The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-16
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
I The stan and the Fiddle.

Toward fyae =, ~ 80 Aasa1 ~ = I
There were FiddAer, AAnA nu d
j Shoemaker jogging along the ROAD. t
! Tha Fiddler was as merry litue
load % ever you could wish. 20 sec as
Tor the Tinker and shoemaker, WY, II
they were as SOUR as bad beer. Dy.anu {
81 they came to q crossroad, anu tnele
1T IN old body begging:
ssGlve q poor old woman penny -
two-dO, now. ene = y: ". ~. |,
s.Pooh Z" replies the Tinker and the
and Oft they walked, VIII
their noses In the. air as though they
were hunting for flies up yonder.
As for the Fiddler, ne mad anotnel
kind Of heart under his jacket 50 ne
cave the old woman alt sthat ne mac,
which was only two pennies.
"a cake Tor Pse,s saia My .,,N w.
woman. And what would the Fiddler
like. to have In the way OF q wish 10.
All that he had to do was to asK, anu
il should be granted.
Oh, there was little that the flduler
! had 10 wish for but since they were
In the way oft, ne would iike 70 navs
IL for wish that whenever ne wouiu
say Reb.a. dub.dub! thls staH IL n's
hand would up and light LOT Nun, anu
al that he would have 70 90 Woulo pe
to Sit and looK on. !, so, ),
After that they said SO ood- mornins,
and one went one way anu the o.iel
the other. Then the three companions
( plodded along together until, py-anu-
!. ~. night came, and there they were
ID 4 deep forest. After Wnlie sney
aaw light, SO they jogged along HsoIe
rapidly, and presently came 10 the
house.
Repi tsp! tap! !hey AnosAeu 49, q,
the door. but nobody came go ,ney
opened Y Tor themselves anu W ,sas.,a
s In. No, there was no one az none.
but there was ka table sPread VIA -
smokinR-hot supper ana places -.
three. Down they sat without Wai's9ne
for bidding, Tor their munger WAS as
sharp a. vlngar.
Well, they ate ana !ney a.e an =, s" -:
s ate and they ate, un.n .ney ae9 ~, =" =,
. nosm0re, and then they turDeu alo 's...
and toasted their toes AT ing wa.
fire. That was al very wei. !. auu 49, ~.
put Dv-Auu-Dy ,s,,,t irto ~,
and then who was 70 go oue ip.o 80. W.
dark forest and fe!cn announcer a. "''''
ssNot !" says the I.hker.
81 Not $, says the oil ~,
And SO 1t Tell 70 the rNiu''i, any T"
he went.
But many olle sp.''' ~. -, - W,
TO save the water Jus, a ar
with the tinker ana .no onvs -, =
for. while they sal Wals s. III i,an,
At the ire ana ruDDins a.,
oyer their knees, ~ "a,As an ~,
little Troll no taiier tnan ya'o. .'s
with q head as Dig as capoaso a
good stout cndeel t"'ce 40 iops
himself IN MS manu- !,
81 want sometnlng " cay !, -
you'll g. noeuns nS
Tinker anu she o,oea m.n;ri
"That We'll see saye ny .,;s n,,,,
whereup0n ne sns'cneo up m.s 's :,
and, without more aug, isn PSI .,,aa.
Tinker ana .ne Saos .m NJ .e,;rht .,
Deaung slem VIII ,.a az mill he w
main, and never s.oppeu un. .,or =. :, "
too tired 70 dtuD .me.n unS LII ,a,r
he went away Wnls WIN a.,, no 90 o,,,,,d
and all that the TWO ieilows cou aa :.
was 70 run sne p''ce' '""' ' ~
most. ~, E,ad,.r wi
By and by IN coms .le n.oasA wv, w,
his armiul OF Woou, w. T uo 9 9
did the Tinker ana .he ouos .lIS;no :,
for they mad no no.lon % u,.'h.as
such . little Manikih nau ,, !;
coats OF two great hu.hlns ie M, -
themselves; only the mex. a"S
were staying wnere .ney W.;
their bones were 100 sore ~ NC Joss
just then, can eeli YOU n.,,,ou :,