The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19

/ have heard other things, bat do
not tell them again because / do not feel
AZ II l could believe them myself IL
is id, for example, that their dances
are not like thiee old world iries,
but war dances, AID that they paint
themselves as the Iadians 90
Whether these things are likey or no,
you can judge a. well as |. One hing
forgot; their wigwams, for 80 they
call them, are made OF the cups Of
pitcher plants Il would tell you Their
Latin name ii l knew 1t mys3lD, |
turned upside down and ST. ked firmly |
with ba's teeth. These will hold &
great many Of them. Some that havo
had more 10 do with the whites bul'c
leg cabins, with grass stems laid across
each other. But these re- not thought |
80 good against rain, though thatcned
pret y tn ok y with ia len pine needles.
They have Wednesday aud Satu d'y |
attefl oons, Of course, TO play IN, josi
like every body else.
Now, tbers are two tribes OF there |
Fairies, one OF them ruled'by tquaW
sscaem, named Fsn.ta 81 q, or She |
o. a. blow,th bubbles, aud the other
by tsgamore who is Callei E-bo-gres
or He that comes out light. f n-ta-
8 a and her tribe are very god
humored, but Trey are OF sol wills,
aud no. very thrifty, hunting only
nov aud then torspo :, 20 tnas IA win
Ter they sometimes have bard lime
Of it. They speDd mos Of the day 10
blowing bubbles, or playing o. ender
reed pes, wi h which they MAKE very
wins me IN sic. They are all their
lives trying to string these bubbles 80
that they may lake them to market.
OF Gou'ss they alsays iail, but they
fee 30 cure Of great p Ices il they could
only ge them thilhtr, that they keep
on tryifg AS for ih ir music, n Dbody
/ will pay much for hat. But El DO grel
aud all kis people, though they loOk
cross, have curly sort OF kindness IN
! them Bftsr all and, bsing very active
by ature, are always foiehanded, 20
that IL you cams TO one Of tneir lodges
even in February, you would be tu .
| to mad good siore OF dried ants
tongues and great tmoked gammores
Of g'asshopper, that would make any
our's mouth water that was used TO
that nd of food. Over the door OF
every wlgwam you would rec huge
antlers OF the horn baetle set up a.
trophies, and the skins Of ca'erpil
Lars with the iur inWsTds, and
we'll rnbhed with emmets grease TO
make them grow slft. They also
make a great many useful things in
the winter evenings, such az bows aud
arrows, hockey-sticks, cricket balls
and very prtt y bsskes, woven OF
dried corn silk. Toes they Bell To the
other tribe when they are at peace
with them. And they never will take
payment in promise to bring 30 many
BUBBLES next week, but only in fern
SEED, whereof they or nd their -four
and which Fa1.ta 81 as people, when
they srs hard besteat, sometimes
gather du log the Inoian summer, be.
cause 1t IL light work, AID may BIZ
turned into picnic whenever they
like
"Well, children, now you know as
much about these two tribes Of nst've
iSres as / can tel you You hsve ha
the matter OF fact, or body OF my sto'
ny, aud now you shall have the wings,
by which / meau tho fanciiul or tIusr
part thereof. think II will be as USE
fol 10 You as The bugs and things they
try to make you learn aDCuf nova
days, because every one OF us has Two
pair OF eyes, one within side aud the
other without. This you do not know
apy hing about as yet, but II you ask
me W tell o story must tell IL in my
own way. When l was of your see
no boy thought he bad real good
cleo IN day unle "a his money would
buy two severe stomt CACHES, one Tor
the forenoon snd the other TO carry
home AT night. Just in that way
have divi iod my story, giving you
tir-t the faola, which YOU may get nd
OF ~ soon 90 you please, for they are
oniy the shei, aud the ueXt the ul-
resi- kernel, which you may tsks to
bed with you II you fl ID That you do
mi 10 get it TOO soon"
60 Uncle Oohu', do please tell Us
tie DRY, to' don't hiuk his y ri Ia
pretty a hitl' sighed Lishtioot, push.
lug the yellow hair back from her
eyee, where the had not minded 1t TIL
now.
INT nother!" growled Coppartoes,
stutdily. "rMn't any more like
real story than H. surface OF he couu.
tri IN the J ,grap1y at school is like
the fields In the way homel"
"Y IL should saw neither and
''tisn't, my boy" l said, trying to
put i'm down.
"Thst amt uoihin' to do with the
story" reto ted he in triumph, get
ing deeper into his nursery dialect
than ever.
/ saw it was OF no use TO parlsy, 80
went on.
"Ot course, one or the other of these
two head fairies must be by whenever
a baby il born. And this keeps them
pretty busy for the population of THE
country liner assa at = ratio oi--what's
the ratio, CoppertoseT
Dunno, and don't oareW snorted
the young irfdel to the 60. pei Of
Buckle.
30, Uncle" threatened Lightfoot,
II believe yOu'Te doing this ON pur-
20 e, so w 10 get time TO make up a
story. Now, l don't ike the made mp
one1; l want real one, and, II you
do 80 any more, / Won't kiss You when
80 10 bed, see IT do"
"Well, there muet bJ greet many
born, or there would not he 30 many
pa,sley beds, | SHOULD think" sid |
gravey.
NOW, you mus know tina it makes
al the udts Ia tue world which OF the
/ two fairies gets to the b lby fifst il II il
q a man child. Fer, tho ugh both OF
, hem have very good wills in the mat
t ter and mean TO do the little iello y
' good. yet it is found that where El bo
gres brings his gifts soonest the child
is apt to gov up Into man more
{ willing ia work, and therefore, on the
y whole, better q ted TO live ha npily In
D this ant hill Of ours. After that II
= made sure Ct, Whist Fsn.te-si-a givI
a does him more good than harm, but il
Q she came earliest the child would turf
e out to have too much girl In him, snt
B. would not fad his right place 30 easily
p IN this rough and tumble lifs, For thu
Il two dries are very uni ke each Othe
# in what they bestog e b pgres useC
n | IN rnh the lttla mink nalma ~ the ma