The Press., 1901-02-14
A Fairy Tale.

Under the moonbeam's softest glances,
under the starlight's twinkling ray, came
a troop of fairies to join IL the dances,
just back of the village, one night in May.
And there all alone sat little girl Sob
bling as II her heart would break, when
one of the fairies left the gay whirl and
came and softly spake:
PRAY tell me, little lass, with golden
cur]s, why here you sit weeping, when all
the other boys and girls are in their beds
asleeping?"
Then timidly the maiden spoke her
mind, with just bit of fright, and told
unto the fairy kind why she was sad that
night.
'You see." she said, "in two more days
comes the very best time OF all the year,
when beautiful music the band 1t plays,
and every ones there to hear. A won-
derful lunch on the ground is spread, and
there's dancing on the green then the
prettiest girl to throne Is led, and with
flowers she's crowned May Queen.
"And, oh! what gives me such great
pain, and causes my sore distress, is that
I've got horrid stain on the front of my
very best dress. And mother says can
not go to the 'May-day fete,' because
she's too poor to buy another, and, to
teach me hereafter to be more neat, all
day long must tend to baby brother"
There, there" said the fairy; "don't
cry any more, little dear, for I'll lend you
helping hand"-then she stopped and
whispered into her ear some words about
a magic wand-"and now run In and lay
you down, and soon as ever it's day, be up
and dressed, and to the town hasten,
without delay"
So early next morn, while every one
slept, long, long before 1t was day. the
maiden arose and out-of- doors crept, and
soon was Fastening on her way. She
knew right we'll just where to go, for that
the fairy had told her, so she stepped
right up to the tall "storeman," each mo-
ment growing holder. "Oh, kind cir"
she said, In distress. Pm In such a sad,
sad plight, for I've really quite spoiled
my pretty new dress, that was once SO
fresh and so white; but kind fairy told
me only last night, not to feel bad, as
YOU could make 1t all right"
THE truth she told" said he, land
right we'll she spoke, when the fairy bic
you hope-for here Is the wand the spell
to break; tits this this little cake O
Fairy Soap; and those who buy two shil
lings worth, which means five OF thes'
little cakes, unto their home, withou
more cost, a handsome picture takes
and II from the wrappers that's arounC
them the little trademark they will TAX
ard send them to the manufacturers,
better bargain they will make; for, be
sides the pretty picture, by adding pen
MES two times three, they'll get hand
. some calendar, sent to them quite free
or, by sending forth the wrappers iron
double the amount, they get the self-sam
thing, without the pennies In account.
"Then, besides all this, the one VIII
buys the most In the time herein that
named, which is six weeks, will get
handsome picture framed"
The maiden bought the magic cake
and fastened home, her prize to take
She told her mother all she'd seen AM
heard, and the next day her heart wa
light as any bird, for the soap gave t.
hel dress such beautiful sheen that sh
was chosen to be theil little May Queen
MORAL
To have the good things Of this III
happen to them, folks MUST learn to trad