Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-02-16

into the trap to investigate. After six
had entered the tubular ddningroom
the watchful Tommy quickly placed a
cork in the other hole, and thus captur-
ed the entire party. Every day after
school the scheming youngster repeats
this performance, and If the mice keep
on being so accommodating they will
soon be exterminated.
How Grandpa Found His Fairy.
1t was a cold, rainy evening. and the
Buckbee family We're seated around a
cheerful fire, popping corn and telling
stories.
Now, grandpa, you tell one" they
cried. Grandpa appeared to be greatly
surprised, but after seating Johnnie on
his knee, he began as follows:
When I was a small boy I lived in
the State Of Maine, many miles from
here.
Behind our house was large or.
chard with brook running through IT..
"One afternoon I wandered down to
this brook. 1 filled my pockets with
apples and sat down to eat them.
Somehow fell asleep. However. I
was soon awakened by a strange
sound, and saw close beside me a
what DO you think?' asked grandpa.
"a bear" cried Willie.
"a lion" said Fannie.
NO" said grandpa, II saw a beauti-
ul little fairy"
"She had a very soft voice and LIS
tened attentively to what she said.
"'You are under my enchantment,'
she whispered, and are bound to hunt
for me until -ou find me. The place
where live is called California and is
far from here
Then I awoke and found It was only
4 dream; but the beautiful face and
words still haunted me.
II wrote the name that then seemed
so strange to me on a large piece Of
paper and hung it in my room that
might not forget it.
And so time passed on, still leaving
me under the dream-fairy's enchant.
ment.
about 20 years old. there was great ex-
citement about piece of land way out
West so ran the report, where gold
was TO be fould in great abundance
"a great deal of this land was owned
by Spaniards. and it was named Cali
fornia. after one OF their legends.
You can imagine how I felt. rush
ed up to my room and took from my
bureau drawer a crumpled piece of pa
per, yellow with age, on which was
written in a boyish hand, California.
YES, II was true, and now l could
find my fairy.
"A month later started for the Cold
en- West, as 1t was called You must
remember that there was no railroad
from Maine to California, and so It
was not till after many months OF hard
travelling that 1 arrived there.
ITO US weary travellers California
was an ideal place-a land flowing
with milk and honey.
"One day I was working In my mine.
It was the same kind OF day as the
one when I had my dream. and some
how kept thinking Of 1t. had not
yse found my fairy, and was sorely dis.
couraged about 1t.
Crash! What was that? A boulder
had fallen. sprang to my feet and
looked around There On the rocks lay
the form of young girl: and. oh. joy
here grandpa became so excited he
could hardly speak-'there was the
face 1 had 20 long been hunting for; II
was very pale and the beautiful golden
hair hung all around II.
81 picked up my fair burden and
hastily carried her to the nearest camp
Il need not tell you any more, but II
you want to see my fairy you had bet
ter look at grandma.
And so, children, in this beautiful
State I found both my fairy and my
fortune"