The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
Golden Locks and
 Sunbeam.

There were once two little girls called Golden Locks and Sunbeam. One could readily tell why Golden Locks was so named by the golden rlnglets which lay In a shining mass on her little head.
 If you 1nly saw Sunbeam's hair you wondered why she was called Sunbeam. The l curls clustering thickly on her head were so aaxen that one thought of the dolls in the toy shops rather than of sunbeams. But these curls surrounded the brightest, happiest face any little girl ever possessed. She fitted here and there as careless and as gay as butterfly, while her voice caroled songs as happy as birds All who knew her thought Sunbeam very good name for such bright little girl.
 Golden Locks had big blue eyes, but Just between them on her little white brow there was often deep scowl. If at play she could not have her own way, or if anything dis pleased her, quickly came the scowl, until at last there appeared two deep lines straight up and down just between Golden Locks big blue eyes. Even while asleep the lines were there
 One day these two little sisters started out 10 gather flowers. They fingered here and there picking many pretty blossoms and not realizing how far they were from home.
 They came to deep wood, where the trees were 90 close and the shade so dense, with such cool breeses blowing through, that the children stopped to rest They were tired ont, and If was only little while before cach little child had thrown herself down on the grasses. laid her little face on her arm and had fallen fast asleep
 Anal Aha What is ths?" snld the Queen of the Fairies. ns sue and her train of fairies stopped in their ramble and looked at the two sleeping children. Their faces could not be seen, but Golden Locks mass Of golden curls lay In wild disorder, their brlliancy almost defy!ng the sunlight.
 'she must be one of us. Such a head must belong to a fairy" they all chorused, and the Queen Of Fairies smiled and was much pleased that her little band should be so glad 10 add to their number one even more beautiful than they. So the Queen decided that they must have Golden Locks She dld not stop to think what the other little girl would do when she awoke to find Golden Locks gone nor how distressed she would be.
 The Queen waved her magic wand and at her bidding appeared beautiful chariot almost like the one in which she herself rode. There were flowers here and there and ey " where on the body of the golden chariot, and around the little gold trimmed wheels and closely set in gold spikes of the wheels were most brilliant precious stones.
 When Golden Locks awoke at the touch of the fairy her eyes fell upon the chariot and she thought she had never before seen anything half SO beautiful. Suddenly she saw all of the fairies who surrounded her. and as they peercd into her face they ripped back from her further and further and gazed at their Queen. Then the queen sald:-
 Little girl, would you like to be n fairy?"
 Golden Locks clappcd her hands In gee. How lovely to be fairy"
 But the Qneen noticed that even her happi- ness did not take away the two deep lines, so she called all the fairies together and consulted with them as 10 what was best 10 do. They had all seen the scowl on Golden Locks face, and all felt that no one should be fairy who had two deep ugly lines on her forehead. because such a fairy would look cross, and fairies are always happy, you know. Just then Sunbeam raised her and looked around. She jumped up and danced with glee Never before had her eyes shone go brightly never before had the dimple In each little cheek come and gone so quickly. The smiles seemed to fit all oyer her face Ike little dancing sunbeams.
 This onei" This one!" chorused the fairles and they all decided that Sunbeam must be a fairy Sunbeam was only too willing and as she stepped Into the beautl- fu chariot it seemed as If the sunlight must have found It's way through the close leavcd trees for the chariot and Sunbeam's face were 30 brilliant.
 Then they prepared to make their depar ture. but such a wall rent the air and Golden Locks scowl grew deeper and her cries were 60 loud that Sunbeam felt troubled. She told the fairies she could not leave her little sister, and as she stepped out of the chariot the fairies almost looked sad.
 But they were quickly made happy again for the Queen had a new idea. She would try to get little Golden Locks to take the
 lines out of her face, and some day she would come again for both the little children.
 Would Golden Locks promise? Oh, yes; Golden Locks promised very faithfully that she would try never to scowl again. The Queen told her it took long time for little girls to get such deep lines out of their faces, but she would come again in Just one year, and if Golden Locks scowl was gone she would take both little girls to Fairyland. Then the fairies all ripped away, and the children saw them no more.
 Just then they heard voice calling them, and very glad indeed was their ther to And his little truant girls safe and sound. He took them home, and now the family wonder why 1t Is that Golden Locks so often runs to the mirror a, i rubs her little fingers up and down between her big blue eyes It Is the chlldren's secret and they never tell It. but one who watches closely can see that Golden Locks always does this when things do not go to suit her and she feels cross.
 They are still waiting for the fairies to come again.
 Don't you hope Golden Locks will get the lines out of her forehead before the fairies come? J. VlLLETTE FINLEY.