The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-23

AO" ~ the mOonbeams with thy tancies
And common thipsa transfsure toromanoo2
No wonder infants, seeing things unseen.
Reach rosy hands to clasp thee shining
That pure-eyed maidens- at their easements
lean.
And hear a voice that only virgins hear;
That something in thy luster overHows
Frofl tissssea' Hke eehoes ot A lov-breathed
Aud lovers nus. clinfreldser, TN Hfe's rose
Nl'n EpFAseSA slFFetness blossoms every
write ~ the valtey slopes the splendor lies,
And 3fS NJ h ln sss hSe pans e blow;
skies,
Burns me soft lyspp,thatllgm the way Ieo.
N H0Futt9 NeSpe EOWcfs, IN IitrpCr's MI,dskiis.
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NJ BESSY'S FAIRY GODMOTHER.
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Little Bessie believed in fairies. az
though her mother sInileA Tandrsho0k
her head when she asked: Ibid You
oversee 4 faiFyp, .@8fF Cas3 HH&
AZ the, tiple1 nay storygbeg'n gBessy
satsonltha windotv-siu with great bou1
open On hes knees stFaining her eyes
20 catch the last words OF the most dc,
lightful story she had ever read 1t
was all about fairy gOdmothers, s1oes
filed With gold. arid otlier wonderful
things 70, be foiindih such Books
AS The light died out of. The sky and
a soft purple mist settled down upon
the hils-tops, sho sighed and closed her
booka for the story was done.
t3essys father and mother were away.
from home, and She was alone that
evening" The sound of voices and the
rafting OF dishes came from the kitch-
EN-. The crickois-had began their.
evening song; the lanes were growing
dark and mysterious, Ressy could inn
agine fairy heal peeping from every
tall flower by the garden gate, and the
Queen Of them all seemed to bow TO
her from thetau white lily in the pansy
bed. & s.a.- a.. 2 ss-.s 4
Bessy thought if ever fairy appeared
TO mortal child, il would be on such n
nighUas this And now, to crown all,
Just at the end of the lane appeared q
light moving backward and forward
First il would bob down, and then up
quite high, amOngthe bushes. lt n.
At last Bessy could bear it no longer,
and made up her mind to solve Che
mystery. So she stepped out Of the
window on the porch, and then softly
over The grass, for she-xas- afraid Ann
would hear her and cali her back.
She said to. herself: iii it Should be a
fairy glow-worm lighting the fairies to
their dancing gfGund Ann would
trighten. them away. she is so big and
heavy
So down the path she went on tiptoe.
Hardly daring to breathe. she pushed
open the gate, and looked down the
lane.
Beasy thought the light had disap-
peared. But by-and-by it came again,
moving i'm the same strange manner.
Although she trembied a great deal, she
went braveiy on. 1t was only short
lane leading to the ma road, and shut
in on one side by a large clump of trees.
IL was M the foot of one of these trees
that the light seemed to be standing
now.
At first Bessy crept softly on, keeping
it in sight. How dark it had grownl
The light shOne from the bushes like a
fallen star. When Bessy was within q
few feet Of the light she was aston
ished 80 see face peering out of the
darkness, its eyes fixed on her with
anything but a pleasant expression.
The light went out, and BessY, wish
ing she was safe at home, turned to
scamper back, when a heavy hand was
laid on her shoulder, and the light
flashed in her face. ~ -.rr --rr l.
She now saw il was lantern car
ricd by very small and disagreed
BILE old woman dressed in black. and
her head covered with red handker-
chief In one hand she held the Ian
tern, and under her arm was a crooked
stock 49,. ...
Now, when Bessy saw the stick, she
was slEe ~ was fairy godmother, for
the old woman was exactly like the de-
script0n Of the fairy i'm her new book.
The ugly black stick was her wand. So
she whispered, timidly;
Are you fairy godmotherP"
A what?" growled the old woman.
"A fairy godmother," repeated Bes-
"Oh, YES, yes; to be sure I'm a
fairy. Ii you tell any one You saw me,
IN bring bad luck on your house,
please, please DON'T sobbed Bes-
sy. "Pl never never tell any one."
"Well, shut up, then, = said the fairy,
land don make such noiSe,n
Bessy was not frightened now, FOR she
remembered that fairy godmothers were
always cross, and said hateful things
just before they granted three wishes.
So she said, softly:
VIII you please give me three wish
Is, madama''
I'm give you three slaps if you don't
get out right off," grumbled the old
fairy. ~ww
PLEASE, please, prayed Bessy ri
do anything you tell me If you win give
me three wishes
II don't believe. you. You aim t. Got
spunk enough" p. A-NA. ~'tAt-
"Oh yes, l have said Bessy. Try
me- *F
where do you iireP'' asked tn,
fairy.
Just down the lane, close by"
You do, do youP I didn't see nC
hotsc," said the fairy, in . startled
voice. ata
That's because mother and father
are out, and there's no light in the from
room. replied Bessy.
e Are you all alone?" asked the
fairy. ...... ..rr.-. ts
mo, =" replied Bessy; ANN and Lucy
are at home
who's them Pf'
Mammals two servants.
60 ANY men at the houseP"
"Notnow," answered Bessy. moth
er took Deter TO drive They Il be bach
soon, Think
1 he old fairy turned out the light anC
sat down on the ground, then sh,
pulled Bessy down by her, and put hei
hand on the little girls shoulder ''Nov
remember" she began, You promis,
never 10 tell nobody"