Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-25

| DeSII laslGDeu Win 1891
the glistening star 90 the ceiling, it must have
( been thrown down. The children then danced
! about with their pretty toys, and no ono
noticed the tree, except the children's maid,
who came and peepel among the branches &c
see if an apple or fig had been forgotten.
"a story, story" cried the children, pull
! ing little fat mar toward the tree
| ''Now we shall be IN the green shade said
, the man, as he seated hLnsef under it, 'aud
| the tree viii have the pleasure Of hearing
| also, but | shall only relate one story; what
| shall 1t beg Ivede-Avede, or Humpty
| Durupty, who fell down stairs, but soon got
| up again, and at last married princess"
| "Ivede-Avede," cried some. "Hunpty
| Dunpty," cried others, and there was a fine
| shouting and crying out. But the fir tree re-
| manned quite still. and thought to himself,
Shall / have anything to do with al thisf'
but he had already amused them as much as
they wished Then the old man told them
the story Of Humpey Dunpty, how he fell
down stairs. and was raised up again, and
married princess. And the children Jap
ped their hands and cried, ''Tali another, tell
another" for they wanted TO hear the story of
"Ivede-Avede;" but they only had .'Humpty
Dumpty." After this the fir tree became
quite silent and thoughtful; never had the
birds in the forest told such tales o. ''EumptY
Dumpty," who tell down stairs, and Jet mar
ried q princess
'Ahl yes, 50 1t happens in the vorld,H
thought the fir tres; he believed it ali, be-
cause it was related By q such a nice man.
"Ah! we'll be thought, ''who knows1 per-
haps / may fail down too, and marry 4
princess and he looked forward joyfuay TO
the next evening, expecting TO be again
decked out with lights and playthinzs, gold
and fruit. Tomorrow I VIII not tremb.e,s
thought be; Il viii enjoy aIl my spseadcr.
and [ shall hear the story OF Hu'npty Dumpty
again, and perhaps Ivede-Avede.' And the
tree remained quiet and thoughtful al night.
In the morning the servants and the house
maid came IN. Nov" thought the Or, "all
my splendoT is going to begin again But
they dragged him cut Of the room and up
stairs 70 the garnet, and threw him ca the
floor, IN O dark corner. where 10 daylight
shore, and there they left hin. what does
this neanI7 thought the tree. ''What am
to DO hs7ef l can hear nothing In a place
Ike this, and he leant against the wall, and
thought and thought. And be had time
enough 70 think, Tor days and lights passed
and no one came near hin, AID when AZ last
somebody cid come, j. was only % put away
large bcxns an 8 corner SO the tree was
completely kjddeE. from sight II il had
never existed at Is uints~, now" though.
TIE tree, ''the ground Is hard and covered
With SLOW. 50 that pSopie cannot plan. ms
STALL 10 shattered hsrs, I darezay, Until
spring cousss"
Squeak, Speak said q H:tis rozsa,
creeping cautiously towards tie tree; tcen
cams another, AID they 10th saiEsd 81 tie
fr tree ard creyt between the branccez
ga. IL !s very eold,7 Gzid TIE ltszls nous.
cor elsa we should % - comfortable here,
shouldn't we, yoa Gid ar .reer
~ an not old, sd the Er t-es, there ara /
many who are CIDER than ana
'Wherc % yoa cozse from, ard whst 90 |
yo1 kzo~F asksd thc zses, who ~sre fail of i
curiosity. Have you seen tns most baaun- /
FL Tlaces In It's Torid. and can yo-- lei AZ al |
abort tEszai AID hs7e yo1 beea in TIE xsore- /
-ooea, wbs's ehessaa .is ca tos ssssf, asd /
hans hang fso-a tie cs.llag' 0Ds can run l
2bo1. o1 tel-ow caE&lez, tiers. al 70 IN tsia /
szd cozse cut ~
y kno~ nothing of that p1acn," ed Tia /
e. t-se, '-bGt know tia wood whe~s us e-n 1
shin.s AID toe birds sing AID then ths /
tree tod tas Dttle nice sla stso-t ia ycr.A i
They bad never lard sseA al seooan1 "a 1
taesr hves; ard after ttseT tad hs:exsd % e
s..<s-s:svesy, tlaey said: s. TIA. EzEzbes Of /
..ings yca have ssenI ycu u.1s hare bee7
very k&p;y.7
Csc ns<Eisz people cane % clear &C. tss
gRrrs:. Ike b<zes we-s pac1e4 arsy, ard
tAs tree was p<4-ss3 s-- O. t4@a cgnsr- AID