Arizona republican., 1909-03-20

SSSCSE mother, who lives on farm. The S LSY[S Man Mites grandmother thought a
 great deal of him and he thought a
 great deal of his grandmoher-and of his grandmothers farm. ssssvssa't (
 He liked the horses and the COWS and the meadows and the barn and the pond and the woods and the orchard and the spring house He especially fond of the spring-house, for 1t cool and restful on hot Summer days and his grandmother used let him take his fairyboot and sit there long he liked
 One day he heard his grandmother say that she wished she had some "herbs and smples' to make medicine. Without saying anything her about it and without knowing very clearly what herbs and sapes" he started out to get for her. On the way he passed the spring-housc and stopped in just for minute to look at the pictures of the gnomes and nixics a his book. He didn't quite remember how far he had got il the book when he p2 1t do,. and to the woods but presently he found himself gathering the herbs and smpes." He had no idea before how many things grew in the fields and woods He found great many curious little flowers and shrubs and grasses and berries but very few hartcayes and he remembered that hs grandmother had mentioned hart-lcaves particularly
 As you know. hart-leaycs love to grow around old logs and stumps, the Man Mite kept sharp lookout for these He he had walked long, long way and was beginning to feel tired. Indeed, he membercd that he had felt tired even when he vert into the spring house. He had a good mind to turn back when, right ahead of him, he saw rotten stump with har-eaycs and hartcaves and hartleayes growing at the bottom.
 The Man Mite gave shout of joy and ran towards it fast he could He fast that he took a jump into the stump to stop himself but much to his surprise he didn't stop Instead of stopping, he fell right through down, down. down, until bump! he found himself in the fireplace of underground Luckily it Summer and there fire in the fireplace, but before he had time pick himself up, a little old came running towards him Though old, he wasn't so tall as the Man Mite himself, but the forefnger of his right hand there grew nail fully foot long and with its edge sharpened that it almost like sword. On the other hand grew an equally long nail holowed at the end like spoon.
 What do you mean by jumping down the chimney of tfe Kings kitchen?" screamed the dwarf pointing his finger at the Man Mite
 "Oh, didn't to- Please don't stab me-" cried the Man Mite.
 Stab you" answered the dwarf T am the chief cook of the King. I do polute the Kings bread knife"
 The Man Mite scrambled out of the fireplace and started to brush himself off Stop that! stop that" screamed another little old man. with a long, stiff beard, long that it dragged on the floor Not only did 1t drag on the floor, but he dragged it on the floor using sort of broom with which to sweep.
 Couldn't you brush me of, too?" asked the Man Mite.
 Brush yon off! :" said the old man, scorncu!y. "T the keeper of the Kings floors do not polute the Kings broom"
 Hurry Wierdbeard" said the first dwarf; ''t is almost time for the Kings dinner
 Yes, Simjim, answered the other, "let us light up and summon the Kings table"
 II all very curious to the Man Mite and just al ths uncture he heard somebody outside crying q don't want to be washed! don't want to be washedp
 Tine King the King!" cried Slmjim and Wierd- beard, lowing their heads to the ground as little boy entered just about the size of the Man Mite. Backing in before him came a dwarf with enormous hands, in which he held water After him followed another dwarf with long, white hair which hung down his back in a wavy
 Will his majesty deign dip his benefcent face into his majestys basin, Wholebow and dry his imperial features on his servant, Bigwg?"
 Oh bother" said the little boy "Why who is this? My is Rex; what's ryours?"
 Before the Man Mite could answer, Wierdbeard spoke. This, your majesty is a prisoner guilty of housebrealing, burglary, obtaining entrance to the Kings palace under false preences and impersonang Santy Claus"
 T didp denied the Man Mite
 Didn't you break the King chirnney?" demanded Wierdbeard "and isn't chimney part of house. so aren't you a housc-breaker? Isn't breaking burglary? Didn't you down the chimney as if you Sany Claus and are you Santy Claus? Isn't tha, falsely mpersonatng Santy Claus and if you pretended you Santy Claus isn't that obtaining entrance under false pretences?"
 "Oh, bother" said the King. Say, do you like raspberry jam? dO,"