The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-06

But While the tlmlQ DeaSCS ne HuutS
And tII saws: Wsc "NoW SPf'i IN give you chance
To do the self-same thing
That YOU have asked of them. Now dance
And leap and twist and swing!
'Five minutes, now, I'll cage you fast,
Your teasing tricks must cease
These beasts of mine shall have at last
A little rest and peace
And when he's locked in by Papa,
The animals grow gay,
And could they speak would say, "Ha!
Ha!
It's now our turn to play
R. F. Bunner, IN st. Nicholas.
ORIGIN OF SNOW FAIRIES.
Boys and girls, you have heard of
the Snow Fairies; but perhaps none
of you know of their origin. But why
should I say perhaps" for am very
positive the story of the Snow Fairies
e-igin has never been told. And that
is why / am going to tell it now, that
YOU may hear something strictly new.
In the very, very long, long ago
there dwelt in the Alps family con-
sisting If the parents and two chill
dren, a little boy and a little girl.
They were very happy together till
one day the father, going out on the
icy mountain side, slipped and fell
into a deep gorge that was filled with
snow. Of course, he was instantly
killed, and the good wife, endeavor-
ing to reach him, hoping that she
cfiI a1iUn lnCt her
i ,oting in the snow and ice and was
precipitated to the bottom, dying be-
side the already cold body Of her hus-
band.
Now, can anything be sadder than
the fate of those dear little children,
Dado, the boy, aged nine, and Pinto,
the girl, aged seven? There they
were, sway up in the mountains,
walled u by snow and ice, and sur
rounded by as wild country as ever
mortal man heard Of. There they
were, alone, both parents lying dead
in the great canyon down the noun
tain side. And lurking about in the
mountain forests were wild beasts
whose roars, growls and howls made
the night something to be feared by
those little orphans. When father
and mother were with them they
feared nothing. But now that they
were alone, and so helpless, their
hearts were very, very heavy, and
fear stalked about them with every
step.
All day long the little Pinto wept
and called for the mother she knew
could not come to her, and all day
long little Dado sat with doWncast
ewes, his heart too sad to allow of
speech. Then as the night came down
the little ones crep closer together
in a corner by the great fireplace,
where the huge logs, placed there the
day before by their father still burned
brightly, and gave out light and
warmth.
81 am so hungry" whispered Pinto,
thinking of food for the first time
that day. 81 am so hungry that my
head spins round and round"
''You must eat something, sister,
said Dado, rising and going to the
cupboard to find some food for his SIS
ter. But only bit of dry bread was
there, and Dado remembered that
that day was to have been his moth
er's baking day, and that his father
had gone out hunting for meat when
he met with the fatal accident.
He gave linto the bread, but her
sorrow choked her till she could not
swallow food, and she put the bread
on the table, declaring that her hun
ger had vanished.
Its mother and father 1 want
not food" she whispered heart
brokenly,- burying her face in her
apron.
At that moment the door opened
ever so gently, then closed again
! But during the moments interval
between opening and shutting a
| white-robed figure had entered the
room. Dado, who was looking in
| tently into the fire, wondering what
/ he should do on the morrow for food
and fuel for his sister and himself
| did not hear the slight noise made
by the opening and closing of the
massive door, nor the gentle footfal
| of the intruder. But Pinto, her little
ears eagerly listening for anything
| that might happen-and hoping
against hope that all this calamity
| which had befallen her home NIGH
| prove to be a dream-caught the
sounds, and she looked up from the
folds of her apron. Then she quickly
touched the hand of her brother ant
| pointed toward the newcomer, direct
ing Dado's eyes thither. "See,' she
whispered, cit must be a fairy"
Yes, my little ones, I'm fairy
and l came to earth to see what
might do for you. But how cold i
has grown, Ugh, l cannot endure
the snow, and it is falling very rapid
| ly outside"
"Snowing?" asked Dado, rising ant
| going close to the fairy.
Yes, my little one, it is showing
| heavily, and !, being a cloud fairy
and always keeping closer to th'
warmer zones, cannot breast thi
| storm. And here | am, as helpless a
a human being. But while l canro
| change myself or my climatic tenn
| permanent, | have the power to chang
others. | can wave my little Want
| and make or mar fortunes. And
came here to help you, my little ones
Now, while l warm me by your cheer
full fire, tell me your dearest Wtsi
and | shall grant ii"
The fairy sat down beside the fir