The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-09-18

Alice, please run and get me a
pint of milk. Hurry, dear, want to
make some biscuits for tea, and 1t Is
o'clock now. Take the baby with
you; he hasn't been out to-day, |
have been so busy"
"Oh, dear" grumbled Alice, "it's
nothing but run to the store or take
the baby out every single minute. ]
wish I was some other little girl. I'm
just going to finish this chapter be-
fore 1 go, anyway" and Alice turned
a leaf in her new story book.
Now the new story book was all
about fairies and too interesting to
be left. so Alice read on and on, for
getting her mother and the errand.
Suddenly something happened. A
fairy hoped right out of the printed
pages of the book!
Alice was so surprised she forgot
to say "How-do-you-do?" However,
the fairy did not seem to notics her
want of politeness.
II heard you say" began the fairy,
that you wished you were some 9th
er little girl. Whom would you like
to be?"
Edith Vaughan" answered Alice
quickly Edith was the only child OF
wealthy parents, and had everything
that heart could wish, or so thought
Alice.
Come with me-" said the fairy.
Alice found she could float through
the air just as the fairy did-it was
great fun to sail over the tops of the
houses. They stopped at the Vaughan
mansion and flew in at the open win
dow of Edith's own luxurious room.
Edith" the nurse was saying.
this is the third time to-day that
you have had on clean white frock.
l shall certainly complain to. your
mamma If you still persist in playing
in the garden, and you know very
we'll what she will say; she will for.
bid your going out altogether except
when you go with her in the carriage.
l declare here is your nose all sun
burnt. I'll get scolding for that;
your mamma is so particular about
your skin. Now go and sit down like
a little lady until supper time"
''I hate to sit down and be STILL"
whispered Alice to the fairy. my
mamma let's me wear gingham dresses
and play in the garden all want to-"
do you still wish to be Edith
Vaughan" asked the fairy.
NO" answered Alice.
"Then you are satisfied to be your
self" said the fairy. But Alice.
thinking of the errands and the baby.
shook her head. II wish was Mar
jorie Reid" she answered, "she
hasn't got any baby at her house."
Come with me-" said the fairy.
Marjorie was swinging on the gate
all by herself. "Oh, dear" they
heard her say, 'I am so lonesome.
wish 1 had dozen brothers and two
dozen sisters"
Marjorie, Marjorie" called
voice from the house, come here
and see what we have for YOU"
Alice and the fairy went and peeped
in at the window. Its baby" ex.
claimed Alice, "and it isn't half SO
cute and cunning as my baby. It's
awful red, and it can't walk and talk
like mine"
do you still wish to be Marnor!s
Reid?" asked the fairy.
NO." answered Alice.
"Then you are satisfied to be your
self?" said the fairy, but Alice again
shook her head. II wish to be Doro-
thy Dean," she said.
But Dorothy has no mother" re-
minded the fairy.
''She has pretty grown-up sister,
and that's most the same" said
Alice.
The fairy smiled. Come with
me-" she said.
When they reached DoTothy's
house they found the little girl rum
ming hither and thither, doing the
bidding of carelessly dressed, cross
tempered young woman.
why, that can't be Dorothy's
pretty sister," exclaimed Alice.
"Ah!" said the fairy, sadly, Dor
othy's pretty sister keeps her pretty
clothes and her pretty manners for
the people who dwell outside her
home. Do you still wish to be Doro-
thy Dean?"
NO" said Alice.
Then you are satisfied to be your
self," said the fairy.
Alice looked thoughtful for just
about one moment. "Yes, I am," she
said so decidedly that the fairy
laughed-such silvery, tinklins
laugh. Now you are a wise little
girl" she said, "and remember, my
dear Alice, that every man. woman
and child put into this beautiful
world of ours has duties and respon.
sibilities and cares, but it is love that
makes all burdens Highland it was
the dear mother to whom you were
cross an hour ago who gave you the
book of fairy tales that you wanted
SO much"
Alice hung her head. she was too
ashamed to look at the fairy, who
seemed to know every single naughty
thing that she had done.
- know you are sorry and are go.
ing to do better; Is 1t not so7" asked
the fairy, gently.
Alice looked up and answered.
Eyes, | am going to try and be bet.
ter girl" and found she was looking
into the loving eyes of her own dear
mother.-Ge eriruds Fielder. In tho
Advance.
A THREAT.
Nav, kin 1 go to the ball gamer"