New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

God grant the Century. near at hand may teach
To Reverence the Fathers ways. Honor the Faith
And in the the fustle Of that Life Oh! bid your Chill
To treasure some Fond Memory of poor Old Santa
Claus. -'Nl' L. L. =
MARGUERITE; OR, WHAT THE FAIRIES
TOLD Me.
Everv night when the house is quiet, and even
the b,e watchdog has left off barking at the moon
and can hear the old. tall clock in the corridor
saving 'tick-tock tick-tock uck-tock, louder ana
louder the fairies come and talk TO me- weaving
stories in the most extraordinary manner mixing
I'D fact and fancy only fairies can; and thus II
was that came to hear the story of Marguerite.
She was just a simple little daisy at first growing
with hundreds of others in big. sunshiny meadow
through which a beautiful, clear brook ran. bab-
bling over the stones, and hurrying away 10 join
the great river and so on to the sea.
The little daisy grew the edge of the brook
and could see her reflection quite we'll When she
saw how beautiful she she blusheG with pleas
| ure and the tips of her petals turned beautiful
rosy pink
How lovely you arer' said bee that came to
gather honey.
Am -" said the daisy simply. I'm so glad"
and she peeped again at her reflection in the brook
where are you hurrying to?" she said to the
water.
"Oh! I'm going out into the world" the
water. dancing lightly over the pebbles and laugh
| ing in the
Isn't this the word?" said the daisy, looking
around the great meadow.
oh nor said the brook, this is only tiny
corner of it. In the world there great cities,
with beautiful palaces, and grand lords and ladies,
and wealth and riches, and pleasures that you can
never enjoy here poor little flower though you are
| so beautiful"
'Oh, dear!" sighed the daisy. how wish that I
| could go out into the world,''
Better stop where you are" said an old oak that
| grew near by. He a fine old fellow, and had
JN-a1 in he hun ad rrnnr
Better stay where you The meadow is a
pleasant place. and has been good enough for me
| all these years"
But the daisy kept thinking of the grand lords
and ladies and the beautiful palaces and grew
| unhappy and dissatisfied.
Cant you help me to go out into the world?''
| she asked of the brook.
II will try was the answer
"Oh! don't leave US. Don't go away, sweet little
| daisy sang the other flowers in the meadow
But the daisy tossed her head
THE brook is going to help to go into the
great world" she said. "and if I can go, 1 shall
| do So"
Stretch down your roots" said the brook land
and big, and perhaps will come along and
gather you, and take you out into the world"
80 me ne daisy stretched out one of her roots, and
soon the extra moisture made her grow tall and
big
This was the worst thing that could have hap
pened TO her. for when she found how much taller
she was than her fellows she began to grow vain
She quite lost her beautiful modest blush and in
@ stead OF hanging her head. as she once had done.
despise her lowly sisters, and was always talking
OF what she would DO when she went out into the
Take eare!" warned the oak Pride goeth be-
R But 1.-THE the daisy turned her back upon him. Stupid
ebopt e " Who sne ne thought What can he know
The Inc next next day she had terrible fright a boy
of the heads of the tall grasses growing near
Inc daisy held her breath till he had passed for
surely have had her head cut off if he had come
However. he went away at last. and the daisy
1T is safer to be humble and IowIy." sang the
other flowers; but the daisy did not heed them for
sne was looking at two beautiful women who were
"If they would only see me-" she thought and
s9e swayed TO and fro on her stalk their
Ah ,a1: Iooki" cried one of the last what
You should call Il a Marguerite" said the other.
as she stretched forth her hand to gather IT. at Is
beautiful flower" ' - - iAueeu
The daisy was so delighted with her grand new
at last into the world that She did not even feel
e n of TSan Ss eao. 9gsksS sS hr
thought to the other flowers. who were looking
'IIargueriel Margueritei efsS she kent wbsnsr,rc
neFte 70 nsefe awsRs st Grand 5as thing to be Mar
more than a mere daisy.' &c Soihe'nins
quite faint by the time she had reached ees Gd1hsy hsyy ff
n9he nom which was IN "a beautiful room hung about
| singing birds in gded cages at the windows
However. she was soon given some water IN
drink. in clear crystal vase. and after she had
slipped little she felt quite refreshed again
sun sent long red rays into the room bidding her
goodnight. and then. just as she composing
herself to sleep some one came in and carried her
stiIl IN the crystal vase, into the next room 10
grace the dinner table
OH what beautiful sight IL was TO be sure
Grand ladies' and gentlemen sitting around the
white covered board. and silver and crystal spark
ling In the light Of numerous candles, which the
Marguerite took 10 be little And. although
there were many other strange and wonderful
MOWERS on the table yet every one exclaimed when
they saw her, "Oh! what a beautiful Marguerfte
No wonder the vain little flower was too happy
even TO think of her lowly sisters asleep beneath
the moon, In the dewy meadow outside, or II she
did think OF them at all. t only 10 wish that
they could see for themselves how grand she had
become. -
And so the evening passed. amid glitter excite
ment and gayety, and the little marguerite even
after the lights had been extinguished, could not
sleep for thinking OF the delight OF II all
The next morning she did not feel quite so fresh
and strong as usual. and the water I'm the crystal
the sparkling water of the ripping brook.
But the Marguerite consoled herself BY admirina
her reflection In the beautiful gilded mirror which
hung nearby
Presently the who had gathered her came
into the
"It Is pity that the Marguerite should die -
she said 1T Is so perfect think will press IN e
And then-ohi poor Marguerite-whaf do you
think happened?
She took the little flower from the vase and put
Il between the leaves of thick book which she
shut with bang
Manned and crushed. the Marguerite lay there In