The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-24
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Balaaors ENpG.
The fairy Hnnikln was a good, well.
meaning little thing. but she didn't
know herlbusiness.
Eyersince the qpecn.h had made herl
the presiding genius of Thankless Ten
enent intthe town of Tufuk, the ten
der.hearted, restless rthumbling had
burned with an eager ambition to do.
something for the townsfolk. Thatis
to say something sbig.0 Conferring
wishes in joblots OF three; outwitttnR
aud thwarting wicked m agicians, giants
and ogres; changing people and things
that were not and had no right TO be;
giving handsome and ~enterprising
young persons caps OF invisibility, ar
Notwithstanding, titles of nobili-
ty and tabby princes OF no ability
whatever-these were mere common
place in the eyes ofthe fairy Finnikin,
who pooh.poohed them as such.
What she most longed to do was to
create a sensation ana get herself talk
ed about andget her salary raised.
She was Just too new for anything;
that's all there is about 1t.
The other fairies in her set said so,
and they ought to know, you know.
"Ohl what's the use" she petulantly
would say to her queen whenever she
was permitted to come home to the
FairyRing on Sundays and holidays. II
can't do anything worthmy while there
in Thankless Tenement
"Mhat do they want with seven.
league boots and invisible clothing?
I've exhausted upon them all'thef fairy.
tale gifts that Icould find recommended
by Andersen, the Brothers Grimm,
Laboulaye, Carryll or any,of the old
authorities, but it's oil DINO use. They
don't waut 'em." (.
1sYou might trysomething else, then,"
the queen would mildly suggest on
these o~ccasions-.ia %wishing.cap, or q
flying carpet or something of that sort"
.0h!1 pahawln Fairy Finnikin would
reply, ayou don't understand the situa-
ton at all. Why, / have repeatedly
offered these Thankless Tenementers
everything Of the kindI have In stock,
but L don't doanygood. TO Hoboken.
with your Scent tFantasma" proper
tiesR they yell. Give US something.
practicall We can't swallow your five.
bladed swords nor eat your oxidized.
genii ringsp" :,
"They might pawn them though"
the queen would say, thoughttpily.
Sand SOL want you; either to give me
the power to do something worth while
something that the mercenary me-
chanics and day laborers can appre-
ciate, " the fairy would run on, not heed
ing her soyereign's interruption "or
else put me on the Dewdrop or Rain
bow circuit. I'm too good for common.
missionary work in these one.night
stands, anyhow!
This sort Of thing went on for some
time, until one day, iusta month before
Christmas, the queen got Mttted and
spoke out in meeting:
HNow Just see here, Hnnikin," said.
she, II want you to understand one
lining right here. I've always tried to
teach my people that its the little
things, not the big ones, that give us
the most happiness in this life. and so,
ifyou really wishedto work for the best
interests Of those around Q u3instead OF
Iselfshly trying to make hit Tor your:
self-whichi / fear Is your strongest mo-
tiye-you would begin at the,foot OF the
Bladder and aid these Thankless Tene-
imenters in the practicalsw they de.
sire by first removing small obstacles.
from their path.
sYouSsay they don't wa mt the usual
fairy gifts. Goodl They are about
threadbare, anyway. notice that
Stockton and the other modern fairy
historians are not recommending them
any more. Now, suppose you increase
your own power aud popularity, bit by.
bit, in other ways.
'Iet me see; Imnot very particular
myself-few fairies are-but, II this
we're summertime, should advise that
Won begin by shooting off the flies and.
MOSQUITOES that settle on the babies,
noses while their mothers are cooking
the dinner. AS You remark, however,
iti ID not summertime. Well, then, sup
pose you select your own occupation,
the humber the better, but mind that
IL Il useful and practical, andthat Its
ultimate object shall be to permanently
5beneftthe inhabitants OF Tufuk gener-
ally andsthe Thankless Tenementers in.
particular. I'll give you just one week
10 pick your job. Come, boot! Mizzlel
Vamoosep And with n impertous.
wave ofthe wandshe disnissedthe fairy
Finnikin from her presence.
eOhl these amateurs, these amateurs
THEY'LL drive me distracted with their.
everlasting kickingln she sighed Then,
to quiet her nerves she took q turn,
through the art department who're the.
Vandyke Brownies were mixtng paint
With which 70 decorate tho wings otthe
next seasons butterflies.
But Finnikin Few back to TutuS tull
Of violet wine aud good Intentions,
She didn't mean any harm, poor lit
Ito thingl She just didn't know her
business.
AlIEthat night aud half Of the next
day she thought. II was hard work tot
her aud she was glad when the noon.
hour struck aud she knocked of for
lunch.
Tho words OF her doar royal mistress
rang in hGr cookie shell-like 4ears-tor.
like tho Pilates Of Penzanee, with AL
her faults she loved her qpeen-and be
tween bites Of her bluegrass sandwich,
Isaa6aH6d With timdkhv.Ahe kept re-