The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-20

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And 50 BANJO had worked for sey-
ernl years IN the shop beside sandy,
and they became great friends. Each
Easter Sunday had carried 10 the lad
m Easter egg and some bits Of other
dalnties they had for the occasion,
and n return Bane0 would spend his
haif holiday which was ON Easter
gathering what wild flowers he
might find for good old Sandy, his
wife and daughter. BANJO knew Nj
nerya very we'll and admired her
taken curls and blue eyes. And in
thinking Of her he would say to him
self: .'she speaks IN the voice OF a
little princess; and has such dainty
feet and hands Surely, Il WIN be
cruel for her to be put 10 hard coarse
work within q few years. But that
must be her fate, poor lass
on this day of which / write BANJO
had been planning upon buying few
Easter dalntIes for his friends, and
when he heard Of snady's and sa-
rah's loss he. felt glad that he might
come to their assistance. As soon as
Sarah had departed from the shop
he turned 10 Sandy who had resumed
work, saying, my good friend let me
loan You few coins which ] have
saved for the purpose of buying an
Easter gift for you and your family.
But 1t would greatly please me for
you to accept the money as a little
loan, so that you may not dIsappoint
Minerva,
But Sandy shook his head, thank
ing Banjo warml foyr his generous Of
fer. Il eouldn'e talSe your earnings;:'
he said. mo, my young friend. 60
ond get somthing for yourself with
that money. Yon are half starved,
and your feet are quite worn through
your shoes. would be worse than n
thief to touch your earnings."
And no amount of urging on Bano.s
part could induce Sandy to change his
mind and accept the preferred loan.
When Saturday before Easter ar
rived BANJO took his little earnings
and visited the shops where Easter
goods were displayed for sale. He
looked longingly at some fine Easter
eggs. enormous ones which were
gaily painted on the outside and fun
of meat on the inside as an egg can
be. But they. were all too dear in
price for him to buy. At last his
eyes fell upon a little cracked egg
one with a mere tint OF blue over It's
surface-which lay in the corner Of
a box which was filed with odds
ends of eevery sort. How much Is
that damaged egg?" asked Bano,
pointing to the damaged one.
The dealer took It PIP, looked It
over and named price twice two
large for cracked egg. BANJO had
Just the sum he mentioned, so he took
II from his pocket and soon had the
cracked egg carefully wrapped in his
neckcloth and folded safely inside the
neck of his work blouse. The he ran
to the old shanty where he was lodged
with several. other laborers, and
washed and sdreseed himself In his
Sunday beat, which was nothing moro
than a elean btotisE such ne
worked n, every and pair OF
coarse trousers and shoes.
When BgtfS entered Sand moor
hut he .fpnnd the family in grief. The
little White rabbit had aiso been sto.
len. Some wiclsedc boys hali forced
antrance to the neighbor's house
the LITTLE creatpre was kept and carl
rled It. Away. And now there rel
NAMED nothing for Sandy and MI.
.nerva TO .gtye. 10. their poor, delicate
little Minerva.
Never mind, here's something for
her." cried BANJO, forgetting in his ex-
element that he had meant to give
the egg to Sarah secretly. Here's
something for Minerals Easter sun
day" And he drew from his breast
the cracked little Easter egg. Plac-
Ing 1t on the table he stepped to al.
low all to admire it, when, 10, the
crack In the egg opened and out
stepped a fairy, the most astonishing
thing any of those present had ever
seen.
Sandy rubber hard his eyes. de-
clarlng that he. was asleep. Sarah
looked in amazement, too much over
come o speak. Minerva clapped her
hands with Joy, crying: II knew there
were fairies, did. And here is one
OF the dear little ones come to visit
us. How do you do. you precious
little fairyR"
''Ah, and so you believe In me, my
child!" And the fairy smiled. .,And
you, do you. believe in me too?" She
asked the question of BANJO who was
stnading. opene-eyed, his hands press
against his heart to stop its pounding.