Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-11
FAIRY, WISHES NOWADAYS.

tree, upon a bed of half dried grass, that was
not yet hay, but sending out the most de.
Icious perfume of clover Blossoms. The thick
leaves OF the tree made a cool shade where
Ilnkey Was lying lies ecul tied as to wheth-
er Mrs. Davidson would have ice-cream at the
party to which 1iikey and his brothers and
sisters were invited tlat afternoon.
ut must be lovely to be as rich as Mrs.
Davidson" thought Turkey. lazify, "and ]
might have had as much money once, if had
only wished for it, Ii haG another such a
Chance E1.4a -. . '-tf=
well, what would You do with it if you
had!"
Tinkey sat bolt upright and stared. That
sharp, clear vo &c Was certainly one he had
heard before, and right in front of him, diinti-
ly balanced upon the tiaiest of hay-c2cks, was
and pointed Cd D.
"Oh.' said 'Ilnkey ARE you going to let
Kim p said the fairy, "you don't seem to
make much out of one wish Suppose l give
you dozen or twenty"
L "Oh!" cried Tinkey.s
"Yes," said the little old woman. 81 am
going to see to-day how much you are to be
tween now and sunset, l am going to let you
have everything you wish for. Only, remenl-
Der this you can have but one wish for one
thing. No takings back you understand.
SO if you wish yourse.f a goose, a goose you
will have 10 renail Goodbye"
IinAey tried to decide upon the treasures
he should collect between that hour anu sun
set. 10 test his power, he said, with an air
of command:
II wish for plate of ice-cream"
There it was, right in his hand, cold, white,
delicious, and, to Tinkey's amazemeLs> 10
matter how fast he ate, tue white heap upon
the plate did not grow any smaller; but wnen
he had had enough, and put down the plate
on the hay, it melted in second-spOon,
plate and cream vanishing ike dew-drop in
the sun. -.
But, while he was still thinking of that,
the dinner-horn sounded faint and far away.
sOh dearn' sighed lazy Tinkey. Il wish
was at the table" ..~--.--
The wish was scarcely formed before he
felt himself lifted up and shot across the
meadow, in at the kitchen door, and plump
into his CHAIR with whzzing rapidty that
took his breath away, and raised a serious
doubt in his mind whether walking was not
preferable to this sort of fairy loeonotion.
There was great confusion OF voices all
through dinner, the children hurry inc through
the me IL to dress for Mrs. Davdson's.
''Iour clothes are all on your bei," Tink-
ey's mother said, as he went upstairs, 1''anl
remember your new suit must be your best
one all sumner.n
Tinkey rushed to his room, entirely forget
ting the fairy and her promise
The new suit, pretty light gray lay upon
the bed, while Oh a cnair were his new shoes.
Tinkey took up the pretty pair OF gray PANTS
1t was the very first city-n AIDE suit he had
ever possessed his usual dress beng t he out
grown clothing of his older brother. But
this one uit was all his own. made Tor him,
fitting him, ami he handled il carefully. 1t
W. still buttoned up, as It had come home,
and, taking his seat upon the side OF the bed,
Tinkcy uubuttoned one button, o Sc Dad, but
che thIrd seemed to be too large for the but
tOn-hole, and would not come through. He
twisted it and rushed it, coayed it and jerked
it, pushed it the right, pulled it tothe left,
bill he got red in the fAce,r lost his temper,
and cried out: -=." .tft
fnJerfcho."
One Jerk freed them from Tinkev's hold
and they SCARED into the air, as if with wings,
escaping his outstretched hands, and fiyin g
throtlg h the open window like some huge,
awkward bird, the new blue sUspenders dang
ling provokingly out of reach. ~, III
Tinkey WAS ready to CRY, but, instead, said:
81 wish for ano: her pair of pants"
But the wish was unheard or uDheeded in
fairyland, and he s4dly remembered int he
could not have two wishes for any one thing
''Why can't | remember to think before /
speak?" thought Tinkey, ruefully taking UP
his every day pants. thrown aside with such
contempt. 4 81 .r.si SOS
'.Perhaps they won't show much with a
new coat and vest, ~ thought Tinkey.
A cail from dow irs hurried him.
"We're all ready, Tnkey! Come"'
All ready There was no time, then, to
Tinkev caurht I'D his new shoes and thrust
in one foot. Voices from downstairs were
!mpatientlv shouting: tsTinkey! Turkey - as
he tugged violently, but without avail at the
shoe his mother had thought had better be
lone size larger"
'Oh, come on p' said IInkey. II wish the
shoes were twice as blS!'
On slipped the shoe as easily as if it had
been creased, Tinkey's foot lost in its sud-
denly increased size. Twice as big TO the
round eyes gazing 1t them they looked as biz
as the barn, IA: q ii any little reader d ubsS it,
let him measure twice the length and breadta
of his boot and put b 5 foot upon the measure.
Tinkey kicked the shoe into the corner of
the room with passionate sob.
II won't go!n ne cried. 81 won't wear my
old pants and shoes with great p tch on
themt''
care. you never comingan shouted Bob
from Downstairs. i s3e s@~ ga
"I'n walk over! Don't wait for mer'
Tinkey answered, and could hear them all
laugh as Fannie said: 5-
..Tinkey,s prinlling Won't he be fine!''
: Should he go?7 Mrs! Davidson's annual
party3was not to be tightly set :side. and was
country life. Perhaps, among SO many his
dress would not be noticed. Very istlessly
he took up the blackin g-brush, and polished
his old shoes to such perfection that, after
all, the patches were scarcely seen, and with
lighter heart, Tinkey sprang to complete
his dressing. The mirror, by the aid of which
he arranged his collar and necli-tie,; dill not
sredect his pants, anil he Fr,tty SILK e. w.
very D6cO Jung Actually. iinhes was @ii ST.
ling when lie took up the comb to part his
hair.
Now, Tinkey's hair was what old nurses
call stubborn" and $, the more Inkes
brushed the more refSstenfiys II stuck out
He parted ,iton the left; he tried parting
on the right; he made lovely. white line
down the middle; he banged ''sit over his
forehead, and each way looked verse than
the last.
.oh,Iwish / hadn't any Fha!rl' cried inil
patient Tnkey. GIN .GsEz s-k
Was there rain Of feathers! What was
that flying into his eyes. up his nostrils
tickli 9. ais ears down his throat, thrt ugh
mouth opened wide in amazement. Hair
hair hairi- The whole room seemed to be
full OF it, flying here ana ahesa, as if every