The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-02-15


graveyardT
But dere is where like to co.
Foolish leetle girl 1 have known
all about you for a year. l vhas
faisy, und your sufferings vhas oafer.
Here vhas a box of cold cream und
looking glass. When l vhas gone rub
der cream on your chin und look into
der glass. If you should ever vhant to
see me again telephone to 20. X" on
Jay street."
"Und What more happened?" asked
der .eetle girl nit der shoe.
Who'll. Many rubbed der cream on
her chin und .ooked in der glass, und.
behold. .-.c WAS changed into one of
der hanuiaJmcst Und sweetest girls Of
eighteen -ou ever saw. BY her bed
vhas twenty beautiful dresses. NIT hats
to match. una der diamond jewelry
made her cry out nit pleasure"
Dat yhaS a jolly. Bur 20 on"
Nancy Thas looking at der dresses
ind diamonds When she suddenly flies
through der air uni brings oop in Il
palace Her husbau yhas dere. He
yhas beautiful man wild no bow to
his legs. Dere vhaS -,'l und silver.
und fried oysters, und cream. unI
angel cake. Dere vhas horses and car
riages Und servants, ind lere vhas no
baker to come along und Say dot if his
bill wasn't paid oop he woold cut off
der bread. 1t vhas shust happy happi-
ness, und Nancy lived to be one hoon-
cred years old und enjoyed herself ev-
cry hour"
"Und do You think dot may happen
to me:' asks my leetle customer.
Why not: If it can happen to one
leetle girl, Why not to another"
Dot vhas so. DO you belief dot old
woman fairy will come tonight?"
Il can't say, but you must be on der
watch"
You bet | yhas on der watch, una
shall | tell You What Will happen if |
vhas changed oafer und get all dose
things? l tell fadder and muddcr und
der Old crowd to go to der tuyvel und
be hanged to 'em, und if dey ever come
on my street I'll whistle for der police
una der hurry up wagon. Goodby, old
mans. Dot story of yours vhas all sour
milk, und l don't belief Il word of it,
but you have Il kind heart, und thank
you all der same"
Und she goes asay whistling und
skipping, und know she half believes
dot some good thing is going to happen
to her.
Half an hour later Il fat womans
comes in to get q cement patch on
shoe. My, but she vhas fat. She vhas
SO big she can hardly get in der door.
When she tells me What she wants und
sits down begin
"One time dere yhas a good wOmans
init sorrow. She vhas sooch a good
womans dot everybody likes her, but
dot sorrow yhas ever at hand to bring
tears to her eyes"
"Nhas You telling me Il fairy story"
she asks.
Yes"
"Nhell. dot vhas all right. So der
Womans had Il sorrow. eh?"
She did. 1t yhas der sorrowest sor-
row in der world
"Nhcll, trot it out and let's hear What
it vhaS. Did she have drunken hus-
band:"
No"
"A game leg?"
NO"
Wasn't she loved?"
In Il vhay, yes but her sorrow vhas
her fairness. She yhas der latest wo-
mans on der block 1t took her ten
minutes to get into bed. und when she
fell out again der whole house shook"
Il vhas going on to tell how a fairy
came one day and blew dot fairness
away und gave dot womans der form
Of sylph, but before l could do so she
shumpS OOp und hits me cuff on der
ear und grabs der shoe und sails out.
und when she vhas on der sidewalk she
shakes her fist at me ind shouts:
oh, you old Dutchmans, but if I
vhas man instead of Il frail girl
don't let up till break every bone in
your body!" NJ. QUAD.