Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
WHEN ToDDLEs WAS A FAIRY.

WHEN ToDDLEs WAS A FAIRY.
"Come, Tottie, les go into the yard
an play fairy!" cried Toddles to his
little sister. The morning was warm
and bright, just like summer. though
it was the first Of October. Every
where the leaves were turning red
and yellow and brown, painting the
landscape to look Just like q great
autumn picture in the parlor of Tod
dies and Tottie's home.
who'll be fairy this time?" asked
Tottie, gay in the happy anticipation
Of playing game dear to her and
her brother. who'll be fairy,
bruver?"
"I'll be fairy, Tottie, for the las
time We played you was fairy, an
you got upon the carriage shed FOR
the clouds. I'll climb up the elm
tree what has all the limbs a-growins
out of its sides. It's so easy to
climb"
Gall right" agreed Tottie. And
away the two ran into the big fenced
back yard, where there were great
many splendid trees Of spreading
limbs, just the sort Of place for the
game of fairy"
Nov, I'll lie down on this bed Of
leaves" said Tottie, dropping on the
ground, which was strewn with leaves
of brilliant colors that had fallen
from the trees. "An' I'll play I'm a
Door lady what is very, very sick, an
lying in hovel. An I'll play my lit
tie boy and girl have goned to their
gran6mothers for some bread to Keep
me from starving, an that great
wolf meets them on the road an is
about to eat EN- up when you-Tho's
the fairy-comes flying from the
clouds an tells me Of my little chill
dern's danger. You touch NE with a
wand and It makes me well, ar I
jump up an get into a chariot what
you've brought wifi you, an away we
fly like the win and save my clil-
dern."
sob, yes, that'll be lots OF fun!"
declared Toddles. Then he climbed
into the tree that Tottie had lain
down under, the elm tree with the
many low-growing branches. Once
perched on spreading limb-about
six. feet from the ground-Toodies
said: I'm all ready now, Tottie.
Les begin"
well, I'll play I'm calling to my
little boy an girl. Come, Ethel Grace
an Harry James, mamma wants a
drink of water! Oh, what?-are my
dear children goned? Oh, what will
/ do?-Tm so very, very I'LL" And
Tottie stretched herself and moaned
as if lying on bed OF sickness. oh,
my Children! What will become Of
them? s'pose wolf should catch
them and eat them W? Oh, what can
1 do to save them"
Again Tottie groane6 aloud and
turned on her bed of leaves.
"Now play 1 heard you and am
coming" called ToGdles from atove.
"All right" said Tottie, in very
healthy voice.
Cab, good womaI, here am IT,
called Toddles in high falsetto
voice. 81 can save thou and YOU little
Children. They are now being fol-
lowed by great wolf what means 10
de-vour them, clothes and all, even to
their hair"
"oh, Oh, or, good fairy, save my
little cnil-dern." walled Tottie in a
very weak voice.
"on, you ougnn't TO have called ME
fairy yet, for you aren't s'posed to
know who 1 am till l tell yor," cried
Toddles impat;entiy. Now, play at
YOU Gon't know wno am. Just play
at you call out and ask me-"
500, all right, bIaver," said Toitie.
Then she assumed her weak voice
again: "oi, kind person, who are
you"
"1'm @ fairy from the clouds" ex-
planned Toddles in the high faisatto
voice. "And il thou will go with me
we can overtaxe your little children
before the wolf gets them.
"3u5 1 am so III tha: I can't rise
from my bed of rags" said Tottie,
writning as IL in pair.
"Ah, I'll make You WELL" said
Toddles, pulling little sprig from
the tree bough TO use as wand. I'll
wave my wand over you and make
you strong again. Here! One. two,
three!" And Tcddles waved the little
branch above Tottie's hea6. But in
his eagnerness to wave it well-as ne
thought a real fairy would do were
she waving a wand-the little fellow
leant too far out from the bough sup
porting him and lost MS balance.
Down he fell with bump on the
ground below that made him give
forth shrek like Comanche In
dian.
mo:tie, hearing the noise of his fall
Ing, ieaped up in time to save her.
self from being in the way Of his
fall, and stood laughing at the poor
fairy whose wings mad failed in their
duty.
"on, you looked SO 2unny, bruvar!
said Toltie, between laughs.
well. you nesdn't gig3le over it, ="
said Toddleg, sitting UP aud rubbing
MS bruised head. at didn't feel good
% fall like thai. II the limbs hadn't
a-caught ME as came down l might
eve broke my arm or maybe my leg
or som athing. But if you're going to
giggle | won't play any more. I'll let