"What are they, sir?" asked Row
ena. -,
They were a kind of berries the
fairies were very fond of. There are
none of them now, so there Is no use
telling YOU what they were like. Ihey
were the fairies principal food during
the winter and SO they needed great |
many of them atpreserving and picking
time. Therefore, on a certain day or
every year, the people of the country |
roundabout used to give up everything
else. and 90 to work gathering chpplv-
berries for the fairies, for it was consid-
ed a great thing to be on good terms
with these little folks. When the day
for gathering chipply- berries came, at
the time | tell YOU Of, the fairy god
mother called Ramp and Bramette to
her. I am very ANXIOUS she said.
that nv two godchildren should dis
tinou;sh themselves or this day; and,
!, therefore, | am going to offer a prize
for Won to work for. Whichever of you
succeeds the better in the labors OF to-
, dav shall have this diamond which you
see is as big as the largest chippiy-pef-
} w. The children were Delighted at
) this offer, and ran away to the chlppiy-
: fields. In the evening the larry grand
: mother came to see what they had done.
| Bramette had bushel-basket full OF OF
berries. did you gather all these!
3 asked the fairy. ooh, no. said Bran
5 cite, sthey were nearly all gathered by
e nv father and mother, my grandfather
/ and grandmother, who are the best
6 chipplv berry gatherers in this district:
/, But did not you gather any OF them
:, asked the fairy. Il believe dla PICK
e a few at first said Bramette, but |
i liked best to measure them as they were
a brought in, to see how many we were
pettinp.' Then they are not really
i Yours said her godmother. 'Oh,
n YES, they are, answered Bramette.
Father and mother, and grandfather
t and grandmother, said that l could call
o them all my own SO that l might try
for the prize :,
d ".And what have you done? said
1t the fairy, turning to Ramp. L have
y only gathered these, said the boy. pro
ducing a quart-pot full OF chipply
IA berries, but | think they are all goot
O. ones Yes said the fairy, turning
il. them out, they are fine, sound berries
- but are these all you could get? Yes
ID ma am answered Ramp, L wouldn
= pick the little wthered ones, and !
:, was hard work finding these big tel
III lows. | had to climb all day upon tn
hll-sides and among the rocks. Tn
,d diamond is yours, said the fairy god
OF mother. What you have brought
YOU have gathered yourself, and all tn
10 credit is your own. Bramette owe
o. her berries entirely to her parents an
o, grandparents She has great man
10 more berries than you have, but sh
On gathered none of them herself LIE
or this be lesson to you, Bramette, sh
es continued. 1t is very we'll that vot
90 father and mother, and grandtathe
'o' and grandmother, are the best chipPt
I'M berry gatherers in the district; but Thu
!. makes YOU no better, and gives YOU
at reason to think well of yourself II yoo
las wish to be Justly proud, you must d
DID something to be proud of, and not rel
as on what your ancestors have done.
EN- "That is my story said the figur'
De- and wish YOU to remember it, and
tell it to your older brother and siste
his Don't hear them now coming III
lit the front door?'
he Eyes, SIR cried Fitz and Rowen
an and they instantly jumped down fro
I the chair and ran to tell the wonderf
1y- news to Leopold and Edgarda, Will
Ak the moment they were out OF the ROOF
te- Tom Green made haste to take Off b
TED hot and heavy armor, which had beg
lad to be very uncomfortable. and to set
up as it was before.
lad AS soon as the two children met the
brother and sister in the hall, they b
:. gan to talk together. -,
1t .What do you think?' cried Eli
you "The 'cestor has been telling US
storyr'
ped "He talked just like a real man
lot' said Rowena.
by "What!' exclaimed Leopold.
"He said he was not a coward
hg- cried Rowena.
son .And thew gathered Chlpply-D