The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-25
DpYsDS OUT BY The HUNDRED
81, uI,GlTES FIIRY DREAM
,OYIN TRj o Ar LAST.


=, ,,,rpsurd 1t Pelham Bay PARA aud
an, Dr, act, Turned into Living Cren-
urr.. deal tsirl, They were the Joy.
sp. ear, of Washington irving High.
s,m,plIy rld Gen. George Wngats
tr, rE ,.n, ag0 that any boy OF girl
q. hal h,.n good for a wholc wear and
,b1 ws- brave enough n 60 all alone
a. ftr middle u woods on Midsummer
nav vruli boz eurr 70 So at least one dryad
Nm ugt through an opening in tho trunk
y .,r, grarIei oak. and one who was
49, .Irr. night get near enough 10
rur1 n.r 1ratlng drlperies before she
van slsl
The q neral always wanted 10 see a
,-ysH bot Fs successive days Of moral
rsrfsr,..u arc dificult OF attainment.
"a he never Irlt that Il was worth while
% make the solitary Journey " the middle
u the woods 10 discovered Yesterday
int h. had learned how n be monu-
mentally goot without realizing II. for
vhan he WASH expecting IL at all the
vs,on 81 he tree maidens burst upon him
fIh -Inry II waving boughs. snowy
r,b.s. md masses of dusky hair. Such
a generous visi tool Not one. or
tro NO fhre.. hut hundreds and hundreds
II rrcHartrpsses Aoa;,d about over an
emerald meadow set In a stately forest.
and ~ they dancrd they sang and waved
,ss,r green branches and beckoned smil.
hRv o. the uCkiest % all mortals.
tn Genaral rubbed his eyes and rosa
rom III" grassy knoll who're he had been
nang forty midsummer afternoon winks
and rushed toward the prettiest dryad.
Tie General wasn't quite 10 quick
about % A. be- would have been long ago
vhsn y hldn learned how 10 he good.
for tefo.r he got within ten feet Of the
radiant r.ug there was blare OF trum-
nets and The trcc maidens had disappeared.
The trumpetsrs proved to bs four slender
Maiden, u il true. but they wore instead
OF Geryy iilmy. Intangible garments
d.rs blue hloomors and white linen
wmpcr-
Th'u the General noticed that the
uumpsier, were followed by a procession
n Firi, each one ol whom carried big
luu,h II maple leaves. After marching
and rpuntermarChing 10 the aocOmpani-
mont " joyous glss ths procession
hiIted and broke ranks In front Of plat
form ocrupied by a crowd % plain. every
dry grownups. and Ons Of the tallest
nd ,hmmezt and most seductive OF the
Maiden. stepped forward and gave =
mammoth envelope - man wearing
. grsv suit and a bright rcd nscktie.
Then ,he turned 70 her companions aud
aeclsimsd in a clear trebls:
NAo Hveth this day with kindly ,heer
stall gladly live throughout the yelr
Nho dummeth ihis dry With raft or guide
SIaI. ne thereof weary While
Ilr man with the re necktic. whom
the General recogrizei ~ Park Com
missioner Higgins. ope-ei the zig an
yal0Ie and JJok there.rom a sheet Of
Iag yer two feet long.
I haven't time 20 re- r'l this ROW 70
b. saii. hut ! see that there b. FOreihirg
hefe about a rel letter uEy, an / hope
ma h will inaeei he such a rFv Tor al
NNNAa W. 70 N9A 81 w 'A NHAHA % AAaAHiNNN
a. L j. possible Tor girls 10 te. ard have
q surprise or two In store for you.
The &c eral loOkei and looksi and
Dote (. and then he sprang up on the plat
i1rm and stool besi1e the Commissi0I ~
I'm glat you aren't dryats after all
BE- said i suppose | must have o.
4feaniAE ana the dream WAS all right
tut the waking was lot better Girls
ny Iaarr,- he saii. have two iurCtil
De IL 70 be beautifula1d the other b
v 10 graceful. and obviously all Of you
are f!lfling both OF them
In" sirls thought all this was ~ por-
's'ly lovely that they COul int help
Urug crest big yell. Of course u wEs
doc Washington Irving hiEh School yell
I'D 0f ootrse u was the me- be.i lLil <
OF .ong series Of Wsshington irving
treIa'.ss.
N i.y of the citize1s u Malha,ta1
.1rf snow hov the Washington irvi (
high SchOol girls ca1 dance and sing 40
ril af jump it's becaike they have Q
tases tie trouble 20 70 % ary % the
'el Icy exhibitions given by the stPr
a'hlr'ea Every one who Yves iOrtu' RE
'HJuzN - get an invitation 70 see Nhrr
welt ur ln that magic meatov which.
- tho way. IL right in the ms idle 81 Pet
ham Boy Park. AL tina. the show VA
worth a rip ~ ice a. long and twice 90
aoi O.. the ore hey took 70 got there
lhra we're. Of course. al kiICs Of folk
IA rr, Eussla1 and hulgRIial. ana
syesi,u a'd Italian. ~ well ~ al CHILE a
-iHt H71 Irish reels and mazurkns and
PUisas i.i h0rrpipes
Mayor Gaynor and Patrick McCiowan
a4a " and Mrs ERerton Winthrop aud
r~yHTI. other. guests of honor had been
nv'ad 20 midday repafi under green
N1'd Tree and even although they didn't
.,sar Necause ~ the heat or soine other
7as'l the repast was prepared ard not
F any means wasted The General
faf aH 'y0all.nt appetite and 20 did Com
uus1r'f higgins
There we're other surprises too. The
o.'-or NE r1ving cTews ~ Pelham Ray
Gave 1n exhibition q their powers along
no waterfront and there was a hand
'on""T. which lasted for two whole hours.
BROhER WlNTS MEN DOWRY.