The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-24
MODERN FAIRY TALES.
Old-Fashioned Stories Revampod for the
Benefit of Good Boys

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| Benefit of Good Boys.
ROBERT AND THE RoBIN.-One day as
Robert De Chow Chow, who was the son
Of poor but honest peasant, was pass
ing through field he espied robin
fluttering on the ground. Now Robert
had long desired to possess himself Of a
robin, and, seeing his opportunity, he
sprang forward with great eagerness
and found the bird had its feet entan-
gled in string. He seized 1t after lit
tie trouble, and his joy was so great
that he uttered shout. But after q
minute or two there came a change. The
robin looked at him in such sad-eyed
way, and its heart beat so fast as he
held it in his hand, that Robert felt a
great pity and said:
poor birdl / will not put you in a
cage to pine and die. Here-take your
| freedom"
Wasn't that nice in that boy? And do
| you think such action went unrewarded
in those days? Robert had scarcely
gone ten rods after freeing the bird
when he came upon Saratoga trnnk
chuck full of trade dollars, which were
then slightly above par. The trunk and
contents had been left there by Jay
Gould, to reward just such Robert,
robin action as this. and the boy shoul-
| dered it and ran home and had the mort
gage on the farm paid off before sun
down. After that his father always had
ten-cent cigars, and his mother could
buy turned-soled shoes, and the happi-
ness in that family was so great that
each one had to go out at intervals and
be kicked by mule.
PLUCKING TIE HoDAG.-In n dell not
far from the house where Sarah dwelt
with her parents, who we're also poor,
but honest grew beautiful flower
called the "hodag." In another part of
this same dell lived fairy, whose busi.
ness it was to guard the hodag and see
that no one came to injure it. What
salary she got and why that flower was
any more sacred than q pigweed l know
not. l never meddle with other peoples
business.
Little Sarah had been told not to
pluck the hodag, and she was girl who
never disobeyed her mother, but one
day her cousin came to see her and soon
began to whisper evil counsel in her
ears. This cousin was twelve years old,
had forty-four freckles to the square
inch, and her nose turned up at the end.
Her name was Viviere She not only
wanted to gather in the beautiful hodag,
but the fairy as well, and full of this
determination she started for the dell.
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her to stay her hand, and when she paid
no attention to the pleading voice our
young heroine wept so profusely that
the tears fell off the end of her nose.
The dell was reached, and with loud
shout of defiance Viviere rushed for
ward and seized the fateful flower and
broke it from it's stem. Next moment
she disappeared with loud "S-wish!"
and it may be good policy right here to
state that nothing of her, except one
toe-nail, was ever found. AS the willful
girl disappeared the fairy came forth
from her lair, and placing delicate
hand on Sarah's head, she said:
"Child, heard you pleading that she
would not pluck the hodag, and while
she has been justly punished you shall
be fifty rev arded Here, take his"
And she placed bag of rubies, pearls
and diamonds on the good girls shoul-
ders and headed her for home, and that's
all can remember just now, except to
add that this is true story and won't
fade or shrink if run through hot water.
THE TRUTHFUL BoY.-James and John
were playmates, and each tive We years
old. Their parents dwelt side by side,
and so the two boys were much together.
They "played borse" with the same hoe
handle, liked the same brand of pump
kin pie and were pretty nearly one in
all things. The one great exception
was the fact that James would lie like
candidate for alderman, while John
would tell the truth if it barked his
shins. James often guyed him for this
foolishness, but to no effect He kept
right on telling the truth and getting
three lickings to any other boys one.
One day when these two boys were
going over to Mrs. Scotts to borrow her
quilting frames and a drawing of tea
they met stranger, who looked at them
intently and finally asked
Boys, did you find purse of gold on
the road"
mo, thir, promptly responded James
the liar
With thir," as promptly responded
John the truthful, at the same time
handing it out.
They had found such purse, but be-
ing little absent-minded had forgot
ten to mention the fact.
"Ah-ha" cries the stranger, "but
dropped it to test you! The proof is
clear. Presto fzzledum-change"
And great black cat leaped out of
thic ket and bore the liar away for cat
meat, while the stranger took from his
pocket golden rule and handed it to
John with the remark:
"Now run along sonny, and every
thing you touch shall turn to gold Re-
member, that while the liar may prosper
and grow fat for time, the truthful
hyena will come out on top in the long
run"
While this is also true story have
concealed the true names of the prin-
cipal characters in it, but they can be
had by sending your address with
stamp to pay return postage.
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