The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22


growled. I would have waited the day
out II I were you. A pretty way TO treat
your godmother, and the only one you've
got;
seen you before, ! have never felt the need
Of you: but ! would have been here before
now but for the fears Of my mother.
-'Ohr she cried. Nanny was afraid
her pretty darling would come TO some
.'She had her doubts about II. replied,
but as for me. / had none. Ask your
messenger
.'You are a quick spoken lad, she de-
clarcd, but that was to be expected win
such a godmother as you have. On.
certainly seemed TO know her own merits,
and made no attempt TO hide her knowi'
edge
aShe was not what should call hand
some woman Wally Wanderoon went
on, but she had her good points. For
fell away from her head In great waves,
and her ewes were as bright as those OF a
minlS--and as black.
Il rather liked her looks myself. There
was nothing OF the old crone about her.
When she smiled she showed as pretty
a set Of teet h az this rubber doll OF yours.
Huh! Of you think I'm q rubber doll
YOU er mighty much mistaken said
Drusila with show Of indignation. I'm
bigger'n you is, an wider, too
sOh, youll do pretty well.' remarked
Wally Wanderoon complacently; you'll
do very well indeed. / wish you had been
with me at the time am speaking OF. That
was-let me see. let me see-yes, that was
three. no, four hundred years ago the way
you count time. The way count 1t, 1t was
only four years ago
-Four hundred years ago. exclaimed
Buster John. Why this country wasn't
discovered then
Il may be mistaken" replied Wally
Wanderoon, sbut don't think said any
thing about this country. In fact. the
story I'm telling has nothing whatever to
do with this country
@Oh!" Buster John cried, apologetically.
godmother. As l was saying, she was
tolerably good-looking woman. l was
surprised. at this, for ! had an idea that
godmothers must, in the nature OF things.
be old and somewhat shaky. ! said as
much TO the woman, and she seemed pleased.
for she smiled and showed her pretty white
teeth.
II have several gifts for you she said.
and 1t remains to be seen whether you
will appreciate them
sShe came to me where I stood. and
placed her hand on my head and began
something like this:
ITS the natural rght Of every man
To get rich II he must. or poor II he can.
Il leave you to judge whether. at my
age, / could understand the meaning OF
tnlS. i uOD hHOW bidt Il u
any better now; but / remember every
word she said, and this was the way she
began when she placed her hand on my
head. Then she went on:
Your eyes shall see In the night.
Your feet shall be swift In night:
Your arms and your legs shall be strong.
And the years that you live shall be long.
As you may well believe. these presents.
or promises, made me feel very comfortable.
/ Strengthened myself up and tried to look
taller than / really was.
"Then my godmother began to speak
again. She held in her hand what ! took
unfolded it saw that II was a red flannel
nightcap. such as / had seen my great
grandmother wear.
take this she said. and guard it care
fully. When you wear II at night you will
have pleasant dreams, and in those dreams
will be able to foretell coming events, This
foresight and knowledge will enable you
to tell fortunes and TO predict things"
Il WISH said Drusilla suddenly. dat
will you hush cried Buster John.
WHY, you d spoil any story in the world
sShe doesn't bother me- said Wally
Wanderoon; mo, not bit more than that
child there He pointed to Billy Biscuit,
After rubbing his nose wally wandsroon
resumed his story.
NV godmother, after telling me about
the night cap, as i have told you. went
on TO saw that with IL on my head In the
DAYTIME / would know who my friends were
and who my enemies. and that IL would be
Of great benefit 10 me In many ways which
would hnd out for myself
In short, IL was the most wonderful
piece OF flannel cloth that lad ever been
cut from a loom-or would have been II
II had been woven, for when j came 10
examine IL found that IL had been knit
but it's texture was just as fine and A. close
as a piece Of cloth made on a loom
The only way ] could te II IL was knit
was because IL was all In one piece.
II IL had been cloth you know, II would
have had q seam In IL somewhere.
We'll, my godmother gave me the night
cap and a great deal of good advice, which
] have forgotten, and then she babe me
sood-by. ] heritated about going, for
I wAs afraid couldn't find my way out OF
the forest, and had hopes that she would
send the messenger With me.
.she saw what the troubie was, and
simIly remarked that Whenever ! was IN
dould about anything 1 must put on the
nixht can This I hasiened 10 do when
out 81 sight 81 tho gyp-y camp. and then
A very strange thing kApJ@n.d
by the time | Lad put the cap on could
49,. my mother standing in the door Io0k-
,ns In tho direction 20 s..e IL i sas oomins
she shaded her ey.s With h.r hand aud
u..t.d into the forrest aud her featuf.s
s.,. a t,lain "a ln. A. N 4 had lean .t.,,h.