The Detroit times., 1911-01-27
More American Fairy Tales

Fairies have oftenridden like heroes
to the rescue ON the wind. Fairies
have run away from their human
friends on the wings of the wind.
Our writer friends, however-good
folk though they behave seldom told
US just where the wind did its pranks
to help out the fairies.
In this case the children friends Of
the writer--and he surely hopes that
all children are his friends may take
out their school Biographies and lay
their finger on the very place where
II all happened.
Find the little river which connects
Lake Huron and Lake Superior. IL
| is st. Mary's river. You will also find
the 500 canal: and this word 500"
by the way, comes from the French
word "sault." which means jump.
The st. Mary's river jumps at this
place. That Is, there are swift rapids
here-and that's why the canal was
dug.
Now II the steamer Alice passed
through the dig canal as soon as she
reached 1t, her little cabin boy, Char
lie, would be far on his way north In
Lake Superior before a message from
his mother could reach him.
So the fairies blew the wind against
the river!
They began to work fully ten hours
before the Alice arrived. and they
blew and blew until the water OF the
shallow river backed into the lake to
the north, and the Alice had to drop
her anchor and wait for the wind 10
stop.
or course, you know how soundly
boys of fourteen sleep. Tired Charlie,
who had to work very hard, was lying
in his bunk dreaming about his mother
and his little sisters at home. when
the words, Charlie, Charlie" were
whispered in his ear.
Charlie only turned over and tried
to go to sleep again without once
opening his eyes. He had gone 10
sleep praying for his mother. He was
sure his mother and his little sisters
were all right at home.
Charlie, Charlie!" the voice said
again in his ear, louder this time. and
Charlie woke up.
A little fairy girl scarcely six inches
high sat on the edge of his bunk.
Charlie looked at her In surprise.
Charlie, your mother wants YOU"
said the tiny maiden.
MY mother" gasped Charlie.
Eyes, the money is yours and hers.
But you have TO go west with your
mother to get IT," she said In a whis-
per, as II afraid TO wake up the stew
ard, sleeping In the after-cabin OF
the iron ore boat.
MY motherl the money!" repeat |
ed the boy.
1.-The will says that you will have |
to be with your mother when she
talks with the lawyers" and now |
Charlie was wide awake.
He bounded out of his bunk-and |
the little fairy girl was already at the
door Of the after-cabin quarters, with |
her hand raised I'm warning that ne
must not wake his mates.
AS IL In a dream. Charlie followed
Misc Fairy on deck.
And there he was lowered over the
side OF the great iron ore boat-which
stood high out OF the water, for she
carried no cargo on her way north
and he does not yet know how Ii all
happened.
But he found himself In an automo- |
bile (for the first time), and next on |
a railroad train with a ticket and |
lunch I'm his pocket.
And the first thing he clearly re-
members is that he entered his little |
home, and that his mother and SIS
tiers kissed him, and that he and his
mother travelled west.
Now Charlie doesn't have to work
on ships to help his mother, He goes
&c school, and promises to become
very smart man.