Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-13

- D0IlIl ana the Fairy.
lgANIZIIIIZ ONNBZIIIII
Once upon time there lived little boy
in a land where giants and fairies made
their homes. Where It is no one can tell.
but every little boy has heard OF this eoun-
try. Old folks can't tell. vet they have
heard OF It from their earliest recollection.
Il will tell you where II is,'' whispered a
fairy one night 70 the little hero you arc
going 10 hear about.
OF course, the littlo boy, whose name was
John. was at once Interested in what bs Was
10 hear.
am told that hls eyes were very round
when the fairy COMMENCED 10 talk, and that
ne sa; yory still, very straight In his ehalr
snl never moved un,ll II was all over.
"This land Of fairies and giants is blessed
win sunshlne, flowers and blue skies. Lit
NC folks living there play from morning I'M
III nght under the shade OF beautiful
trees and skip about In yards with tho
gteenest OF grass aud the loveliest OF How
ers. AZ night the fairies come out 10 dance
under the trees In the moonlight. They
disappear when the sunshine comea, and the
niue folks wake from their pleasant
dreams"
Where are the giantsr you ask" said
the larry Back in tho mVHntainH, In the
dense forest. where the little folks never
go, Hidden IN their dark homes, they are
seldom seea. anu to the fairies l know
those big giants are as kind and gentle as
naniinas arc to their little boys"
Ihus ratified on Our fairy ia her descrp-
| uon OF the beautiful land where her broth
er and sister iAlriea made tholr homes; but
she forgot to tell IN what country Il was
| lQputYu lsNH "a. luu Ia.
name OF the cry the name and number OF
| tie street, and all sorts Of impossible things
about this unknown country. But tho fairy
didn't know.
know though and I am going to say
\ 10 john that this beautiful lana exists only
In the imagination OF loving parents, gentiu
aunts and lntercstlng old folks. who really
love TO talk about il as much ~ little folks
| enjoy hearing about 10.
Now, John was like the little boys We
see ana Know nowadays. He was eager 10
learn about the world and lis Thousands OF
people 80 when he heard that HIS papa was
going TO fardway land TO live he deter
mined that he would ask his papa TO tell
him all about 1t This his papa did as
much as he could before going away, but
after he had gone john wondered more and
more about tho strange things he heard Of
IN his papas letters.
After waiting three or four weeks he con
cluded that he would ask the lirst fairy he
met to take him to his papa II WASN'T
long hetoru fairy was found. who said, u
can take you TO your papa, or u you want
to hear from him right away, / will bring 4
message from him"
This was more than John expected II
he could got 4 message right away, he de.
cded TO stay with his mamma.
When he asked the fairy 10 tell him wha
his papa wac doing that night, and to go
MIN 10 Gend word TO hla mamma bol0r,
she went to slecp, ;he fairy smiled and said
IAN right"
Very soon after a messenger boy knocke,
at the door and delivered message Il
John'a mamma. Il read as f0ll1wd:
Il am well and expect 10 have your neg
homo ready for you next week. Klad JOIN
fer me-"
John was in great gloe because he knew
that the fairy had brought the messag,
from hls papa, wllch fact was unknown q
all but himself lie could hardly sit still
IN his chair while ha mamma was reldlnl
the message; he was 90 ucklcd.
After TIE surprise and excitement wa
over John grew sleepy
i Have you ever seen sleepy little boyf
They say that nothing ia 90 funny, no
e even sleepy old dog. Both will ban
y their eyes. stretch out on the floor ami 4
=. 4 minute be as quiet as little glrls be-.
' doll on reception day
. SO John very suddenly forgot all abou
i the fairy. tho message from hls papa, an
e the fun no mad all to himself about III
message.
4 Aud as he slept he had dream. 1t wa
@ about the fairy, hA papa aud the farawa
o land he was living In. How could the me,
: sage have been brought and how could b
60 to his papa In the middle OF the cold viii
a teri All these fancea we're IN his dream
: or course. he was walked up when morn
Ing came and the dream and the fairy var
ished lie kissed everybody good mornlni
ate fne breakfast and entered into III
sports OF the day with great zeal
When he crows old enough he will Nm
out That the fairy who brought tho mesap
Is sul living and ready to come at his cal
He VIII also learn that there ID a big stron
fairy ready TO talo him acroad the rivci
and mountains to his papa-koop him war;
all the way give him nice bed to slcn
In, good hinEs to eat and a room to pll
In. lilo VIII learn all but the exact loo,
ton OF falryland. That can't be told. I,
It Is found only An tile fancles OF ilttle an
big folks, all Of whom love to keep It
their memories.
Ho VIII never flnd any glanta. They al
only the troubles that come to him ever
day. and when met apd challenged to Z
their worst. quickly dlHappesr. Brave DO,
make brave men. and brave mon are III
afraid OF giants.
After all. John was good. sensible be
who loved, next to his papa and mamma,
story about fairies.