Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

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'Since YOU have come to me from a
fower," said Ellen, 81 shall call you
Blossom, and shall take the best care OF
you"
The little girl kept her word, and Bios
som did not suffer from any lack of atten.
tion. Her bed was a large walnut shell,
with a mattress of violet leaves, and rose
petals for a coverlid A large porcelain
dish, filed with water, served for lake,
and when the fairy wanted to take sail
Ellen would fasten threads to the walnut
shell and pull the small boat over the
water
One night when Ellen was sleeping in
her little bed, and Blossom on her couch OF
violet leaves was dreaming dreams of
Fairyland, a large frog hoped in through
the window, and seeing the fairy thought:
what a beautiful bride she would make
for nv SON.
And taking the bed between her thick
lips, hurried away to the pond, where she
made her home When Blossom awoke,
she was startled TO find that she had been
carried away in her she'll from Ellen's home
and was on a large lilly pad near the shore
Of a stream. The little fairy wept bitterly,
and thought she would surely die of fright
The frog hearing her cries, went to her. and
said: Here comes my son, who wishes
YOU for his wife -
When Blossom saw the son, who was even
uclier than his mother, she cried louder
than before and begged TO be taken home
But the frogs paid no attention to her
wishes, and threatened if she was not quiet
to throw her into the water. The fish hear
inc all this eommotion wondered what was
the tronble They poked their heads above
the water. and seeing the distress of the
fairy, determined to help her They tugged
away at the stem of the lily pad until it
broke, and the great leaf foated out into the
stream, beyond the reach of the frogs. The
little fairy sailed past villages and cities,
and the birds on the trees, when they saw
her, said: what beautiful maiden"
A white butterfly lit on the leaf, and after
hearing Blossoms story said:
'Tfyou will tie your sash to the leaf, and
then around nv body can Hy over the
water and We shall soon reach the shore"
Blossom did this, and soon the little boat
was gliding merrlly along. But it had not
gone far, when large beetle buzzed near.
and after gazing curiously at the fairy for a
moment, be thrust his claws around her
slender waist, and few with the frightened
litUle creature to a high tree on the hank.
The beetle was very kind to Blossom. He
brought her honey from the flowers. and
other dainties TO tempt her appetite. Thus.
the fairy came to regard the homelv insect
as her dearest friend All the beetles sor
miles around came to see Blossom. who sang
sweetly and did her best to entertain her
visitors. But after few days. the beetle
grew tired of giving so much attention to
his guest, and one morning he carried her
TO the moss under the tree, and left her.
All summer the poor little fairy lived in
the forest. None of her friends came to
find her, the flowers seemed new and
strange and even the beetles paid no at
1ention to her cries for help. All day
size would wander about through the forest,
and at night would seek shelter under some
large Leaf, which had fallen across her path
Autumn came. Chilling winds began to
blow through the forest, and cold rains
drlzzled through the trees. Blossom thought
Ehe would certainly perish, and she watched
the more eagerly for the little bird, which
was to carry her back to Fairyland. A
field mouse: peeping from its hole, saw the
lonely little creature, and seeing how she
shIyered with the cold, went to her and
said:
Il have heard of fairies. and think you
must be one of them. Why do YOU live
here alone, when you must have such q
beautiful home somewhere"
Blossom, when she heard these words.
could not keep back the tears, and between
many sobs, she related her wonderful his