The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-27

A Brownie Story.

You have often heard stories about
hose gay fun-loving little creatures
,alled Brownies, Pm sure, and you no
doubt would like to see them at home
and know something about the manner
in which these little people live. They
are the jOlliest in the world, always
dancing and playing good
jokes. will tell you about
little glimpse caught of them on st.
eve. II was a stolen glimpse
you know, because they do not like for
us people to see them at all.
The brownies home was in the side of
a hill and you would be surprised to
know how very coy and comfortable
they were. Everything in the little
room was so neatly and tastily arranged
that you would have wanted it for your
best dolls room. The little room had a
brown stone floor and how perfectly
smooth and clean it was, You would
not think brownie capable of sweeping
SO nicely but they are very tidy class
of little folks Gu one side of this little
room there were six little beds all in a
row. They were just about the size Of
your dolls bed and clean and white as
snow. On the other side of this coy
little room were six tiny leather trunks,
these little trunks were for the brownies
Sundry clothes, which were made Of
pretty brown velvet. In one end Of the
room was a little dresser with a quaint
little glass on it aud six little combs and
six little brushes Oh top of it. BY the
side of this was little washstand with
bowl and pitcher and all such little
things as the brownies deemed it neces-
sary to have to complete their toilet
with, and there stood little towel rack
with six snow white towels hanging on
| it lust ready for use. At the other end
of the room there was the COziest little
fireplace YOU ever saw. with the bright
est of fires burning in it and the cIeanest
of little stone hearths. On either side
hung the brownies little cooking utensils
polished till they were bright enough to
see your face IN, and hanging in such
orderly little rows. In the center OF the
room was a little table with q snow
white cloth and on it covers laid for
the six little brownies. 1t was near sup
per time and the little brownies were
preparing their dainty little supper on
| the hearth, and such dainty little sup
per as | never saw before. l wall try to
tell you about it.
AsIhaye told you, these little brownies
were very orderly little people and did
all their work in an orderly and system
atIc manner Well, when they went to
cook their supper they cooked it orderly;
each little fellow having his own
particular task. One little fellow built
the fires and kept them mp good while
the others cooked. One of them went to
making bread, and such pretty little
lOaycg as you never saw. Ono OF them
dressed q unail and put it in the saucepan
to simmer Then he went into llttlt
pantry and brought out six little slices
of ham and six little pieces of saF0rS
sausage which he cooked deli"iousIy
Another little brownie busted himsel
with the coffee, and how he smiled ahS
stretched his big g0Od-hum0rcd mouti
when he bent over the pot Of traBrhh
gtcaming coffee, Another little fellow
seemed to know where all the mlhce pes
plum puddings, sweet anu Bonf pickles
. preserves and all those good things were
IoI ne oI"rSn' T"? "'i ,or 9rIIn nthe
: OF them ioF tn"it ~ S"pp"at pLdp"Sa.t onaof then
niue browne was ~ H. eJ9sSarts and Ile,
a. H.! "'i,' n" ,yith vine singing an,
Jnncinr 5nT MI tbe While, By this time sup
,"r ,ras readv ond they all arranged ]
= IN the tahla In the brownie fashion an
+ Then seated themselves to partake o
f thtir little feast, The gay little brOwni
filed the glasses with wine and said tina
tI,ny ,i mist drink toast to st, Valentine
e Jay whpreup0p they all said: "Fun fo
t to.m1orrow, y and drained their glasses i
= regmiar brownie style. They then bega
TO- emf their supper and when they ha
: 8nished they cleared mp the table
e Washed the dishes and put everythin
e awav in its place SO that they NIGH
i bays time TO write valentines to send on
" tha NEXT day. Some Of them dre'
l. Gideoms little comic valentines to send
snn1e other little brownies aud some {
them made pretty ones to send to tlI
s,i2;,,n Sn0an ", I'D sone Of them actually wrot
q hearts! WOuld you have thought tla