The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-17
TIE WHITE DOVE.

There was once upon a time a white
grizzly bear.
The dove had n voice as sweet as
music. but the bear had terrible
growl. He was always snarling.
growing and quarreling, till the white
dove said: IL cannot stand 1t any
longer. l must find new home"
So, early tie next morning, she start
ed out to find the new home. First
she went to the creek and dipped her
wings in the shining water till they
were as white as snow, and then she
flew over the hills and the valley.
Goo, coo! l should like to live with
a good child" she saia as she few.
BY and by she came to A small white
house by the roadside, and there on the
doorstep sat little Cir. who looked
so much like n good child that the
white dove lighted on tree by the
gate ana called, with her voice as
sweet as music: GOO. coo! May l
come in? Coo. coo! May / come in?"
But the little girl did not hear, for
Just then her mother called from the
kitchen: Little daughter, come in!
| want you TO rock the baby to sleep"
| And before the dove had time to call
again the little girl began to cry as
| loudly as she could: Boo-hoo, boo
hool don't want to come in! Boo-hoo!
| boo-hoo"
Goo. COO" called the white dove;
but it did no good. SO she spread her
wings and flew away.
81 would rather live next door to a
growly grizzly bear" she said TO her.
self, ethan in the house with a child
who cries like that"
On and on she lew, over the tree
| tops and roofs. ill she reached big
house that had n great many doors and
windows. The windows were open,
ard. looking in. the white dove saw
half dozen boys and Sirls playing
together.
Oh, what n noise there was! The
baby had walked up long before he
was through with his nap. Il d be was
crying about it. aud the nurse was
singing TO him, pud ala III" rest were
running and screaming ana Jumping,
till altogether there Was such a din
| that the white dnyr cAa.l Eot make
herself heard, aitLodgL she called
many times
At last. however, sor e'oiy splca
her and then what terrible ;ine sac
| had.
Every child IN the room began to
push and scramble to get ii'r. shes
miner "She's mine" Il saw her
frstr "You dldn't"' ~ did" they
cried. all talking at once, till TIE white
dove spread her wings aud dew away
ut would be almost rs bad ms lly'
ing next door 10 a growy grizzly bear
to live in the house with nll that
noise" she said us she flew away.
Her white wings were weary and
she began to think that she would
have to turn back. when she heard q
sound as sweet as her own voice II
came from brown house near by
and the white dove made haste to the
door to find out what the sound was
When she put her head in at the
| door. she saw little girl rocking her
baby brother to sleep in his cradle
and it was this little girl who had the
voice like music. AS she rocked the
cradle she sang:
"All the pretty little horses,
| White and gray and black and bay;
All the pretty little horses,
You shall see some day, some day
| All the pretty little horses
5000, cool May 1 come in?" called
the white dove softly at the door; ana
the little girl looked up.
Now, the child had often thought
that she would rather have a white
dove than anything else in the world.
and she>whispered back: "Dear dove.
come in" Then the white dove went
in and lived there all the days Of her
life, and never had to go back to live
by the growly grizzly bear any more;
for abe had found home with good
child, ana that is the best home In the
world.--Maud Lindsay. In the Kinder
saxtMA Review. -,