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A Fairy Tale .

Elsa lived with her mother In a little cot
tage on the edge OF wood III was pref
IL little home. for roses grew ever yN"si 3. :,
and you would have thought any I'll"
would Ice very happy. indeed, 70 live there
but Elsa was not 49,
EIs.l-s mother was pocr-so Toor tha'
sometimes they had scarcely anything 10
eat She WAS selfish woman anu ~
t-erlely vain. because she was beau;lIuI.
Vow Elsa was neither pretty nor grace
ful. 50 her mother was ashamed OF nef. ara
whenever amy one came she was bept III
the background.
She was only good for one ;ninS-she
could work. ana as her mother did not Ike
TO get her pretty white hands red, Little
Elsa did X all.
SO. when aarpy children were playing N
WOODS aad fields. Elsa .lt spinning. She
would have io.e,i To have taken er spin
ni1-- wheel outside. but her mother cd not
like TO SEE any one - ugly about
one Day q man came to see E!sd's roth
Ct Elsa watched him fTo;n Ier -iny little
window. ami d. was 50 hInisome she
tuurszht "a. must q. q prince
Th4s she saw hrT mother 80 out 10 him
ati together they rode away She did not
think this strange. it hal happened so
r1rrv tsr.les before. and her mother always
came hack
Tut thIs time she til not come hack, end
niEht came ou ard Lttic lisa vas I'll alone.
Size was not very frightened. as she spent
most of her time by herself. and then she
was busy.
- at dusk she put Up her spinning wheel
and prepared to get supper. But 10 one
came And she was alone ali uis-,t and
many. many days Zach day she would
Say. .-Ob. surely mamma viii be pack to-
day.' Iut no One came
sJiu she Kept ON spinning and taxing her
garments - thc large city To sell
H. sfs sf
Or the money II. herself No. indeed FOR
what would hurucly girl want with pref
T. gowus. Yet. she did sometimes cry and
feel very lonely. hut YOU must remember
that her mother did not love her rs your
mother does you. And then thcTe were
some pleasant things about neiUs ssi"ne; she
could have her spinnins-wheoI rug under
the trecsi
Isur one day il raincd. ami after her du-
ties were done she brought her spinning
wheel into the kitchen and began 10 sing
and work away. = little spider came
crawling toward her. Sle jumped III 40
Ill &C.. AMI then thought: "Oh. no, Poor.
lonely little spider. Will not hurt YOU. You
are like me and have Ia spin Tor a iivins."
THAT vas "A kiEi and generous thought"
said q small voice
New this truly frightened Elsa. and she
jumped up. Look ouJ or youH Step On
me. It's the spider who - talking.
even spiders. WAS pleasant after beIns
alone 50 Ions quick as a fash the s2ider
lad mounted the spinning wheel ana sat
down Ter a good talk
-EiuJ haven't time to talk 20 you" said
lisa 81 must WpTK-
Wlrn injured ssIr. crossing Ils le-a.
--iiut suppose mamma should come la ard
&c. flc uut yvutiS.u--
"A uut size g.u-- IT,
AuI So Elsa was persuaded. and she and
tEe spider became fast friends.
let me SNOW sou how 40 SPIN said
tlle spider
Ana DE- ran hithcr and thith.r over the
wheel until ELSA was laughing with delight
over ulS funny antics.
Taeu size fell asleep and when size awcke
the sun streaming "a thc small dla-
muuI-shaprsi window upon something Of
t.aE1ilLE pfl-htur>>- IL Wsss piece ~ oIotn
u- ECll upon her spinning wheel Su, rub
Eesi her eyes 10 u- SINE size Was awake.
81 every Gay tine spider came. and every
Gtr gN4. tty tine same th.u- nst site1sI.
ANA she aat her lit-i- t-..El lived happily
t1s- ther Tor many years, for she supplied
when sine sold Esr cloth of -1ii she Te-
Crivrl "A great deal ~ money
4 Jay esue when tIc KING Was 20 give
a E-s-- nAii for the prince. bu; alas. a
'rra.--Gl t1tl.- happened MA the gold
cloth for the royal warir1bcs was burned
u q -re1t me- hat was 20 be Done
That Ia-s ass usual lisa carried her
garments ~ gold -u tle city. When the
T-e.le SlE her they al once supposed she
spite az herself she was carried along in
tde excited cru..i- Before she knew u she
Was et4ut.u- before tEe king.
She u-nm--t.t L-.u She Wuuli be back be
fore G--lr % aI rhr cloth Of gold the
gvyai household needed
Tnea She fairly tl.-e home. 20 find the
spider SITTING rro=s-i.-Ee.i on the doorstep
-ga- rr.rul- cried S1e. YOU 10 not
know what has LapFene1.'
"t+Alm EUGr-. III. sJsI the spider. The
cloth 1- -ost is already gone go the pal
ar-- ana now ypu are tp dress Tor the
--s'-s--'-- objected Elsa
'-Nus vn-i. said iue spider.
Indeed E" was e here. that spider. and
toll sisI just what 80 DO, 81 that when
sh- arrived al -he palace c.9d iu robe
a. llIG-lts .5.r-.E-r- was "a murmur II
a-us.r r.ul. auss. SIN more wonderful, she
ha.I become very u1autltul-pernaps, too.
III. lstt ~ the SPIDER - the prince had
eyes for u1 ONE else.
E-sl- however. bah eyes FOR everything,
auf -l "a rr-r cd courier and MS sad
fr,.sI wife sin" recognized the handsome
man and her mother. who had left her 50
she y..us UP 10 her mother. therefore,
--F throwing her arms around her neck
slfg- Mother. i forgive YOU,
And the poor mother melted into tears
% EgrC arce- .
A. EIns-h- the prince announced that
his choice was mate. There was a muir
rllur 20 excitement as h. put out his hand
g. lisa and she took his hand the
LITTLE su5.ier. turning into pure gold on
her finger. fbrruiu. a ring. said .
"a golden heart Is worth a golden crown
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virginia H. Springer. Eversrene, Miss,