Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-29
WONDERFUL GLASSES.
Story of the Two Fairy sisters-Optie a
Peksie.

Once upon a time there lived two
fairies named Optic and Pessie
Now, Optic and Pessie were sisters,
but you never would have guessed il in
the world, for they did not look one bit
alike.
Each of these fairies had very
strange habit of always carrying about
a pair Of little glasses. through which
70 look at anything or anybody that in
terested her
One day they started out for walk,
taking their precious glasses with them.
They had not gone far when toad
hoped across the path.
What is that?" they both exclaimed:
and both put up their glasses to look.
''Oh, oh, OH screamed Pessie. st
is a great big monster!"
Why, no" answered Optic: 1T is a
very little thing, and quite harmless
am sure"
But Pessie had started to run away,
and Optics words could not stop her
How foolish" thought Optic, Ito
run for auch a little thing" and she
stood watching the toad as he hoped
away
The st day they started for anoth-
er walk. When thcy reached the edge
of the woods, they began to pick mp the
nuts which had fallen upon the ground
Suddenly Optic said, Listen High
on the hough OF tree sat bird sing
ing as though his little throat would
burst Upwent both glasses at once.
What beautiful bird said Optic
''and how charmingly he sings
"Pshaw' answered Pessie. Do You
call that little speck a beautiful bird2
I am sure | can not see any beauty in
it, and surely its songs can not be worth
listening 10. And She went on pick
ing mp the nuts ard paying no atten-
tion 10 the music which filled all the air
Optic locked at her sister in surprise
Then she exclaimed II know. Pessie.
You looked through the wrong side of
your glasses.
No didn't" snapped Pessie Il
meant 70 look through that side. =
Optic tried to coax her just to try the
other way and see how much nicer it
was, bat Pessie would not be persuaded;
neither would She listen to the song
After awhile some boys were seen
coming through the woods and our two
little fairies hid behind tree till they
should pass
As one of the boys went By the tree.
his foot struck the pile of nuts which
had been carefully gathered and scat
tered them all among the grass
"oh, dear" exclaimed Pessie whom
they were by, stamping her foot ard
snatching mp her gA ,es Just see
what those great big boys have done.
and we win have all our work To DO
over. for see how far away they have
scattered our nuts.
"Oh, never mind" answered Optic.
cheerfully as She pecrcd through her
glasses. They were quite little boys,
and probably did not notice them: be-
sides, it won't take long to pick them
up again. They are only scattered a
little way" And she set hrisIly to
work, and had half Of them picked up
before Pessie had smoothed the wrin-
llles from her face
And so it always was. If anything
pleasant came in their way, Dptie al.
ways looked through the side of her
glass which made it appear as big as
possible, or if anything unpleasant was
discovered, she would look through the
other side of her glass 70 make il
seem very small and insignificant M
deed: while PeSSie always took thu OPP
posite course, and magnifed the nm
pleasant things, but was quite unwill-
ing that the good things should APP
pear as large as they really were,
OF course optic had q much better
time than Pessie: but She never could
persuade her sister 70 look through the
same side of the glass that she did, and
finally She gave up trying, and laugh
ingly declared that Pessie really en-
ioyed her way of looking AT things and
So She should let her alone.
Well when Optic and Pessie grew
older and had households of their own
to look after. they Stillused their magic
glqSses. but 10y this time they had be-
come SO trained in the use Of them that
they could see peoples thoughts aud
motives as Il they were the people them-
selves.
one morning optic said 10 Rainbow,
her husband lhc was always sucha gay
little fellow that everyone called him
Rainbow Now, dear, do remember
to go to the Silkspider's before You
come home and bring me some threads
for my embroidery.
Rainbow said he would; but when
he came back he had forgotten all
about it!
Optic felt little inclined 10 scold,
for she very much wanted to finish her
embroidery that day hut hrst she took
up her glasses and looked right into
Rainbow mind.
1T was a very little forget. after
all. she said to herslf. mot At all
worth making any fuss about" And
SO Rainbow had his favorite supper Of
mushrooms and honey, and in the even
ing they both took a walk 70 the Silk
spiders, and the embroidery was In
ished the next day.
AT another time the little maid who
did the housework neglected to set