The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-10
his elbow. chow could tho dreams get CUT

hts s elbow =. how could tho dreams ret CUT
Under tall rose tree IN 2 hammock %
silver network, swung a lovely spritc with
u rainbow robe and wings like = gorgeous
butterfly. She was blowing bubbles from,
golden pipe and she DID not LOOK q
Every. time. bubble sailed away shc
dipped her pipe In the fountain. and every
time she dipped y fresh showers Or si STAR
sG. II wisS Tl"a dared speak to her." though.
Well, why doesn't hey" said the prin.
than speaking TO himself all the timci"
stopped In terror as the palace and the
foun!ain began to waver and tremble,.
Why DO yom scream sol SAID me prih'
Jack stood staring. with his mouth wide
opcn.
"oh. there You are again" said the
princess, dix piping her pipe and putting
two hands over her ears why can't you
speak instead OF roaring?"
what does she mcan?' thought JACK III
Well there" said the princess; that's
TIL mend up my work I was SO fright
ened ! let u lot Of deans go OF half Nm
,shed, and they'll SO out In the very
she , unsaerstpsp ' when just think"
don't you understand yourseif7'
Well" though Jack. that would be
q very convenient Observation-Disclosures
"its always convenient; people shouldn't
think what they don't want other folk to
And can you really hear everything I
think"
'nf course not, unless you are thinking
Il, me. You don, suppose I would lie so
rude lsur what were tntnNliG
to other people. Well, what do you want
TO iNowY'
go sailing on Where do they NO 10. and
why do YOU blow them all tho timer
They're not bubbles" snid me prin-
Wherever there arc people Sleeping. and
that's most everywhere. Sometimes
they RIO bad drNms hut that's the fault
start 'cm on, hut If people are cross aid
selfish and lazy IT mixes In aud spoils tho
dreams. The thing l can't ind out Is
how to make 'em last. We've tried every
thing We could think of in tn. fountain.
ana every sort of n pipe. bn, they VIII
70 cu, In the very best part. 1T l could
only make en- hnish,"
~ 80" said Jack. so excited lie almost
SPOKE aloud, mime always do that away
Don, You suppose you could put SONG
thing in2 Glyeerlno Is good to make
bubbles last"
n don't know ahou, plycerinc. but we've
tried every hing tie prince can th'nt Of
katybii music. ana melted inoonheams
mud lily breath and rainhows aud star
dust and tona mud tons of fairy stories.
10 you thinis giyccrlne would mix 2"
~ don't holicvn 1t would. not rs GOOD ~
fatty stories. Where do you get 'rm?"
"WhS the prince tells 'cm--thats what
he's for. you know He jnst stands by
the fountain aud reeds en- out or his
diary. aud the pautnndruIn stirs em in.
on" sighed Jack. with culver OF de-
light II always wanted 10 SEQ the pam
iandrnm 10 you think he'll he around
The princess looked mt Jack and
laughed
"Wba, a queer boy" she ,said. or
course hon como If you want him; Don't
people com" when You wish for them In
your country?
"why, no. said lack, and at that In
sthnt hr saw the paninndfum standing
close by his elbow and peering into tho
fountain lilo WINS short and round. almost
like ia,ck % lantern. but In II minute
he shot M very tall and began to examine
the top Of the rainbow tree, from wnl'h
the hammock was suspended. lie WAS
made 80 ~ to slide IN and oui NE te'e-
scopc In ne most convenient fashion.
"l'll wish for the prince Thought JACK
ANA there WINS tho prince with nil mia
pockets stuffed with Matthew's rendlns
purpie covert Az fast lis he rend thTy
| iuinblnd into the fountain and the pan
nndrnm shu, hirpseif mp and stirred them
Put IN some moro rninbows," snld the
princess. I'm making special 'o' no"
for the ChlldrenS hornihi
Tho mn in ndrum seized All the rh'nbowh
hanging ont of the princes pocket ana
gave them such Jerk That prince. 'a,y
book and rninlows all Went tunihlins INTO
thr fountain together aud pinlinhfuni
rolled after ,hom win urea, Nihasx
con-" screamed lack. inmping np IRON
the ground md there was tnelr Moses
Ilfting his old patched shoe 20 looN az IN"
ma he canle past the china 'rcn;
III honey" he said, "yo' sho ain pecn
,,,,,.,.,, IL, ,,id ais yer hoodo pipe. is ycl
MIGHTY lucky I stormp on 1t. 70 1t don'
Sit we in trouble. 40 ,,,
Jnrk rubbed his eye and looked ~ Uncle
Nose Imping down the pDtch' Snl 'ntn ~
mo broken hits of clay lying on the s'a.s'.
There was no pnlncr or prime r. or s,ns-
iur fountain: only wet grass ana IN" ov''-
tnrncd howl and the china 'r.s. ,,.
"It'r Just MS the princess sain 'ho'lnt
Jnck they always go out IN me 'npht III
tcrcsting pnrt,' ,,,,or M
n,nea no never has mad another peep ,n.o
r.lnbow land Emily Huntington Mi'ci'
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