Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-10

THE BUTTERFLY sTooPED AND KISSED
 THE PRINCESS"
 In all the summer world of roses there was none so beautiful as the princess. and"-
 q don't believe she was quite so beautiful as my mother" tenderly iIl- terrupted the little rosebud
 The full blown rose laid her cheek against the little rosebud's pink fore head
 Please go on, mother, dear"
 The princess always wore gowns of gold and for jewels pearls of sunlit dew. Naturally 50 lovely a creature had many 10 do her homage, but the most ardent of all her admirers was whom do you supposeT In vain the little rosebud tried to guess.
 "A caterpillar."
 Not an ugly 'woolIy bear caterpil- lar"
 .'The very same. The beautiful prin- cess. indignant at his attentions, spurned him as a worm. and the cater pillar crawled away in the dust" Poor fellowr' sighed the rosebud. | for she was a sweet, tender hearted little thing.
 His hopeless love for the princess, :, mother sadly continued. was so deer ] that life without her seemed worthless and. stretching himself out on leaf ' the caterpillar refused to eat Ther | something wonderful happened 1 I'm your fairy godmotber,' a sil' very voice whispered in his ear. What ever you wish can give you if you will but confde in me
 At first the bewildered caterpillar ! thought be was dreaming. because ht l saw no one. not realizing that fairy godmothers are invisible. But soon h' was pouring out his passion for th' rose princess and her scOrn of him or account of his ugliness. The silvery voice laughed. Have faith and patience and you shall hav' your hearts desire Your rose is golden princess of a garden You shal
 be golden prince of the air
 "As the silvery voice died awal there was a prick in the caterpillar
 side like the touch of a fairy wand and no longer could he see the brigh
 green leaves about him, no ionge
 could he see the dazzling sun owe
 him. for a veil of silky film eDvelope' him. growing denser. fold upon fold until all was dark and the caterpilla had fallen into a deep slumber" Was he dead?" the little rosebu'
 breathlessIy questioned Indeed. nO-only under magi
 spell Rut when he awOke he haI very strange seusations. Instead O
 feeling heavy. clumsy and cross b was filled with the buoyant jOyfulnes
 of a bird awakened by the dawn "'Flyr whispered the silvery voice , And like the same bird he darted fo' ward
 "A-thrilI with the new life, quiverin
 with fear that be would fall to cart a groveling worm. he huttered for res
 upon a flower trimmed fountain fin tn P midst of the enchanted garden Ther
 in the mirror of the crystal water b l beheld himself-a wonderful golde butterfly"
 And did be forget the princessf' in . patiently asked the little rosebud
 Not an instant From the fountai D the golden prince of the air winged h f flight tO the golden princess of tf - garden The beautiful princess wa
 leaning 0ut of window of the gree ( palace gathering Sunbeams And whe 7 she lifted her head and saw the gi ( rious butterfly lowering above her st ? loved hlm af first sight F And Che buuerAyT the little ros bud murmuTed drOw sly. "The butterfly eoleluded mothe -stoopod and kissed the princess upc
 her foreheaa And every sweet sur . mer day they loved sach other mol | perfectly. so fhst ila TWO lived hs . ! nily ever afterw7rd nd-- a With bDshed lips the full blown TO- l. rocked Co and fro 'n the soft nigl r. breeze. The little rosebud had fali' fast asleep WeahinElon Star.