Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
THE HUNT FOR HAPPINESS.

Once upon time there was a man who
saw a little sparrow hung In brian
hung fast SO he couldn't get away. And
the man stopped and untangled the briar
and took the sparrow out-very carefully,
SO as not 10 hurt the little bird. And
when the little sparrow was all out and
free it spoke to the man. for it was
fairy bird that had been put in the brian
by enchantment.
What can | give you?" it said to the
man, you can have any one thing you
want
u am hunting for happiness. said the
man. "can you give me happiness?
Yes" said the sparrow. If You VIII
tell me what will make yo'A happy
ITO be rich" said the man. TO nave
/ a fine house and servants ana horses
Il am glad" said the sparrow, FOR an
uncle YOU have never seen died yesterday,
Ieaving-great wealth. He had no chill
dren and You are the heir. VIII take
you to his mansion
40 the sparrow took the man to his
uncle's mansion and he became the heir
He had everything he could ask. ano
many servants and horses and fine
clothes One day the sparrow came te
him.
"Does the mansion suit your 1t asked
the Man HAS it everything in 1t YOU
wish?''
"Everything but one" said the Man.
"And what is that?' asked the Sparrow
what is that you haven't found YETI"
"Happness, said the Man. Il haven,
found any happiness yet"
perhaps your kind of happiness isn't N
a mansion" said the Sparrow. Il don't
think your uncIe found it here. either
But he must have had happiness some,
where" said the Man. He had man.
things before he came to the mansion"
| Perhaps he left it along the way said
the Sparrow Lets travel back an6
| see"
| So the Man set out to travel again. He
put some money in his pocket and hi:
clothes in a pack on his back. and the
| Sparrow hoped on ahead TO show him the
! road BY and by they came to hand
! some large house with park around Il
| and large trees. 1t was not quite man
| sion. but it was a very fine house In
deed.
your uncle stopped here" said tn,
Sparrow. Perhaps here is where he lief
happiness.
So the Man went in. and laid off hi.
l pack and lived in the fine house. There
/ were not so many servants as there hat
been in the mansion, nor so many horse:
| or other fine things. One day he met thu
| Sparrow again.
did you find it here?' asked the fairy
bird. Did your uncle leave happines:
here?'
Il think not" said the Man. 1T il
| better than the mansion, but | haven
| found any happiness yet
So the Sparrow and the Man trav
eled farther back. and they came to an
other large house. Not so large as the
/ one they had left, nor with so many serv
/ ants. nor fine things to eat and to look It
Your uncle lived here quite a Ions
| time said the Sparrow. 1T is likely
| that this is where he left his happiness.
II think it must be- said the Man. anc
he went in, for he was getting tired ant
| hungry
Twas quite pleasant place. and there
was a wide lawn and some shady trees
where he liked to rest. He had still some
/ one to wait on him and horse to ride
and plenty of good things to eat. He
stayed there longer than he had at either
of the other places. One morning wher
he was out under tree wondering wha
lie would do that day to amuse himself
| the fairy bird came along.
| "You have found it at last. haven
you?" said the Sparrow. Il was sure yol
might find happiness in such a place a:
| this.
But the Man shook his head.
1T isn't real happiness he said, latter