The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-04-16
The Queer Little Girl

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q wreath Of apple blossoms and pick
ed willow wand and sat on the bank
! by the little stream and cried, Nov
I am Queen Of the May"
\ Overhead the birds sang and tho
little fishes swan like brown shadows
in the depths of the pool, but none
of them 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
want somebody to play with" But
only the signing OF the winds ans
wered her.
Then the Queer Little Girl trotted
down the path through the woods,
and stopped at the door Of a little
cottage and said to her mother,
Mother, I'm the Queen Of the May"
And her mother looked at the wreath
Of blossoms and at the willow wand
and she made a deep bow and said:
will your majesty taste Of my apple
tarts which I have just baked?"
And the Queer Little Girl clapped
her hands and said, "Oh. mother,
may really have one?" And her
mother gave her two on little blue
| plate with q glass Of milk in blue
cup.
And the Queer Little Girl drank all
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
drank the milk, and then he sat up
and curled his tail about his legs and
sang to the Queer Girl. and the song
he sang sounded something like this:
"Purr-ur-up, purr-ur-up.
And presently along the road came
great red car. and in the car was
man with round spectacles over his
eyes that made him look like frog
And the Frog Man stopped the car
right In front Of the lilac bush and
said, Can buy bunch OF lilacs?"
And the Queer Little Girl said. "Nc.
But can give you some" And tho
Frog Man said, II want to take them
to my little boy. He has bad cold
and can't come cut. and he loves II.
lacs."
"Oh," said the Queer Little Girl,
"does he love apple tarts, too?"
The Frog Man looked surprised.
"Wny l guess he does," he said.
what makes you ask?"
"My mother has Just baked some
lovely ones," said the Queer Little
Girl. And she ran up to the cottage
and brought back two tarts on a ',lue
plate, covered with white napkin.
IF you are very careful" she told
the Frog Man. you can take them to
your little boy without 'squashing
them"
The Frog Man smiled and took OF
his goggles and showed his nice blue
eyes. '"You must be very happy
here" he said. with your flowers and
The trees and your black pussy cat
The Queer Little Girl nodded. Il
would be happier" she told him. "if
had some one to play with"
The Frog Man smiled down at her.
"Do you really want playmate?"
he asked.
"Yes," said the Queer Little Girl. Il
want somebody to play May Queen
with me, and l think boy would be
incest, because then he could be the
King of the May and wear crown
like NINE"
And the Frog Man said. well. II
my little boys cough is better, III
bring him here tomorrow morning.
and he can be the King Of the May
And all the next morning the Queer
Little Girl and the black cat watched
at the gate, but the big red car did
not come; and the morning after that
they watched, and still the big ca.
didn't come. But on the third day.
they saw 1t flashing in the sunlight,
and they ran out to meet 1t. and there
beside the Frog Man was little boy
in q white linen suit, and he had q
big box in his arms.
And 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. and the black cat
rubbed against the little boys legs,
and the little boy said, "My father
told me about the blossom wreath and
the willow wand, and l want to see
the little fishes In the running brook.
But the Frog Man said: Don't you
want to open your fox 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 bands. 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, "WeM
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 his
face shining, This Is the incest
place in the world. father. am go
ing to help her pick strawberries. .
And the Frog Man 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 OF
the Queer Little Girl Then he went
down by the. little running brook and
found the King and Queen of May
with pink blossom wreaths and willow