The Washington times., 1913-11-10
Picked oil she could carry

gasp of surprise. and almost dropping
the daisies she was carrying,
Yes" replied her mother. land 1
want you to laugh and sing just as you
DO at home. For / am sure she hears
very little Of either"
When Martha and Happiness reached
the palace the servants would not ad-
NIT her. saying that the Queen did not
have beggars for her guests.
| But I want to cure her and make her
WELL" pleaded Martha.
| The servants only laughed when they
\ heard this remark, and poor Martha
| was just going away when the King
| rode up to the door, and, seeing the
look of disappointment upon her face,
asked the cause.
Il wished to try to make the Queen
weIl," she said, but your servants will
| not let me see her"
Come with me-" said the King,
| what can you do for her, are you a
doctor?'' he asked.
Martha told him she was not doc
tor, but she thought she knew what was
| the matter with the Queen, and the King
said she should see her.
When Martha entered the room the
Queen, who had been lying with her
eyes closed, opened them, and when she
saw Happiness, with her smiling face
and her arms ill of daisies, she smiled.
and asked, who are you, beautiful
child?"
Il am Happiness" answered the child,
land I have brought you some daisies
oh! how beautiful they are" said
the Queen, taking them from Happiness
and holding them in her hands. How
1 wish l could go into the fields and
gather them"
why don't you? asked Martina VINO
had not spoken till then.
"I am sick, my good woman" answer
ed the Queen, and no one can help me.
"I have brought you something to
make you well" said Martha, and she
gave the Queen a cup of the broth she.
had made. and thin slice OF bread,
spread with sweet butter.
The Queen tasted it, and then tasted
again.
~ like that medicine" she said, fin
ishing all that Martha gave her
You shall have more, said Martha,
giving her more broth and bread. Hap
piness all this time was dancing around
tho room looking at all the beautiful
things and singing as she went, and
the Queen sat up In bed to listen.
Bring her again tomorrow when you
come with more medicine" said the
Queen as Martha called Happiness and
said IL was time to go.
"I will send you your medicine. which
.s,,,.t taka until I come tOmOrrOW.'
said Martha.
What is your wonderful medicine?
asked the King 81 have not seen the
Queen so bright for many Il day"
81 will tell you when she is well. re-
piled Martha, for she will be we'll
SOON
Every day Martha made different
kind of broth and a fresh loaf of bread
and took 1t to the Queen. and soon she
gained strength enough to ride out But
every day she asked for Happiness to
be sent to her, that she might hear her
laugh and hear her happy voice.
One day the Queen was well. and
then the King asked Martha for her
secret.
There is the secret about my medi-
cine" replied Martha; the Queen was
dying for the need of happiness and a
few simple things that all poor people
have. l gave her good broths and bread
such as poor people have. and brought
happy child into her life; laughter.
sunshine. and plant food was all that l
gave the Queen
You have cured her. and l have had
all the doctors in the land and they
have failed" said the king. the gold
is yours and the palace, too. -
The doctors did not think of giving
queen anything so simple as my rem
edy," replied Martha, ard. while |
shall be glad to have the gold to give
my daughter an education. l rather live
in my cottage than in palace: the
sunshine cannot enter a palace as ii
does into a cottage
Il guess you are right. my good wom-
an" said the King, you have taught
me much as well as curing the Queen.
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