The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-09

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STORY OF THE PANsY.
DEAR c. C. FRrESDs Here is very pretty super
stition concerning a pretty flower which comes TO
us from the Fathcrland. Once upon time there
lived ON the German coast of the Baltic Sea pros
porous fisherman and his son. Eric whose beauty,
wealth and charming manners made him great
favorite with the young people. Many pretty
peasant girl would have been very happy had Eric
chosen tier fur his wife; but Eric had no idea of
obliging them. aud one day he returned from a
lcng voyage, bringing a wife with him She was
very beautiful and gracious and although The pco-
pie treated her coidly at first, they soon grew TO
/ love her. She lived there for six years, then died,
leaving four little children. After her death Eric
became gloomy and melancholy, having no desire
To work. hut would go away Tor months and leave
the children IN the care Of tic ncighbors.
One day, lie WAS walking along the shore lie
saw beautiful maiden sitting on the rocks. who
called TO him and told iIiR that her father. the
Ocean King. had sent her from her palace beneath
/ the water for Eric and his children. He
took her To his cottage. aud in short time every
! thing changed. The old house was made neat
and humcicc, Toe children We're prctfily dressed,
! Eric once more enjoyed his work, and his good
fortune and prosperity soon returned Ia him.
One Winters day there hrusc terrible storm
The wind blew Ecrcely across the wafer the waves
rOaTed over tie rocks ou the shore, and dashed up
10 the very door of the little cottage Amid Nil this
confusion the Ocean King heard calling Go hts
daughter Ia return To her people. she drew the
children 90 her md waited. Presently one huge
wave took the cottage and lis five beautiful inmates
up in Its arms aud carried them down To the kings
palace
The mex, Spring the people found growing on the
site Of hc cottage. little plant, bearing H flower
whose five bright iHCc-tkc petals reminded them
much oftc iouF children and their beautiful step
mother. thai they caiicdn stiefmattcrchen -
Little Stepmoilcr; and we ignorant of its origin.
have been calling it Pausy. Florence Adele
Emerson, Plymouth, Ind.
THAT SQUIRREL PIE.
DEAR c. G.; I wonder Il any OF you have heard
your father speak al an old woman and her small
boy coming to Richmond and selling food 10 sol
dicrs quartercd Ihcre- Among the supplies
sO-caicd squirrel pie" which attracted the alten-
ton of thg buys- A. usual they isHd to pay e1-
tTnvHgsnt price, which she put "a her pocket. and
the PIE al gone the boy began TO
cry; aud, on being questioned by the men, lac
whincd ont: Ma sa3d u l would give her leaveno
kill the puppies for that pre- she would give the
money. aud ste has put It IN her own p-p-poeket.
Boo hOo-Oo!
Several attempts were made TO make the - pie Z"
resppeaF, but without success. Ills enough 10 say
the woman gsns never seen by them again.
WAS asking: father Il lac ever heard 81 that Incl
dent hem "a my complete surprise. hc rad he
had eaten rUinc 81 hc pie tell you. friends.
do moi ihnkI could eat bit OF squirrel pie, away
from home, Il Il were 10 my life Bot with
doubt they were hungry enough to any
ihiug.-i-izzie y. Webster. SoFih wolcott, W.
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