Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-31
Rosebud and the Fairies.
by EARIoN sAOKRTT.

! Once on q time-more than q hum
ired years ago-their lived in q pretty
Village" rich and handsome lady
who had one child, a little girl who
Fas called Rosebud" Everyone
loved the small maiden for she was as
sweet as her name, and had the lowell
est blue eyes and prettIest golden hair
that was ever seen. Her papa died
when Rosebud was only a very little
girl. So her mamma who had no one
else to care for, loved her child more
han l can tell you, and could hardly
bear to have her out of sight. But one
afternoon the lady was obliged to go
out making ''calls," and SO she left
Rosebud with her nurse Ia black wo-
mani who promised to take the best
care of her, but no sooner had the
lady gone than the naughty nurse fell
fast asleep and forgot all about her lit
| tie charge, who thought that it would
he fine chance to 60 for a walk all
by her own self. C''just like grown-up
people, SO, taking her mammals
bonnet which laid before her on a
chair, she set 1t q top of her curly
head, and softly opening the door
made her way into the garden, and
standing on tLp-toe undid the fasten-
ings of the gate and started as fast as
her little limbs could carry her for the
woods, which lay a short distance from
ner mammals house.
Soon her small form was hidden by
the thick trees and bushes, and she
went wandering on and on, stopping to
pick each tiny flower which peeped up
n surprise at the dimpled rosy face,
bending over them in Joyous uncon-
sciousness. For even the flowers won-
dered what such a Uery little girl could
be doing there all alone in that deep,
dark wood, while the tall trees which
Rosebud called 'tgiants," grew much
excited, and rustlIng their green
leaves whispered to each other "That
it was q terrible thing. and that she
nould better go bome," and soon the
child thought so too, but when she
iried to find the right path she could
not tell one from the other, and all of
sudden 1t grew so dark that poor
little Rosebud commenced to feel very
tired and CROSS, and fell to crying for
Mamma.
Meantime Mamma had returned
home, and was roaming around the
house wrlnging her hands and almost
crazy at not finding her baby.
By and by, when it had become quite
dark in the silent woods, and thou
sands of twinkling stars came trooping
out in the heavens, while the great
white moon played "hide and seek"
through the silver clouds, their light
hone down on tired little Rosebud,
who had fallen fast asleep, with the
tears on her cheeks looking like dew
drops, and her flowers still held in her
spall hands. A perfect picture OF one
of the "babes in the wood"
So passed the hours until midnight,
when out IN the moonlight Rosebud
saw band of fairies, dressed all in
white, with beautiful golden crowns
upon their heads, while one of their
number played soft and low on 9
music-boI which she held before her.
On and on they came, dancing lightly
to the sweet music. when suddenly the
FAIRY Queen, glancing downward,
spied the sleeping child, and holding
up her hands cried
"Holdl here is an angel that ha,
fallen from the sky"
"No," said another, alt is only little
Rosebud who has lost her way in the
wood"
Poor little mortal" Rosebud heard
the Queen reply" 1--WE will carry il
with us to Fsiryland. Then Rosebud
began to shake with fear while the
Queen commanded her subjects to
make litter from the branches of the
trees, and all went to work willingly,
for they had all fallen in love With
goIden-haired Rosebud.
Just as they were about to lift her,
and poor little Rosebud was trent bling
IN every limb, she saw, way off
in the distance, several dancing lights
Then the fairies cried quickly:
"Look, On. Queen, we are too late.
Yonder come mortals, who seek for
the little one.
away. away, Them commanded
the Queen. "But first, one kiss 1 t0iH
hare from this dainty darling" And
stooplhg over Rosebud, she pressed
her lips lightly to the little mouth, and
then quick as flash all the fairies were
gone, and 1t was Rosebud's dear
mamma who was so sweetly kissing and
sobbing out her great delight at find
ing her lost darling. But to this day,
in spite of her fright, Rosebud regre!s
that her dream did not las. little
longer.