The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04

when 1 came to the forest / would let
the goats craze while would spin
when | would eat my lunch. pick few
| strawberries. dance gaily for few
minutes before again took up my
| spindle.
| One beautiful day. after had eaten
nv lunch and Just as I started to
oance. saw most beautiful girl.
dressed in white. standing before me.
she had long golden hair. and had
placed crown of flowers on her head.
l was very much surprised to see her.
put was not afraid. for she asked me
| IN very kindly tone whether l were
fond of dancing.
When 1 said 1 was. she said. THAT
is nice; for I also love to dance; come.
We will dance together"
she took me by the hand and we
9anced gaily. while the little birds sang
dance music.
| L forgot everything. until the birds
stopped singing. the sun sank in the
west. and the maiden stopped dancing
1t was time to go home and I packed
my basket and took the goats home.
put L could not sing and was so quiet
that evening that my mother asked if
We're Ill. | put the spindle aside and
thought my mother would not discover
how little 1 had spun until the next
Day. and then I'd be away. and I re-
| solved to be more Industrious on the
On the following day 1 went to the
Forest with the goats. spun more in
dustriously than ever durif1g, the fore
noon. At II 1 stopped and ate my
dinner. again picked strawberries and
prepared to dance. when the maiden
again appeared and asked me to dance
with her. 1 tried to excuse myself,
but she said. Come. dear child. dance
with me: | will see that your spindle
is full tonight"
We danced again till sunset. and then
| thought of my half-filled spindle and
began to cry.
and she took the spindle and spur so
rapidly that in a few moments it was
fuii and went home happy.
MY mother reproached me. for not
but when she saw how full my spindle
was today. she said nothing.
The next day the scene was repeated.
and on the next and next. and so on
for the entire summer.
Every afternoon we danced and she
filed my spindle.
On the last summer day she started
to depart without helping me fill my
spindle, and became frightened, for
| knew my mother would scold me.
When she saw the frightened look on
my face. she said:
&c Give me your basket; I will put
mother more than the spun flax"
She took the basket and went into
the woods. and soon returned. l took
the basket and went home. but it felt
| so empty that / could not help looking
into it. and could see nothing but birch
| leaves.
| began to weep but of course 1 could
do nothing but go home, and what
was my amazement. when. instead of
taking out birch leaves my mother
| drew gold pieces out of the basket
l then told NV mother all about my
summer adventures. She said that this
| n mr. 1.-Two VIC
Kind to children when they were kind
| to her.
My mother said we were now wealthy
to school. So we prepared to 90. but
| before we went l went back to see if
l could see the fairy again. but she
| did not appear.
We moved to Ely, Mimi I went to
school and in few years I was ready
to graduate from the Eighth grade.
| Then. as L was plunged in such deep
thought concerning the prophecy I was
to write. | took stroll in the woods
and found place which resembled
the birch forest in which 1 used to
| nerd the goats when l was a child:
for short time l forgot all my trou-
bles. and my. thoughts went back to
the pleasant times I had with my fairy
lady and. how she always helped me
| out in all my difficulties. and 1 cried.
| oh! nv dear, fairy. I wish you would
come and help me again." and 10. ]
had scarcely spoken these words when
she appeared.
She looked Just the same as of old.
only. she now had wings which had
carried her across the waters to me,
and she said. my child. 1 knew you
were in trouble: I knew what you
wished. so / have come to help you.
Here is true prophecy of your school
mates twenty years from now. You
will. by, that time. have succeeded in
life and be wealthy; you will make
many trips. and on those trips you
will again see all your classmates in
the manner described herein: you will
keep a diary and these will be notes
| found in it, Thereby. she handed
me this bunch of envelopes. saying.
DO not open them until commence
ment eve. Goodbye. my child. good
| bye"
The next morning. when I awoke, I
found them at my bedside. so now.
when 1 read them. who can doubt that
| my dream was a reality?