The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-01-04

Use and Importance.
Are You 4 raindrop," asked Kaiser
in establishment.
Yes, she replied, all raindrops are
fairies like ne We are sent from
Cloudland by our queen for the hene-
fit OF mortals, but We rarely get any
thanks for the good we do
y sigh heavcd her ting breast, and
her sca-bluc eyes grew misty. Kaiser
hastencl to apologize. for he felt gull
Y.
i didn't know raindrops were pret-
" fairies like You. Bat where is Cloud
land, and how did you get here e.
If you will come with me. she an
swercd. Il will show you our house; :;
it is far prctti,r than anything en-
earth
She took his hand. and suddenly
Kaiser saw himself lying on TIE case
mcnt seat. while he, his real self, went
quite lightly up. up through the air,
not feeling cold or dampness. but buo-
yant and joyous.
HIS dainty guide kept by his side,
and together they Goatcd out and mp
ward. till he could see the gab!ed roof
of his home. small, brown spot
among the trees.
You see those clouds in the west.
she said, that is our home We rain
fairies are thousands Of Years old. and
in fact we shall not die till the world
does. And We are great travellers. |
have been far up in the north to the
lee Kings palace. where the white
bears and seals live among the SHOWS
| iioatcd down rivers overshadowed
with the rich ycrdure Of the tropics
where the lion and tiger have thcil
home But We rarely stay long on
earth when our work is done ON
queen calls Us back to Clouliand tC
wait further orders
Kaiser thought her voice the sweetest
thing he had ever heard. ana her teeth
and lips were like pearls and red coral
Meanwhile they had ncarcd Raindrop'
home What had seemed to him wer,
clouds on earth, proved To be beau
tiful city. Towers rose here and there
and fairpaIaces of soft pearl, through tn,
the windows of rich colors giimmered
Long and stately avenues stretchc,
miles away. lined with trees which re
samblcd huge water plants. Though
the city thronged myriais of glitter.
ing beings like his guide, but they ap
pelred not to notice him rs he follow
cl Eaindrop.
Shcstopped at last under Il gigantic
arch ofpearly cloud, and struck 4 shell
which hung on the side What ;
funny door-bell. thought Kaiser. \
its summons terrible looking persol
appeared. dressed in Il cloak the colo
of storm cloud. and when he move,
shafts of lightning flashed in and on
of its folds.
"Whencc comes this mortal = h
asked. ana his voice rolled out Ike
thunder clap. making Kaiser tremhl
with fright.
'Do not be alarmed. said Rainlrop
me is the keeper Of this. the queen
palace, and is called Thulgc, whicl
means in our language. storm Thel
she turned and said, | would hav
our gracious queen give this morta
audience; conductuS to her"
With thundcrous mutterings Thulg
led the way through hall and corrido
till he stopped before Il door, owe
which hung Il curtain of rosy mist
Through this they passed, after som
whispered consultation, and kaise
found himself in Il long room. I'll
walls We're hung with many stars
pillars of carved pearl supported tn
roof. which was of colorcd yaper tha
gli>tcncd like dew. All WAS warm m,
bright. but strangely silent, save
faint sound of music in the distanc,
At the farther end of the room iloate
4 thin white mist, through which
pale light glimmcrcd. from what hai
ser could net tell.
They passed down the room till the
stood before the cloud veil "Oh
Queen, said Eainlrop, ~ mortal
here who would learn the secrets ,
Cloud and. pray YOU, gracious ma.
rstr. give him audience
y She ceased speaking. the clou
grew thinner and slowly melted ava,
disclosing to kaiser's dazz'cd eyes til
. most radiant and beautiful creatu
ne ILt ever H''i. VII = 'i''"t
, crystal >tt the Rain Queen. crownc
+ with fine stars which cleaned an
Shour with great brilIiancv. Il,
. golden hair fell in shining lengths /
the floor, and through her dress ,
{ rl;.how her arms shonc like snow.
= Thulse and i'aindrop bowed le
G before her. Then the queen spoke. IN
her voice sounded through the rool
: like running brook.
And 80 another mortal has foun
!, his way to my kingdom-thc first f,
. thousand years. Men have grow
too seeptical to be admitted her
e They would call it y dream. but yor