The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-10
Total vote 80.
I'M RAINBOW LAND.

Jnck wus blowing soap bubbles lying on
his hack uuj,r the china ir''', ana AZ VIZ
buhhlrs sailed up INTO lh" hhhNlhH' w"
,oula $40 the green OF the fcnihery leaves
ana the male purple OF the Flower clusters
SHINING thruueh the ruiuhows that WA
ycird over the trahfpnfent sllss i'"" d"
thin curtain trembling III IN" WlHn.
There was nothing srecHI hpont INV
soungItis unless IL Wds that Jack inhur
the mixture from thtrr BITS OF soup tht,t
be had carried long time w ms pn'hr'.
hui / am not 80 cure about tie PIPE. II
was "A bianh new one. with a cinek IN inc
howl Hike half horanahoc. JACK io"hh
II lying under the sycamore ny th' NY
pnte. tnc Niosc said II was hopdo'' hHu
ls lurd Jack not 10 tnuch 1t. but JACK
laughed beonusc ho "ouid s"" "cfy w,i'
that i'nc' Nose wanted mat pip" hlins"lI'
II certainly mnd" wondrrfui bubbles.
swelling into thr II OCT unhrArd-o of aizc be
fore ihny gently let 20 of tho rim ana
floatcd iiitc beautiful worlds over Jack Is
head and on, INTO the sunshine
"lf only n fellow could 80 up IN one,
thought lack, tipping his IA, little TO
keep the sun out Of his eyes, and brcnth-
Ing softly into the swelling globe Tint
promised to he the biggest hnbhlc that
ever WINS blown.
Now The SIDES began 10 catch the light
now they were rosy red HOW they were
pnfrlc. ana now tho lovolicsi green
changing swiftly into gold. Now II began
10 trrnhle IT was Just going 10 floni
away but no. what has IT donc2 Just
dipped n lifilc and there was JHck in the
middle Of II, going up. Ike BIZ Of thistle
Gown. tainhows overhead, ruinbows all
around swinging. swinging fading ana
h.Hiinlhf again every instant
I'm inside of u bubble" thought Jack,
hii ne hardly had time 10 think II before
thc bubble burst. and he lay on the grass
with nae shattered bits of glittcrlne stun
about Nun Not under the emma tree but
In II place whore there was IA spft LtHy
Hight thai made everything look dim and
strnnge. There were flowers. but they all
hung down their heads, and II there were
my birds In the trees they aid not make
looked about llm. There was narrow
path that went on and on between long
rows of white iillcs. 40 could henr them
breathe Ike 40 many babies.
'IioW funny thought Jnck. ~ didn't
suppose flowers brcatiied"
"Iie didn't suppose we breathtd," said
80 sly How d1 he ' supp 'D' we s' e c",d
i've without hroathngg' ana a funny lit
Tie tinkling sound ran all down the rows
81 blossoms as n they were Laughing In
A l!Ehi shone behind some trees M II
the moon were rising, and Jack went to-
ward II, down the path, until, presently.
II was not the moon but beautiful ral.
ace, that WAS all peary white o'isidc and
rose red inside, with pale green sparks
flashing through IL exactly like the Color
I'm an opal
The doors were wide open, without
single soldier on guard; only blue heron
drawn down on his hufry ,.reast. and his
wings slowly tanning dp aud down
Hes asleep, too" thought Jack.
We'll" said the heron, oi,en'ng one eye
$50 are you, YOU know. You couldn't be
anywhere else"
II wort contradict him" thought Jack.
You better not. said ne heron. shut.
asleep you wouldn't be anywhere. You'd
just 40 out, you know
All the time Jack could hear the
80 Ioynlieat music. could
not tell where II came from.
al IS everywhere; II ia Ike the mir sing,
Ing" thought Jack. az he walked past
The blue heron into The palace There he
saw n glorious fountain that fliled near
~ MI The court and sent thousands OF
rainbow streams an into the air. shooting
I'm In slender columns and breaking into
showers of stars. a wind thai smelled
Ike roses blew through the court. scat
terIng the spray and sending tho stars
floating of through the air In dancing
grnuns and long. shining lines.
"Nhy. there's no roof" thought Jack.
&c ..of pc course u moi" said o merry voice st