The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-08-26
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dom would say. But the Wise Fairy
only smiled, and when at last she
came to look at the beautiful baby
girl lying in the cradle, she seemed
more sad than angry.
81 have but small gift for this
little girl she said at last, so small
that at first you will scarcely see it;
but it will accompany her through her
whole life and it shall stand her In
the place of wisdom. / can not give
wisdom to this baby, for l was not
asked to the christening, and fairies
are prevented from giving their best
gifts when they are forgotten. But
this little mole that l will set upon
| the babys forehead will help her
through all her life
"Then she touched the sleeping
baby, and behold! there was little
brown mole just over the left eye, on
her forehead The poor mother wept
and cried, for she thought that the
mole would spoil her daughters
beauty, and all the other fairies hung
their heads and wondered what the
Wise Fairy meant to do, after all.
But the Fairy of Wisdom only smiled
and blessed the little baby with her
hands and then softly left the house.
"The years went by and the little
daughter of the rich merchant grew
apace. She was very beautiful-ex-
cept for the large mole over her left
eye. And every time she looked into
the glass, she saw the mole and re-
membered why it was there. For she
knew that the Wise Fairy had been
forgotten at her christening and that
was why she could never be wise. But
the mole helped her in everything.
First, it was always there to remind
her not to do foolish things and not
to be foolish. Then it kept her from
being vain, which she would very
surely have been, if it were not for
the mole. Besides which, it seemed
to give her a queer power of seeing
right into peoples minds, so that she
could tell what was in their hearts
even while they were talking with
her.
when princes and the sons Of
other rich merchants came counting
the little girl with the mole, she could
tell almost at once whether they
were after her money or the influence
of her father, or for herself.
And strange to say, most Of these
young princes were really after her
great wealth and cared nothing for
her at all. So she could tell, when
they were making pretty speeches to
her. and praising her songs and her
fine pictures and her lovely golden
hair and blue eyes, that they were
really wondering how they could ever
stand seeing that big brown mole on
her forehead every day. So she re-
fused all the offers for her hand and
her father and mother were in
despair.
"Then at last came the son of a
rich merchant from a far country.
He was small and homely and had
no ways of saying pretty things, even
to the young lady he loved more than
anything else in the world.
when he came counting the Little
Girl with the Mole, who was quite
grown up now, everybody said he had
no chance at all. But the Wise Fairy
had been invited to his christening
and so he had great stores of wisdom.
though he had no beauty and no art
of making pretty compliments.
But he loved the Little Girl with
the Mole, and he told her so quite
ing her golden hair and her blue eyes.
Instead, he told her that the brown
mole was to him a mark of beauty,
because it signified that she would
never be vain of her good looks, since
they were married by that mark, ard
besides that it signified that the Wise
Fairy would always be near her to
help her decide great matters.
when the Little Girl with the
Mole looked deep into the young
mans heart she saw that he had great
love for her and that he meant all
that he said and that he would really
like to say more, but was not artful
in making pretty speeches. So she
accepted him and there was great
rejoicing at the rich merchants
house, for it turned out that this
homely young man was very wise in
deed and very powerful in his own
country. And the Little Girl with
the Mole was the happiest girl in the
world"
And did they live happily ever
after?" asked Mamie
They did indeed" said the Story
Fairy, looking at her watch "Ths
rnnla which ma rrad the han nty Of tho