Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-05-16
THE CHINA FAIRY.
A Short Experience a. Popular
Drnmatist.

Tom johnson va- hsr-and-tWcuty,
BuI ,.rrs boz Ihr cats lle was mar
rIsJ o. ihg dearest lttle woman n the
world. au4 thay lived in three ruoms
be- q H.rr r--pggtable -trryt near Tam
den luuH Eo-r Toms vile, va. .
perfect Ittlr household fairy Tom
uHHIa only give her thirty shiIlings a
vrsa uut oi hi- salary. bat -he ava
vuHHsr- uIih b. Tho little sitting
usum aa. always bright and coty and
rIrau. tBa there as always something
uir. iur Tom. tra then hr came home
tagged uut with The work and worry
~ the Unlr, ~ course they we're
un..Eed tu D., try economical. aud 10
druE thrm-. ls,s many things thcy
would have Iiasd. bat one treat they
alsat allowed themselves every wcgk
aHl chat vbs "a visit to place ~
amusement Tom and Rp-c werc both
RHa fond ui o., thester and by salt
lug uII play bed had a guod run sud
bl getting 20 the doors early. they
generally managed 10 get a good place
iu me p.t
lllug 80 fond ~ the theator. Tom
aud Ru-c naturally took = good deal 81
iutrrr-i in tbs theatrical item. ~ news
uud rU--Ip. without which nov -p-days
newspaper b. not considered ~ be
fHlIy adapted 10 the requirements oi
che puhlic
ruar little Rnsr used 30 give Sigh
81 envy sometimes whou Tom read out
in her the paragraph about the enor-
muH- Incomes which dramatic authors
v,rc making - Tom. she would
SAB iau,y making hundreds u pounds
week like that just Tor writing a
play Fancy ii sou had been able 10 Do
u'"
Ia would hc tine, wouldn't it'" Tom
u0uId rrp'}. and then they would b..
r.H fanyIug shat they would have
dome vith the money. They would
have bad hrauiiful house aud EAR
uagr aud pair for Rose, aud y hen
shr vtut 30 the thcatrr ou the first
night 60 zrc her husband come on the
stage and how amid the tremendous
applause ~ eros dcd house. she would
have vurn the loyeliest dresses. and
bier diamonds would have been the
envy ~ all the ladies
On. hos beautiful II would be.
Tom The young vile cried, one day
~ they coujurrd up visions Of splcndoF
together no getting up al hali-pas,
seven in the morning for you. dear, 40
turning uut in al winds and weathorsi
sou auuld b. able 10 have your break.
fast pics and comfortably with me. and
take plenty 81 time over IL; aud sou
would stop at home and work In your
study. and could bring my sewing
and 10 With you. and when you'd I'm.
ishod wo should h. able Ia have dinner
togcther, and go Out every evening Va
some place 81 amusement O Tom.
dear. couldn't you write play9"
Tom shook his head I'm afraid
not Rose. be said There's a pccul-
iar kuack about ID, expect
"lsupPose Il very dificult. " sighed
Ru-e
You may h. SURE Il j. my dear. +"
answehvd Tom. "or there would b. a
great many more people doing "a. and
the authors wouldn't b. getting such
prices ior their work ~ Ne read about
10 the newspapers"
One saturday Tom aud Rose vent 10
The morning performances of q play
that had been acted two hundred time.
straight % Ia London. and the author
Of which was reported already 10 have
REALIZED tea thousand pounds b. IL
ou their Vas home they passed an
ODD curiosity shop. and stopped 10 look
10 Al The window. Among the odds
aud ends there was q pretty little china
fairy 10 which Rose took . great
fancy.
"a Ton. dear she cried. look NJ
that little china figure Isnt II pretty ,
That's iust the sort. 81 thing l should
likc on ny mantei-sholL l should
never be- tlrcd Of looking At 10 Do 70
In and sce how much Il Ia
Ton went In aud asked The prlee.
and rsiurnea with the information that
u was too shllIinga
Oh. dear. said Ro.a. .rhafs much
more than Ne oan Afford. Come along.
Tom
But thoagh Ro'o said ''Cosae aloag. -
she didn't more She stood LOOKING
II. Al.