The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Under the shadow of the Sunrise Mountains, in the Fairyland beneath Tamalpais Mountain, is the Lake Of the Lotus. Goldilocks and were standing on the margin of the lake when the Fairy Queen came, sailing over the silvery nipples that chafed gently upon a beach of pearl, 1nla1d with gold and all precious stones.
 Her barge was rowed by a multitude of singing fairies, but upon it's silvern masts hung it's sails of rose leaves, in wrought with the QueeE-s coat of arms, golden dandelions in a field, from which the dandelion balloon-"the only ghost of a flower"-was pictured sail ing into the air of Fairyland.
 The rose leaf sails were of purest white, and as fragrant and as dewy as the famous gardens of the Hes perides. But, from the dainty brow to the equally dainty stern of the barge, were festOoned the rarest red roses-f1owers so sweet that the senses reveled alike in their odOrs and in the wonderful dreams of which they gave rise.
 These were the immortal roses, which neither fade nor drop one of their pre- cious petals-for they were all from the magic wreaths of Fairyland, and every blossom had been on crowns of Fairy Queens, and so death can never touch them. nor can they wither or lose any of their wonderful beauty.
 Come" said the Queen to Goldi- locks, come and sail on the Lake of Lotus and learn it's wonderful secrets"
 Goldilocks needed no second invita- tion, but straightway entered the barge The singing fairies hoisted the sails.
 Steer" said the Queen to her helms man, "to the Lotus beds and the 1s- land of Silver Sleep"
 Soon the tiny waves made by the motion of the barge stirred the drowsy lotus flowers, but never awakened them from their slumbers. But upon the air were launched new and sweeter perfumes. Among the royal flowers sailed the barge. and from each lotus flower came a faint fine song, in which the glories of fair meadows; white and moonStruck waterfalls, all glorified with the beauty and majesty of sum- mer nights when the stars are few and large; of enchanted islands that float in the air of Fairyland under the light of the Thousand Year Moon; of forests in which all the trees suddenly burst into flower and where every vagrant wind is song-these were all musical ly described.
 Bed after bed of these wonderful lotus flowers appeared, and the barge of the Queen glided so lightly in among them that not leaf was broken. Af- ter the barge had passed Goldilocks heard a soft sigh, and she looked in quiringly at the Queen.
 '"The lotus flowers" answered the Queen. They sigh themselves to sleep, not because they are sad, for they are not, but because they find sleep so delicious"
 Millions and millions of lotus flow CTS, exhaling perfume and drowsily singing for an instant. Then, passing by these, the barge came to the beach and quay of the Island of Silver Sleep, and here the helmsman steered in a graceful curve into a flower margined bay, while the fiuttering sails were gently pulled down. Then there were shining steps by which the Queen and Goldilocks went to the quay.
 As far as Goldilocks could see there stretched forth lovely vista of flower curtained and f1ower-t -thatched arbors. billowy fields of flowers of the richest hues, palaces adorned with roses from their foundations to the tops of their sky-searching minarets and towers. tinkling fountains and walks and sweet forest ways.
 The Queen led Goldilocks to a bower in the greenwood. There they sat a while, and fairies of the island brought IUeHl SuCA Queeer I1nn&S to eat and drink Tiny berries from the Sleepy Vine cakes that grew on bush es and could only be picked by the Queen of Slumber; patties made by elves; ice creams that were served in cups made af rose leaves and were brought in by fairies whose wings were aglow with hues of the rainbow !draughts from the Fountain of Night Dews that were in pink-lipped shells, (e~@r1 1,r,, kzf4 being enchanted, repeated drowsily the songs sung by the flashing and surf crested waves of all the seas. This was the orchestra to which the Queen of Slumber listened with most pleas ure.
 Having finished their refreshments the Fairy Queen told GoldiIocks that