Evening star., 1904-03-19

THE BUTTERFLY.
1t was midsummer, and little girl whose
name was Mae was thinking of what a
grand time she was going to have that
night at her birthday party.
While she was thinking her mother came
and interrupted her thoughts by saying:
Mae. am going down town to get some
fruit, candy and other things for your
party, and don't want you to go outside
your yard until I. come back"
II won't" said Mae. "But may I get a
comfort pillow and spread and lie down in
the yard?'
IAN right" said her mother. you may
do that a~ -.
Goodbye" said Mae. giving her mother
a kiss. r,tf
Goodbye. dearie. Be sure not to leave
the yard until return
While Mae was lying down on the COM
fort, with the pillow under her head and
the spread over her, she saw most beauti-
full butterfly in the yard.
'Oh!' she exclaimed. II must catch that
lovely butterfly, So up she jumped to
catch it, but 1t few out of the yard Mae
being SO taken up with its beauty, forgot
what her mother had said to her, and ran
out of the yard after it.
She ran over fields and fields and roads,
until at last she reached steep hill, which
she climbed but when she reached the top
the butterfly was gone She went down on
the other side of the hill. hoping to see the
beautiful butterfly again. but it was gone
She looked behind her. but could see moth
ing except the steep hill rising far above
the trees on the lower ground. 1t was not
until then she remembered what her
nother had said to her before she left.
OH! she said. why did ever see that
butterfly? But must go home" AS she
said this she started back I'D the hill
When she reached the top she saw the
sun setting in the golden west. Mae climb
ed down the rocky hill, and when she was
at the bottom it was quite dark. On and
on she went, until she was so tired and
sleepy she sat down to rest. Suddenly She
heard some one say: Little girl, you did
disobey your mother. but If you want to go
to sleep, my friend here will lie down and
you can lie on him, and I will be your pill
low"
She looked around and saw two pretty
little woolly sheep.
"Oh, you are so kind" said Mae II DO
want to go to sleep very badly" So she
did as the little sheep told her.
While she was lying there the sheep SEEM
ed to be changing, until at last the sheep
Mae was lying on became comfort, and
the sheep that her head rested on really be-
came a pillow. Then little Mae awoke
my! My! I am so glad it was only a
dream!' she said aloud
DID you have bad dream?" asked her
mother who had returned and was stand
ing close by.
Yes, / did, mother and I will fell ro,
all about it,
Now, forgot to tell you that Mae was
generally very disobedient little girl
After Mae finished telling her dream her
mother said: Il hope. dear, you will never
be disobedient again.
never Will, mamma darling" answered
Mae. eagerly.
That night tire little girl had lovely
birthday party and wishes for many happy
returns.
By Edna E. B. taged eleven years..
THE RABBIT.
When was nine We RS old / would have
liked to have little white rabbit. The
girl next door had one, so I wanted one
And one day when, We went to market
mamma bought me one. 1t was the sweet
est niue one pure white. and it had pink
eyes l was very fond of it, and the little
thing was very fond of me. One night a
man stepped on 1t and it got very sick. On
the Fourth of July. in the morning. I got
1t some clover for the last time When I
came back it was dead..ilI will never like
a rabbit as much as liked that one
ffts4., MARGARET r.