The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-23
The Queer Little Girl

vrea4 Gf apple blosse1s and pick
ed q willow vaaA and sat Oh the bank
By tAs little streaR aoa cried. Nov
I sDa Gaaaa OF GAa May"
| Overhead tho birds sang aRa the
Nstis eEhos ewara like brown shadows
IN Tie depths ei the peel, bat none
Of then paid any attention to the
Queer Little Girl and at last the
Queer Little Girl stood up and said.
II want somebody to play With. l
waat seRebosy to shay with" But
only the gGains Of the Btads ans
wered her.
Then tho QRoer Little Girl trotted
aewn the path through tae waoap.
ead stepped ct tho dccs Of little
cottage snd said to hor mother.
Mother. I'u the Queen Of the. May"
And her mother Looked ct the wreath
OF blossoms and At the willow wand
and she made q deep bow and anid:
wal your majesty taste Of my apple
tarts which have Just haked?"
And the Queev Little Girl chDDed
her hands- ena said, "Oh. mother.
may really have oaeG" And her
mother gave her TIVE ON little blue
plate with glass of milk In blue
cup.
And the QneeT Little Girl drank eli
OF the milk but little bit In the bot
tom OF the cup. and that she gave TO
her black cat And the black cat
drink the milk. and then he sat up
and curied hiR tail about his legs and
saae to the Queer Girl. and the song
be sang sousded something like this:
"Parrur-uD. purP.ur-up."
And presently along the rond came
o great red Gar, aud 10 the CIR was
man with rouna speceacles over his
eyes that made him look like a frog.
And the Frog Man stopped the car
right In front Of the lilac bnsh and
Gaid. "Caa buy bunch Of hlaes?
And tho Quear Little Girl said, mo.
But can give yeu some" And tho
Frog Man said, Il want to take them
to Eay little Boy. He ban bad cold
oad cant coszse ont. end he loves u
hea"
"oh." said the Qnear Little Girl.
"does he love apple tarts, too?
The Frog Man looked surprised.
why I gnass hs docs" be said.
"Waat makes yon ask?
"My mother has just baked some
lovely ones," aaia the auenr Little
Girl And sire ran up to tbe cottage
end brought back two tarts on q riue
plate, covered With white napkin.
III you are very careful" she toIa
the Freq MsA. -yaa caa take them to
yeur little boy Without 'sqnashins
them
The Frog Man s1oi1ed AID took OF
hSa, goggles and showed his nice blue
eyes. You must be very happy
here" be said. with yeur aewers and
the trees and your black pussy eat"
The Queer Little Girl nodded. i
would be happier" she told him, 1T
! bad eaIce one to play With.
The Frog Man SMILED down at her.
"po yGu really want a piaypaee!"
be asked
"Yob." spia the Qneer Little Girl. 7
want soIns5oay to play Meg Queen
eIeh me, end th;ns q boy vould be
incest, because chen be coul6 be the
King Of ehe May and wear o crown
!iiso nine"
And the Frog Mau aaid. We'll. II
ny little boys cough Is better. III
brine him here tomorrow morning,
ans hs can be the King Of the May.
And eli the next morning the Queer
Little Girl apd tho black cat watched
at tie gate. but the big red car did
not come: and the morning after that
they watched. and still the biz car
didn't come But on the third day.
they saw It flashing In the sunlight,
and they ran out to meet 1t, end there
beside the Frog Man was a little boy
In white linen suit, and he had .
big box in his arms.
AID the Frog Man lifted him out OF
the car and said to the Queer Little
Girl. This Is the King Of the May
And the Queer Little Girl clapped her
hands and laughed. aud the black eat
rubbed against the little boys legs.
and the little boy said. MY father
told me about the blossom wreath and
the willow wand, and I want to zee
the little fishes in the running brook."
But the Frog Nan said: Don't you
want to open go'lr hox flrst?" And
the little boy said. "Oh. yes!" And
when he had opened the box there
was a wonderful set of pink dishes
with gold hands. and the Frog Man
saId, "You can serve the banquet on
them for the King and Queen OF
May"
And the Queer Little Girl danced
for joy. and then she said. "Weu
have little round white rolls and milk
and strawberries out OF the garden
Come and help me pick them.
And the little boy said. with bis
face shining. This is the incest
place in the world father. ] am go
ing to help her pick strawberries.
And the Frog Mon said, Would you
like to come every day." And the
little boy said. "Oh. yes!"
So the Frog Man went up TO The
cottage and talked to the mother .:
the Queer Little Girl. Then he vent
down BY the little running brook aud
found the King ana Queen OF NAV
With mink blossom wreaths and willow