The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-03
MIST THE FAIRY TALE Coz
.,os,ys CONCEPTION or WHAT
soh I'm lTgERAIURE SHOULD ne.

Bras rh.,r Ehcct Upoa ths Homthfai
go Gravsiy Cossidrred-ssHtn Clsu-
y",,,,..iy Auneted by Csc Speaker.
- ,h.,c are such things as eoslins they Will
II. cot sorosls IL It doesn't watch out
SUI. and srists and spect.es. not to mon
or,rons and ogres. and even the fairies
"a Aid santa Claus himself. came intor pretty
..,sre treat ment at the hands OF Soross yes
So .t,erpoon. But. for all that, it was
teIua '.,,v occasion. and Mrs. Kendall. who was
VIZ o, nor and sat on the platform.
800 loudly and long. and was moved to
..u,,,.-.ncs OF m occasional Hear hearr'
80, tho regular monthly meeting. The
n..,n,Ittee on Literature had charge. and the
'is., vas. should there be anything in
Iii li,srs,ure which Is not or could not be
. ..n.C II was presented by Mrs Carrie STOW
NJ, the Chairman OF the committee.
'.rho child OF twenty-five years ago" said
a.. Wsit "congratulates the child OF to-day
- ,hs advance from feeble Sunday school lit
.s,,ure 10 the works OF men and women OF
..,Ius II mothers were ns eager about the
..n,.l digestion of their children AZ they are
Non, their physical we'll beinR. this question
hid not need to be considered. Is this an
W. ~ realism What is the relation Of truth
,ns,,2 Tbs, Is what We are to consider to-day"
The Affirmative side OF the question was pre-
ant
.sid that she was almost tempted to take the
,.e.,iye. but could not because Of the thronRs
A. Iitte folk crowding into her mind. There
!. Alice " she said Just come from Wonder
I'D and the Lorelei, and Jack the Giant
KiIler and santa Claus. and the little lord OF
our own day-who is really n ngment Of the
imarination-who has become setter OF
fashions in collars and curls. There are dozens
a, others. and shall We give them all up2
SAY. no, our imaginations need exercise as
much as any other part OF us. and IL they do
not have ii they will become atrophied. Those
Of you who attended Stoddard's lectures will
re,nember that repulslve picture oil q fakir
whose uplifted arms had grown withered from
lack Of exercise. Can you think how terrible
II would be to have an atrophied imagination1
And II It has been choked In childhood Will It
be reviviied Ms we grow olderr
we live in practical age. Our children's
feet are trained to walk on hard pavements.
not on tho yielding earth. For q long time IN
zach year nature has but little chance to speak
10 us through the trees and grass and birds
and brooks In our homes how 10 ita We
haven't much romance In the hairdresser. the
seamstress. the masseur. In school science
has so stepped In that It has made original in
yestigators Of the very kindergarten children.
The tiny hands have almost learned the use OF
the scalpe and yet the schools are still seek
ing the royal road TO learning. 1t seems to
mo that here Is the place where children's
literature, men fiction II you will is to play Its
part. Give your children something besides
realistic stories about themselves. Give your
boy hero stories unlike those he will find in
the Slippery Sam Series Give your girl the
romance she longs for In proper quantities OF
course. And whatever you give them. may
their lessons teach them only what is good
and true and beautiful"
n Sda Mr iSoi ks END a,o as
,or Mrs. Alice May scudder. who was to spea <
On the negative side. seemed very poor indeed.
the look ed Sorosls in the eye and told 1t a bar
Ecying tale to begin WITH; knew deaa
snow snow sira. Of neProusnsss. She would glance
here and there; as II she thought some me W i,1
baby brother had been put e bed she would
him cry khe could not bear TO have her nurse
20 out OF the room at night. and finally the fam
gested that this nervousness might be the req
suit OF fairy talss. and that Was just what u
pcnTss 80 in the RsS Grssn and Blue Fairy
Tales by Andrew lang till she was afraid OF
hs dark shs had gone with A ,.s Into won
livery body smiled as broadly as the real
Russian %sS ia isiry tale" pursued Mrs. seadder:
tho to 81 an ns
green eyes, cleaning like emeralds. and a
vide outh reaching from s ear 70 ear. showipG
Kings beard was held not By mortal hands.
fairly bIoodcurdling. and more than one
Easter bonnet in the audience was seen to PAL
The widest nightmare caused by minee
Pie could not terTify more than that" said
he pillow beside You. and hear the words,
.na nspy large sHys
tones became tsrrIfyinsJ by nature /
an t sss Sssh and SraSS, sss n sss VT
Ing tO1thaehs or Sassa che or
might gst into her bed. I believe In imagina-
ton. but not in one that Is distorted. some
character have described. but in this discus
sion We are not dealing with exceptions. but
But, some one else will SAY. what about
al Claus You wouldn't eSteTminats dear
sas ssntS n, would sou 1eS declared Mrs
noRhed. harness up his reindeern and let
him go. too. know some OF you win mourn.
hon for him since a small SUNDAY school
scholar almost went into a fit at his arrival |
thought then ana have ever since that 1t would
e more appropriate to centre our thoughts at
thrlstmastide on a perfect Christ child amid
thgelic music than TO keep uppermos: the
image OF fat little man who shakes
when he laughs like howl full
o. Ieny.' And. too. l confess that I
have been lust selfish enough to want my chill
oIen 70 know thai had worked aud toilsd TO
ave them pleasure, and not have all the credit
Eoto hypothetical santa Claus Fairy tales
helleate had morals. They help 10 breed dis
s9ntent. Who will take up the drudgeries OF
mr alter reading OF palaces and servants at
Eohnand There are too many people stand
hg around willing 10 touch the button and let
ne lairles do the rest. There are too many
uamps hunting for magic watch that. when
SIalehed will give them a nae suit OF clothes
skpod hreakiAst and house and carriage"
MS seuddeT referred to the many childTen's
sOoAs which were not open to the objection
Wgfrsled by the question. and seemed to
n N,nA mat no dearth Of pleasant reading would
Sn SuI AZ the fairy tales were swept away at
ne Alter the laughter and applause which
@"%'sed ths paper had died away Mrs. Hell
a Ia introduced Mrs. kendall and asked her
1' Smething about the subject
max this unexpected demand for n
mssS SAD Mrs. hendAl lauRhingly is real
mi -l WI The subject Is avery interesting one
6ay. 'n siss one thought which fancy may
it, sseapei some Of your minds IL Is true
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