The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-07

but short distances, for there are man,
OF them. bat sometimes they speed
with the sounds to places miles an(
miles away from whore they are made
The King of the Sound lmps had al
anxious and careworir face. for mos
people have no consideration for biz
Imps, and especially the boys ant
girls make a great many unnecessary
sounds which the Imps are obliged K
carry when they might be better EN-
ployed.
The next In the circle Of immortal,
was the King of the Wind Demons
slender of frame. restless and uneasy
at being confined to one place for even
an hour. Once in awhile he would
leave his place and circle around the
glade, and each time he did this the
Fairy Queen was obliged TO untanglC
the flowing locks of her golden hair
and tuck them back of her pink ears.
But she did not complain, for it was
not often that the King OF the Wind
Demons came into the heart of the
Forest. After the Fairy Queen, whose
home you know was in old Burzee.
came the King of the Light Elves, with
his two Princes. Flash and Twilight,
at his back. He never went anywhere
without his Princes, for they were so
mischievous that lie dared not let them
wander alone
Prince Flash bore lightning bolt in
his right hand and a horn of gunpoW-
der in his left, and his bright eyes
roved constantly around as if he long
ell to use his binding flashes Prince
Twilight held a great snuffer in one
hand and a big black cloak in the
other and it is well known that unless
Twilight is carefully watched the
snuffers or the cloak will throw every
thing into darkness. and Darkness is
the greatest enemy the King of the
Light Elves has
In addition TO the immortals | have
named We're the King OF the Knocks,
who had come from his home IN the
mngles of India, and the King of the
Ryls, who lived among the gay flow
ers and luscious fruits of Valencia.
Sweet Queen Zurine of the Wood
Nymphs completed the circle of I'M
mortalS
But in the center of the circle sat
three others who possessed powers so
great that all the Kings and Queens
showed them reverence.
These were Ak. the Master Woods
man Of the World who rules the for
ests and the orchards and the groves;
and Kern. the Master Husbandman OF
the World. who rules the grain fields
and the meadows and the gardens;
and Bo the Master Mariner of the
World. who rules the seas and all the
craft that float thereon. And all other
immortals are more or less subject to
these three.
When ali had assembled the Master
Woodsman of the World stood up TO
address them, since he himself had
them to the council
Very clearly he told them the story
OF Claus. beginning at the time when
as babe he had been adopted child
of the Forest and telling of his noble
and generous nature and his lifelong
labors to make children happt
And now" said Ak, when he has
won the love OF all the world. the
Spirit Of Death is lowering over him.
OF all men who have inhabited the
earth none other so wen deserves i'm. |
for such life cannot be
spared so long as there are children |
Of mankind TO miss him and to grieve /
over his loss. We immortals are the |
servants of the world. and to serve |
the world we were permitted in tho
TO exist But what one of
us is more worthy Of Immortality than
this man Claus. who so sweetly min
sters TO the little children
lie paused and glanced around the
circle TO find every immortal listening
10 him eagerly and nodding approval.
Finally tile King Of the Wind Demons,
who had been whisting softly to him
self. cried ont:
.What Is yonr desire. o Aky
ITO bestow upsf~Claus the Mantle
II lmmortalits said AK boldly
That this demand was wholly unex-
lected was proved by the immortals
'pringing 10 their feet and looking into
zach others face with dismay and then
ipon Ak with wonder. For ii was
,rave matter. this parting with the
Mantle OF Immortality.
The Queen of the Water Sprites
poke in her low. clear voice. and the
words sounded like raindrops splash
ne upon aswindow pane
In all the world there il but one
Mantle Of Immortality" she said.
The King of the Sound Fays added:
1T has existed since the Beginning
md no mortal has ever dared TO claim
T."
And the Master Mariner of the World
rose and stretched his limbs. say
ne:
only by the vote of every immor-
al can il be bestowed upon NOR
al"
Il know all this answered Ak quiet
=. But the Mantle exists. and if it
vas created. as you say. in the Be
inning il was because the Supreme
faster knew that some day it would