The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13

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Mar jsse. a pa;hesse iails -ss rasin-
IN her po~y, pNrohcd iAreass 'sn 1
dsss~s, - home al ] 81 ratesssn
Ia. x-siin' dask. BOA ~ ~hAi saa
Grsnny % brtrn ssF
she wxs ssting osassda Il sEro~r.
ssare. on s~se 4 The Steps ioskssn.
ragged bunch Of A~anAa.iA. siiA srSsI
siema eyes. uxI aAeA Ahs atsns
pair u p~anssss. add iaasiei HaSsAes 4
yellow hair
Mari Jane was = little bccgsrEd.
and she lived with CREAMY VRFasa and
one lane b~rggsrhos ioa MAJ thisk
that they wsrv srshsr and sistss, bot
they w.u mo-
Granny had picked ,hrm up an sew
eral OCCASIONS. hs~rasf-e abe thougat
they woaid be OF great us~ to her An ses
prolssxson. nksahsic,s . hss.
GUESSED What ,hsf eFssesssoa was
She had picked up Mssy Jsas be-
oas~e oi her t-astiful. ptcadiag ssss
Lame TiInra, hsd tc.n tho soa IL
Widow Mct,rAtL- q neighbog AZ srsDny
O Brien. No Act;rash's death had
been vrSy sn4tsa II ASa not tssA
! am sure she would have IND Ia ut
hun into an erp.haa asa Iias. az mad
s.smc provision against hs- fsssns into
Granny UBren'. clutches
But Granny ~ Brica tpid the nesgh-
bcrs that httlr Ummy hal been left is
her carr by Mrs. Mct.ssaA hvrS.it
Nobody could dispute hsr statement.
and ~ Lame Tluas, Who had been 49,
es~toIned ali b.. HE Ia care and tender
ness. Wa sent cus into th. ssrvcts ,o
be-. !
Darkness ~ss -ls.~ly descending upon
the streets II thv rns~riri city A
whistling boy. svtN,a sisst i~lasl,irr ur~ I
der b. arm. was fitting huihely past.
lighting The sirvetlsmps on each block. /,
Mary Jane watched The lights A. .heS
begah To shine further and further dcvu
tbe STREETS.
III looks ike = rad leading To- Fairy
land" she ,h0ughi. IAN ! do believe
IL -" forgetting that she had walked
down IL MANY nm.s. and thai IL lsrnnl-
mated In the dirty allcy-way In which
Granny O'finen's hoysl wss situated. 7
down by the muddy river.
Lame Jimmy could read. anil had
often todd Mary Jane the FAIRY Store. be
had read before be came 90 live with
Granny % Bneu- Graany bad taken all
his precious bsHlkS away from hun. de-
clanng that they mssie bin lille anl
lazy. Mary Jane accepted tie, marvel
or tales without question. AMI d"uts.
ell not that n fairy would som. tim. APP
pear before her aud grant three wishes.
She had even dScidcd what those
wishes should b.. First, a big marb,a
house with a door-bell: second. a ''pl-
amy" third. a white horse for 11mmy
"a ride on. !,
She never I.ff Tinmy on, 81 any ~ !,
her calculations. FOE shs loved bin more A.,
than any one elso in the wide world. F,
MARY Jane dared not 90 home to
Granny OBficn with empty hands. :
She knew too well The strength and .
cruelty IL Granny's skinny arms. She .
was now quite sure. moreover. that this .
street would lead her To- taHy-isnd ,
Why not go now aud obtain her three +,
wishes9 Granny UBrien wouldn't dare :
to touch her II IA. had a "pianny'' and !
q marble house with a ddnDr-b@ll D.
so Mary Jane stretched her crssnres. :
weary limbs. and sei oat for Fairy Land /;
The first part 81 he way wasnr very :
great gloomy war. bossse-. !.
and ugly. shabby little s~hoe~hops and !.
grocery-siorest - EE =
But further on the street heysn to :
grow wider. There were also more !,
lamps over the gaievays aad on the =
corners. On either side were Just saeh y
great marble houses n the one Mary =
Jane was going Co have. :,
"Why-eci's said Mary Jane. "GAis "
be Fsiry-isnd. sure 'poaghr' and =
she soppcd before one IL the big man- :
sions. =
A food 81 light sas streaming from :
every open easemguf. MARY Jane "a. :,
quite sure that IL all came FROM the gold :,
IN throne of ihe queen fair. y
There WIS muse. too-~iesr. s~-~t 4
music that. falling 90 the de- :
carr ri Mar Jane. made hrr =
shabbily-shod feet ~ up snd do~a m :,
spite ~ Themselves n
How MARY Jane laughed sossiy 70 her, =
seif. and hos the little rusty shoe. ~ =
lied on the ,.sseisiei marble pay.meni. :
II the fairies hsh kno~n she was fhsev. =
! think they would al hare g,se cat 20 ~
ok at Mary Jane lust thea. add fknp~ -
!bew would have enjoyed the dance :
quite ~ much ~ ali. !.
When the msssie erased. Mari yaa~ ~
,snk down on the pavement. ~ifA al"
snxh and . gasp. ~
40. ms she aid: ..~sa dssee tn y
rAs. mus, s-,oossd Tx. = h.haorrvs.
yiyi. only their. cjeshes s most sris
pine" bpsking spobcescsIiy
iosn n her ragged dres2 n
With bsieS br~ssh and P~slpss&xssx RI,
seAt Nary Jane esinbed up the ssssss "a
ser~. She ini~nded 20 rinx the b-ii, bat X.
was 80 high upfh~s~sr s~shnff rod ".
I AN ever - xssd fhs this szs ~. a.
or IL Il hafat he~u- Mao 5asr ssixhs "A
sever have s-es FaiClxDd, and had bar 20
hree wishes. nffey ali D.
Yoa msa know ,kss n ti~s FAIRY n,
md ucrc several oxres. dressed IN ~
lsok. who would have senf Mar Jana b.
1T arxia had sh<y s~n Der easnw ssL r..
sscA ozres srr . great heip 70 the fais~s 10
on<sinN ->ezKs ! skink sfhsy a<a>a =.
eosu sa2k<why ID tAS fd6~~ke
are sv9 - GsywfEhE W~e>
The massive naksa doox sas sxxAsty So
yax. Mary Jane ave q . pz<h- and II
reps sofsiy In $40 k-pked xrvucd beu
wonder ADD ave. >Ea q xrpas. ksxh d.
porn. eth o hard. sbfafay fcs~. shssvs-spx
tcted Nuy Jsae's dtnsnusss~ n-ur~ "A.
ID everything ar,ued k<s, sah en- ssx o.
'Dps dn1g kkeelnssen q sssryskoye Il
Nsry Jans v~oi~red u der vsre
DR. roe uoFSte1 a. boo dsxsp :
.oked ~U wy szxu In1~~d IN Tfss~ pa
Iys sspsi<s damncfs aiwsys kezw-d n~<
1~aspeeuuiy, ard thrs< Dza a eoanss s<
Stnizhf ahead w. usse ss.srr,sa b.
ttrh 49, just IL he pa;isbed epw. -
law Vxs Nh sserS xkss Il III ~, -