The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08

er. | did not want the things and ] was
afraid THAI you would not like the fairies
to interfere I'll go back 10 the mountain
at once and find the fairy and tell her
that | am glad 80 be well thought Of
but thai as we are we wish to continue -
Then little Eloise here began TO sob. She
who had never had real doll before was
willing to keep the lovely one that she
had found in her chair a the supper ia
bic. So Adrian said to her: You shall
keep the doll, dearie, and you shall have
a corn silk dress too"
So he left the house and set out for the
mountain and on the way there he over
took Tommy Saunders.
Hello where are you going so fast?'
said Tommy
I'm going up to ask the fairies to take
back the gifts of wealth that they sad
died on my parents this evening. About
a hundred cows and a gold pail and some
gilded furniture"
Tommy gasped. 'You want to give them
backr
Yes" said Adrian simply you see
before they came we We're perfectly con
tented, but now father is sad because
Daisy, the COW, is gone to make way for
the herd, and mother misses her furni-
ture, and l am miserable to see them so
put about, and the only one who is hap
by is Eloise, who has her first doll'
We'll, say, if that fairy doesn't know
what to do with all those cows and that
furniture l think that we could take care
of them and still be contented We
never had too much come to us yet"
So Adrian promised to use his influence
and when they reached the top of the
mountain they heard fairy music and
there was the little red fairy dancing with
a lot of her sisters in a glen.
As soon as she saw Adrian she left her
sisters and came to him. l sS&zfe%cs
Say" said Adrian, 1T was awfulIy
kind of you to give us all those beautiful
things, but you know that we've always
been happy because we were so perfectly
contented and now were all in the dumps
because things are different Now if
you want to make me really happy you
will take away all our gifts except Flo
ises doll and, oh,-she'd like a corn silk
dress-and give them to Tommy here,
who is disconnected because he hasn't
enough. If you're looking for my happi-
ness just do that. 1t won't be hard for
you to do
The fairy laughed and said "You are
certainly the queerest family ever came
across. I didn't mean your gifts to be
transferable, but as you seem so miser-
able, I'll see what my sisters say"
She joined the group and instantly there
arose a sound like that made by the
wind when it signs through willows and
that was the fairies talking
AT last the fairy came back and said
"All right. Go home, both of you; but
| see to it, Tommy. that you show you
deserve your good fortune. We never
meant il for you because you've been dis.
contented heretofore.
Down the mountain raced the boys but
fast as they ran it was sunrise before
they reached Adrians house.
Mr.. Narcotic was just leading Daisy
out to the trough and in his hands was q
tin milk pail. He called out cheerily to
Adrian:
It's all right, my son. The herd Is
gone, and your mother has her old furni-
| ture back and Elose is as happy as a
| princess in the queerest looking dress
ever saw
Just then Eloise came out of doors In
| her corn silk dress. and while it was
| odd l doubt if most boys would have
| called it pretty if they noticed it at all
| But the main thing was that Eloise wa.
| happy and so was her mother, who
| came running out to bid Adrian goot
| morning.
| Tommy went on home and when at moo.
| Adrian went over 10 his house to Sc,
| whether the fairies had kept their wore
| or not, he found Tommy and his fathei
| growing and grumbling because a here
| of Devon cows had come to them anc
| they had wanted Jerseys.
| SO l query very much If the fairies
| gift did the Saunders any good But tn,
Narcotics continued happy 20 the end O
| the CHAPTER