Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-05-16

my housekeeping
Well irs = lot ~ money. but I dare
say "a wont r'lin a.. see you want Il /.
dear, and you shall have a."
And before Ross could stop him Tom
had stepped Into che shop. aud pre.-
emily he came out with ths little chiaA
Hairy carefully wrapped up Ia paprr
ho~o pot u In hcr mua 3, was quite a
little fairy and they borc i 81 home
IA triumph.
u locked - lovely oa the mantel.
shelf knse eoaldni take her eye. 90 "a.
bat kept going up - u al The evening
and saying On. sou little dear aud
she would have Il that the iairy's EYES
wrrv look Ing a her
Tom laughed bat he confessed that
u r,ally "a. yer, life-lik. little ag-
urc The faec was quite rial. and the
wonderful thing about II wa- that tbs
expression s.srmcd o. change.
Being Saturday uighL the youag
couple sat up rather late Tom smak ID
his piPo while Rose read b. him. aud
they wcrv 20 comfortable. and - hap
W that they never nntic,d the time
can Tom nappcncd ~ lonk At his watch.
and then he cried oui 't.nad gracious
Rose, its one minute a. TWELVE
ko-e CLOSED her hook she had
reached the eud - ihe chapter lit the
bedroom candle aud then Tom turned
the gas cut A. BE- d,d - the Big
clock down stairs struck twelve
Just a. the last stroke died away. a
sweet. loft. sllvcry voice exclaimed
Thank you - much fnr haying M. =
ko-o was - startled that she dropped
the candle whicb TON On The noar aud
went out Tom turned round with al
exclamation, and there. with halo 81
light round her head -tood the little
chiaa fairy on the manteI-shelf Il
Wa the ialry vho had spoken Her
lips wrrr parted. show ing TO rows 81
p.arly teeth and the kiude-t. -wc~tc-,
smile vas on her tarr
Don't b. frightened said the fairy.
~ Hose clutrhcd Tom. and wondered
y hether she ought t. taiat OF net
'd0ht y, frightened. ! am goad
FAIRY ! was tarn-d 81 china by a
wicked rurhantrrs.. but every night Al
twclyc o'clock rrrDy~r che poNer ~
rp''rch, which LAST until dawn va.
very unhappy in ia" old curiosity
shop. whrr, vas taken b the
pvrson Whu found m, Ia forrest
aud thought was a. ornament
lhorv wa- uo uue there ~ midnight
Tor M o. talk % except q Doc ~ Chimes
Idols and brass hgarp- and creatures -
that sort. aud thry didut und,r-t and
me-. wa- very pleased when you
brought ~" ~ your nice happy home.
aud you cant tains how I've been
longing Tor twelyv o'clock. b. b. able
10 thank you.
Tn surv VIEW very pleased. STAN
mcrcd kD-r. ''hut ~ course H. very
odd ! don't like ~ ask yea. bat er
would you like ans thing H. eat'''
The fairy laughed .ilycry laugh
oh. no. she said fairies are never
hungry Beside want sou ~ b,
kind enough % ufrn the window ior
mc and lvt N 4, away n | can get
back 10 fairy Wand before dawn. may
hud my protrctrv-s, who will take
assay the spell that ha. boen pat upon
ns
tn. certainly said Tom. with
pleasure. aud b. Wa prur.eding a.
op.u the Wind"W vhrn d. royoll..ct.d
the iairy had co-t him ten -hilliags.
aud that the transaction would b. l
dead loss 30 him
The fairy evidently guessed phat
was passing Ia Toms mind. Tor he
hrw gracefully ~ thr mtntel~hrlf and
came and stood pu the table bestdo
him
II viii not he uagratciuI. she said
'as a RS ard fpr your kindness. I caa
grant you one v i-h. whatever u G, "
% Tom exclaimed RD- vho had
/ gradually shaken 90 her righteousness
Wish to b. dramatic author
Tom was always an ufl.dirut husband
| (that Was Why b" ~. - happy. and
- he said a. once. a wish 10 b. q dra.
I matte author
Certainly said the fairy eco 4
hs'd and to morrow when you wakr uf
/ you Nill ~ one. Nuw thank sou yrry
much aud good-nirht Tho fair,
Kissed her little hand 20 the Young
couple spread her sings and neu
away In the moonlight Tom aud Ro-.
watched her a. Far A. they could 80.
her then rlU-vd the aigdow and ~
tirvd o. r-sl
Tho next morning. when Tom woke
up he had splitting hcadarhe and
felt 30 awfuIly se.'dy he could hardly I'll
up 70 look II hi- watch.
by dove be exclaimed. ''it',
twelve O'Clock
Then he looked round Tor Rose. ans
found che wssnt there
Rose Rose ho called out 'whcr,
arr you'"
Hose came running n from the neHl
/ room
oh. you arr awake ~ last Tom +"
she said VIII sou have a cup o.
I lea
Il think -, ! - By Jove. I'm az.
fully ill and ! can hardly open ms
eyes
- don't wonder a. Il, said Rose
| IL was ia o'clock this morning When
I you came home
On. al. yc.' rrm~mber said
Tom. sitting up and looking round the
large elegantly furnished bedroom, -
bcasily all-niEht dress rehearsal And
I've 81 70 down "a the iheaier again
to-day. aud see that scene have "a
alter the situation NJ the last mlnuts
to suit the .c-ne. because the scene ID.
self cant h. altered In time
Was Mr smith any better tern.
pcrod last nightg'
No; he swears its the worst parl
he ever played, and he's SURF that Il
will b. trust aud Mis-. Brown won't
have that spcech cut; she says lie the