Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

nermost depths of the forest In this grove
was the abode of Lingar, or, as she was
better known, the medicine fairy. Lingar
was a wonderful woman, who had thorough
knowledge of all kinds of diseases, and had
a remedy for them.
The mocking-birds knew this, and on that
account they came to her. They quietly
and carefully put the box on the ground,
and then the largest bird stepped forward
and said to LingaE
He gave us back our liberty.
You please give him back his life.
The medicine fairy came forward to ex-
anime the body of little Freddy, and as she
gently unbuttoned his coat she saw where
the cruel cobbler had stabbed him with his
knife. Carefully Lingar looked at the
wound, and at last she turned to the mock
ing birds. saying:
I'VE will save him, kind friends. Come
back tomorrow and you shall find your
friend alive again"
Then the mocking birds departed, but
when they all reappeared in Lingar's grove
on the next day behold there sat Freddy
outside as fresh and hearty as ever he was
in his life. How pleased they all were can
not be said, but to judge from the great
noise the birds made they must have been
very joyful, indeed. They all came down,
one alter another, sat down beside him, and
told him what they had done for him.
'Now." at last said the largest mocklng
bird, 1--WE want to tell you that we will
always be YOUR friends, and whatever you
want us to do we will do for you.''
Then they vanished, and Freddy stayed
with LIDgar from that time on. The fairy
was very kind to him, and she treated him
like her own child. The boy grew up in
great wisdom and learned many wonderful
things. Among others the fairy taught
him all the secrets of medicine, and when
Freddy was a man there was not disease
or an ailment which he could not cure.
One day-it was just ten years after he
had come to Lingar, the fairy-the mocking
birds appeared again in the grove and
called for Freddy. When he came out to
them, the large bird again came forward and
said:
'Dear friend, the King is very sick and
we want you to 60 and save himl"
Freddy Immediately. got up, and telling
the birds to show him where the King lived
he followed them. The mocking birds did
as they were bid, and flying before Freddy,
led him to a very large city. As soon as be
entered the gate he noticed large placard
posted on the wall, on which he read:
The King promises any man who will cure
him of his sickness and give him new strength
and life the hand of his only daughter.
Freddy followed the birds until they all
few down upon the roof of large castle.
The boy concluded that the King must be
living there, and so he went inside and an
nounced himself as the man who had come
to cure the King. he was at once led into
the sick chamber of the monarch, and it was
not very long before he had succeeded in re-
storing the Kings health and vigor The
King was true to his promise, and made
Freddy his son-in-isw and Prime Minister
of the land. Freddy became very mighty
man in the country, and was held in high
esteem and respect by everybody who knew
him.
The old cobbler, however, suddenly dis
from the land, and it was said by
some people that be mad been killed by the
mocking birds.