The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-22
THE TIMES, RICHMOND, VA, SUNDAY, JULY %. 1894.

when Nurse carried her of to bed TOT
her midday sleep she went on saying inns
over agd over again to herself. until het
eyes smut up tight. Not that sne VEN
the time so she has always told me. but
still IL she really were awake. l should
like to know as 1t was FAIRY came OUT
of Dreamland on purpose TO tax o 70 ,1 nsr.
again But, however she managed IL.
there Is no doubt that she was most
lovely fairy. She was quite wee, about
as big as Tinas hand. and she was dress
ed in white which spanked all OF itself,
like the pretty white stones In mamma
ring She had shiny golden. wings, and
golden hair. She carried pink rose, the
size OF the dot OF the In your copy pook,
on the rail Of the cot and laughing peais
OF fairy laughter which made poor Tina
laugh too ,,
Then the fairy suddenly stopped. so
be the fault OF the black spectacies after
air.
THAT everything has been so nasty to-
dayY' Tina asked doubtfuily.
"Of course" said the fairy cheerfully.
They were not really nasty at all you
know Try my rose eolored spectacles
instead, and look again" She touched
Tina's eyes with the pink rose, bur so
OF lys wing on her cheek. 1T is a
rainy morning" she said solemnly
"Hurrahl So it is" answered Tina,
for the fairy,,s rose tints were before
everything looked. ''Hurrah! now l shall
have long time to play with my dolls.
and need not &c, for walk"
"6S n 5oe s sSia the ch i'" mot When
you look at it all the time. II Is only
we'll"
SIS the carriage as nice as the cart?"
10 sal md har hl
shone Now ! shall have papa ali to
myself. instead Of the man being there
too"
"And the bread and milk, little one2
1t IS rather lumpy sometimes you know"
Tina would not allow this, for she
felt so contented that it seemed a shame
10 grumble at the nice breakfast Nurse
had prepared.
Then the fairy touched her eyes again.
and the rose spectacles fell Off. and Tina
remembered what silly little girl she
had been before she went to bed that
morning, and very ashamed OF herself
What does make the dherence?" she
said at last.
why the spectacles to be sure" re-
piled the fairy 1T is easy to make these
rose tintS If you really want, and IL
makes all the difference between being
an unhappy little girl and a happy one.
a little good temper, resolve not TO
worry other people. remembering When
be fine tomorrow. and that the lovely
sunshine is always somewhere; that Is
the secret my darling"
But you won't be here to put 1t in
my eyes" objected Tina.
"No. but 1t will come out of your eyes
all by itself You will hear papa say
What laughing. sunny eyes that child
has" and you Will know it is the rose
cOlOred spectacles.
The fairy's voice grew softer and soft
err and when she had kissed Tina she
seemed to go. But still the kiss was
there. and Tina rolling over on her pill
low caught at pair Of kind hands
which were lifting her up.
why, it is Nurse" she cried, much
astonished, and SO 1t was.
But though the child looked every
where for her fairy without success IT
is clear she must have LETT the r1se-
colored spectacies behind her for Tina
was as happy as possible for all the rest
OF that rainy day.-SOuthern thurchmdh