Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-02-02
The EAIRY.

THE FAIRY.
Tho Wonderful Transformation Which
Chn,o to Emma Ann's Dill Iabios.
Milly was in a very ill-humor, anil
thought she had every reason 10 70 J
that fate was treating her worry cr..elly;
for misstep on the stairs when going
down TO breakfast the day before hal
resulted In q sprained ankle, and OF
course sho couldn. go to the Grove
lliil pic ne. The doc or had said that
she must 10 still for several days, and
that 1t nigh. bo awcek before she coald
20 about again AS usual.
She almost cried W I'll disappointment
as she lay ON sofa by the shting-rOom
window aud saw tho boys and girls go
trooping by Oh their way 10, the hill.
their lunch BASKETS on taelr arms. AMI
their hats trimmed with daiscs and
vines. Some OF them stopped to speak
to her, but what they said was not
calculated to comfort her. for it was:
What shame you cant 90. Milly,"
from one, and We nro going To have
such glorious tint. from another, and
You're sure 10 find it stupid enough
lying on that sofa all day. from third
unt she was almost glad when thoy
went away.
II don't know how am 90 ng to get
throagh this day." she said to her
mo her. "l've read everything in tho
house that's at all interesting, and l
dol't feel like working Oh my omLroii-
cry"
al would sit with you II cou'd spare
tie time. !" said her mother "but must
preserve those cherries | bought ycs.er-
day j won't do TO keep them any
longca You'll have to amusc yourself
as best you can until am through "
She loft the room, and M.lly lay back
on hor cushions and tried to imagine
whnt was going OIL ut Grove Hill.
Probably the boys We're putting up
swings and hammocts, and the girls
were of in every diuct'on hunting wild
llowcrs and ferns 10 press. Grove Hill
was famous placo for picnica Onc
could b, always sure of having good
tme there.
"Oh. | Uish could have gone, "
sighed poor Milly, and the toars were
beginning to gather in her eyes again,
when the sound OF Emma AIMS sing
ing gave now direction to her
thoughts.
Emma Ann was little black girl who
lived close by. Her mother went out
by the day to wash and iron, and Emma
Ann "minded" the house, little di-
lapilatcl WOO len building very much
in need OF paint and now chimney.
Some people, looking at 1t from the
street, said it was vory picturesque. ior
there was wooicn porch in front eov-
cred with vines, AN old moss grown
well on one side. with a big bra s-bound
bucket, AMI near II a little vine sovcred
arbor which Emma Ann used a; q play.
house, But Millysaw no beauty in any.
thing about the place, AMI often wished
the owner would sell il 10 somo one who
would tear down tho old cottage aud
build n handsome house in its stead.
She was very glad that sixty fect ol
grolnd and u thick hedge separated
Emma AIMS home and her own "a
Emma AIMS voice was shrill. and by
no means pleasing She was singing
"Orer Jordan" TO her family oI
dolls. who wcro boing arrayel for the
day in the garments they had cast
aside on retiring to bed the previou:
night and she gave them the benefit
Of all the voice she had There were
SIX dolls, all more or less damaged by
wear and tear, and crooked nook
squash with piece of calico about it,
which always occupied remote
corner, and acted tho part OF q servant
Emma Ann was very attentive and con.
siderate with tho dolls, but the poor
squash was treated with no ceremony
whatever.
Milly had isaver taken any interest
in the lit.h black girl, and now. feel.
ing cross and disappointed, she allowed
herself to become irritated by tho shril
melody. 7-s a4.-
rl've half o mind to call TO her to
stop" she thought, angrilyi but be-
fore she had time to do SO, Emma Ann
stopped suddenly Of her own accord.
Miliy sat up and looked out Of the
window. Emma Ann had put the dolls
in u row, aud taken from tho rustic
seat dilapidated book In which she
was evidently searching for something
She was funny-looklng little girl
with a very black face. and a wide
mouth. Her hair, tightly braided,
stood out in stiff little horns all oyel
her head, and her dress was one which
had once belonged to her mother, who
weighed nearly two hundred pounds
The skirt had been cut OF until it fell
only to Emma Anus knees, and th(
sleeves were turned up to her shoul
ders, but the waist was as large as
ever, and hung in folds about the small
figure. The mother promised regular
" every morning that she would IF,
over dat dera body when she done
found time" but Emma Ann feared
with good reason, that the time would
never be found.
"Such dolls!" thought Mllly, mental
" comparing the members OF Emms
Ann's household to the wax beautie.
which had amused her own childhood
"and the clothes look as If Emma Anr
had made them herself, which was, in
truth, the case.
'.Now Pse ready to read tor yo', "
said the little black girl, addressing hel
family in the most affectionato tones
"Derb's heap mo- OBJ dat book l wa:
readin' ter yo' yistiddy. Heah's d,
place lef' OF Now oay 'tontion N
doan lot me hear no fussin', y !,
She bent over the book so closel,
that the littlo horns on her head almos
touched it, and began to read slowly
and laboriously, spelling out faithfully
every word of moro than four letters
How can l go tho p-a-l-a.c-e il
those ragsP' said Olga. The fair,
waved her magic wand the rags fei
from Olga -and-she stood rob cd ii
gold and--blue-a silver gir-dle abou
her waist '" 3
Al this point tho reader paused, an,
| iived her eyes with cold severity on ON
| of the dolls.
What's dat yo's saying ter yo's sis
ter, Maud Evelinop Doan go ter glvip
her no foolish notions bout her clo'es
Dey's all yo' po' nanny kin buyfo
yo', an yo' oughter be glad yo' don