The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
REVOLT OF GNOMES

always been Tommy Tucker who wanted
help from Mr. Good Fairy But thi:
time things were changed, and it wa:
MIR. Good Fairy who asked advice OF
Tommy
Tommy knew there was something ser
ious the matter as soon as he looked al
Mr.. Good Fairy's old white hat h.is
MIR. Good Fairy had had troubles of his
own before this was the first tine he had
ever been too discouraged to brush his
pet hat.
Such coings." said Mr. Good Fairy IL
his modest doleful torres. when Tommy
asked his synpathetically what the trou-
bic was. Would you believe it, there
has actually been a revolt in my school
for Gnomes'
Tommy opened his eyes wide with
estonishment when Mr.. Good Fairy said
this. AS every one knows. the ynomes
are generally the most patient and best
behaved of al the inhabitants OF Good
Fairyland
1t was all Mrs. Good Fairy's faul;, -
said Nh. Good Fairy-but in cautious
tones-when Tommy asked him how the
formerly faithful gnornes had happened
20 go wrong, although she meant Il in
all Kindness. She had given her elves a
vacation during the summer and as she
had nothing TO do she proposed that I
should add a couple of weeks to my vaca-
ton. and she would run my classes for
gnomes IN the meantime. / was doubt
ful about the plan from the rst for teach
ing gnomes is quite different from run
ming school for elves But Mrs. Good
Fairy insisted, and when l come back
from my little vacation, 1 find my school
all broken up. half Of my best cnomes il
The Good Fairy lookup, and the rest run
ming wild on the streets and declaring
that they dent care whether they ever
learn the principles of enchant fcation or
not
= You see" he continued, Mrs. Good
: Fairy taught the school for gnomes in
the same way that she ran her school for
elves. No welves are always getting into
trouble and have to be watched and scold-
ed every minute, but tell a gnome to do a
thing, and then go away and don't bother
him. and he win do it and do It right
but if you stand around and nag and
scold him the gnome viii get sulky and
refuse to work. The first week Mrs
Good Fairy was in charge cf the school
there was 10 outbreak although it was
plain the gnomes we're getting angrier
and angrier. At last one day. when Mrs
Good Fairy's temper was exhausted she
told all the gnomcs that they would have
to stand with their faces against thu
wall for two hours and rwite the rule;
for standardization one hundred times
GnoTes aren't big. hat they are fun OF
dignity, and they felt dreadfully insulted
a being told TO stand with their faces
10 the wall, as if they were a lot of
mischievious elves. And really. it isn't
the right way to treat white bearded
gnon5e over hundred years old. as
many Of them are. When the gnomes
hears this order they broke out. ana
such "A scene was never before witnessed
in e Good Fairy schooIroom.
Tfey took Mrs. Good Fairy ana tiei her
TO fha post in the middle Of the school
robm- TO make matters worse they used
fife long strings of her new bonnet for
tbs purpose. Then they refused to ie,
per so until she had repeated the rules
for standardization backward
After Mrs Good Fairy had repeated the
rules for standardization hac&war -
continued Mr. Good Fairy mournfully
the gnomes let her go. Of course she
was wild with rage She went right to
the Good Fairy police station ard had
lot of the enomes arrested. TIE rest
goae away and are running around wild
The whole affair made a great sea adal
and I'm sure ] don't know how / shall
punish the gRomes when got them back
* school. So l thought maybe you coul1
ftp me. What does your teacher do 10
:. on when you msbehave?'' Inquired Mr.
Good Fairy anxioUsly
"Df course I never m.sbehave." replied
Tommy with dignity, although some
times the teacher. or even my father
who ought to know better. thinks I 60.
Then they take a long switch and uze ii
in most unkind way. 1t 90 ssp't matter
exactly what they do, but If hurts good
deal"
THAT wouldn't do any sood respond
ed Mr.. Good Fairy, doiefully. 1T isn't
bit of use TO whip gnome. They al
know the rules Of standardization. so
they would just think they were 30; be-
ing whipped. and. OF course. If person
doesn't think h IS being whipped it can't
hurt him.
But low can they think that way?'
inquired Tommy. nightly Interested.
IT'S called negative thinking, said
Mr. Good Fellow impatirntly. and it is
easy enough for an edscated gnome. al
though it wouldn't be for a fat little
boy" he added. rather rufely. Tommy
thought Can't YOU think OF something
else? What are the most dlsag1e able
things You have to do in SCHOOL,"
This was an easy question for Tommy
to answer.
Learning the rule of cube root and
writing Latin exercises" he replied.
Air. Good Fairy's face brishtened.
They deserve the worst OF punish
ments,' no said severely. Il believe 1 win
not only make them learn the rule fov
cube reot but make them write it back
ward in Latin. After that you can lie
certain there viii never he another re-
DIT in my School TO- GHomes.
Tommy was horr.led st this punish
nent. 1t seemed a cruel punishment 20
be inflicted. He limited thar he was sorry
for the poor enomes.
Sorry fer them" almost snaried Mr..
Good Fairy. Think Of me and the
troubles 1 will have between Mrs. Good
Fairy's new hat and her old temper"
Tommy wondered how Mr.. Good Fairy
would be able TO catch al the gnoEes +
but AIR Good Fairy said that would be
easy.
I'm just send lot Of elves after
them" he explained to Tommy. Moth
Ing could please the elves 6e.ter than
to be allowed to drag a snome TO SAN
and Air. Good Fairy chuckled with q
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