Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28


again.
You are right, little GIRL, said
Mary's father, some day perhaps we
may all go on such trip .
FLORENCE BRADY.
CASTELAR, Street school, A6 grade. Age
years. AGO Solano avenue.
1 thought was out by tree read
ing book about fairies. One was
dressed in red. She said:
Jessie, Jessie!" and spread a red
carpet for me to step on.
She took me to fairyland and asked
me if believed in fairies. I said "No.'
She would not take me to fairyland if
l did not believe in fairies. After
went back home I said: 81 will be-
lieve in fairies"
She first showed me the king. He
was dressed in a golden robe. asked:
Are you the queen?" She said yes
All the walls were covered with gold
and diamonds. There We're servants
everywhere, and ones name was
Quicksilver. He always waited on the
queen and was always busy She
showed me chest. 1t was of gold
All her things were in it, There were
also bad fairies. They were locked
up, and she said: "You can stay here
till I come back
The bad fairies would tease me
They would say rQueen's pet; queens
pet" and throw water on me. They
were going to drown me when the
fairy queen came to take me-
We went to the hospitals, where the
dead flowers and animals were brought
to life. The boys kept the animal hos
pitaI and the girls kept the flower hos
pltaI. They all gave me some gold and
silver. L was very glad I went there.
We will go now" said the queen,
and you came and woke me up.
MAY CARY.
South Park, Pomona.
May, If you read the other limericks
and letters to me you will understand
ABOUT those two contests, and 1 hope
you Will try them, too. We are always
glad to welcome new nieees and
nephews.
l was sitting in a beautiful field of
flowers under a large tree. when 7 saw
the flowers bow their heads. Some ore
called my name, and looking up my
eyes were almost blinded by>the gorge
Gus company which gently settled down
beside me. The most beautiful one of
all spoke, and her voice was like sweet
music. Il am queen of the fairies
SAID she. Il am on my way to the
winter palace and seeing you here T
come to see if you would go with me-
l was not bit afraid, and gladly
consented.
VERY well, we must hasten" said the
queen, and waving her wand over my
head we started. 1 was gently lifted
on what seemed to be a cloud, and I
grew lighter and smaller as we went
up. I realized I had beautiful wings
like the fairies. We soon reached the
palace, which was lighted by millions cc
lights of all the colors of the rainbow
and thousands of other fairies came to
meet us, singing and playing on diff
ferent kinds of instruments. I saw I
was guest of honor and was carried to
a room where a table was set with all
the dainty things the world contained.
After feasting I was conducted to the
music room, and I thought I had never
heard music before, this was so beau
tiful.
A change seemed to come over then
and I seemed to have enough of fairy
land. I asked the queen what 1 have
already told you, also what she said,
and after promising her would always
think of her and my lovely visit 1 was
again lifted on a cloud and gently
placed beside our own fireside.
SHERRARD NOTION.
Temple Street school, A6 grade 500
Kensington road.
made up my mind I would go to the
woods. 1 got my little lunch basket
and started. wandered about until
/ got tired. I laid down to rest on the
moss and went to sleep. I was awaken
ed by voice near me. L opened my
eyes to see tiny person with wings,
under my basket. / lifted the basket
to set the fairy free. In a few mo-
ments there were hundreds and hun
dreds of fairies gathered around me-
The silence was broken by the fairy
queen. She came forth to welcome me-
She said her name was Mongolia, the
fairy queen. Seeing that they were
hungry 1 spread my lunch out on the
moss for the fairies. Mongolia told me
that they couldn't eat such big pieces
She waved her wand and the food
broke into little pieces. They ate very
heartily. When they had finished they
went away, all but Mongolia. She
stayed to ask me to go to a ball, but
she said I would have to fly. 1 said,
Il can't fly. I never learned how" She
looked at me and said. ''You must fly
nd rod 1,o,.