The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
The Never, Never, Never
Land

When Peter Pan. OF immortal fame
opened the nurssIy window vide and
called back to the waiting children 10
come. follow him. into the JOYOUS
happy Never. Never. Never land. lie
struck the chord that is ever upper
most III the souls of AL OF Us We arc
only children. after all, with our worn
ont Erown-up faces turned in cagcrnc=s
and expectation toward any one who
Viii Sut whisper Of the biz To- BE :nd
the wonderful 70 Morrow. rhc desire
I'm ua is 30 deep and wide for TIE land
Of promise and the fairy vision of ''prc-
tends" = real rrowu-up man or vo
man cannot 81 quietly before AN open
hrc with a small curly head Rugged
close ia their arms, without almost i'm
mediatclY beginning TO Groom. Once
upon "a time. dear when all the world
was rev ------''
II is a. cid Is tho stars this art oil
story telling. but AN Az 1T surely rs
;,nd many. man. or Us DO not know
10y" DO not Know how-,hat is
state not TO be tolerated in thls day
aud time and tho Richmond Kinder
gar,en Association is bringing Miss
Mabel Bragg here this week to teach
us row 10 tell stories to tell uS tales
gathered from tho four corners Of the
e7rtn. and give rs ~ elimps" into that
rosy country. tho Never, Never Never
Land Fairies. gnomcs. robins. brown
los, witches, priuccsEes, Kings ano
knights Viii come at her bidding to
Mind In charming Procession before the
mother. and teachers an0 chi}dren of
'Hcnmond There arv many Peter
ans. wfo are always ant forever Win
eternal youth Ia their hearts and sing
i7E birds upon their window seats
eady 10 follow at any piping into tn.
country cf make believe. In this won
derful land. things are always as they
hhould be such squeezing OF your
ydCther's hard. such dreams or pirate.
end custard cake, only the pink clouds
anG the gossaueT wings OF DAY
dream may Know. 40 living enc Of ug
Would confess 10 having grown TO
mans ortute without the acconpanyinp
fellowship OF an odd cnucy OF 40 Yoir
LAY" stood on youi mead on your
rrandnother's big rcd sofa to try aud
iind ont NOR" about tho Upside Down
country, and pretended with all or vt.ur
might that you would. in u moment
step right out Win your muddy boots
upon Tho cream white ceiling YOU
HnNo hecii q bird more times than YOU
1iild car, 70 remember. ana sailed
wa YOU Bingham frccl5 bjIIowInK ou;
bch!nd. . whole lock OF pigeons N
one minute building Your nest peril
'usly upon the ton OF VIVA: seemed 90
Nou m enormously tall hencoop Run
ing through The dropping toushs OF
ne wearing willow trees Won hay,
even plnTed - being the wind and tb,.
torn IN your desire TO be al thiupa
~. but the child that - tn. child VIII
(" dream. after all. is the little hear,
mat has sat down 20 her hits ~
hroken china and hcr bare woodc,.
oard and, with an Imagination fairl,
ieeming with myriad wonders. las
tprehd feast 20, king. before tho
Ieadless doll that IS only a wood.u
z - reality. Instead OF the beau,,
"a princess ia the pretend This chin
'eoples her own world. makes bripb;
.'er own dark hour with tho crc,,io,,
20! her brain stories. stories Of IL.
aId adventure and IDEALS and q bstr,ct
pnasoS oil life ana legend nave buiIo.o
Ter castice 10 the stars and set ~.
units for her dreams beyond the sun-
.ise VIC H""
Miss Bragg Sc here to open PETE,
'an's magic window for us ,ha, wc
20" NAV 'ly out into the glorious com
~ or Sto"yland. Az the call. "Do yo,,
oeievc nl fairies7' VIC answer viz
ringi"g voices and follow the harri,,,-
A"ies through lore OF folk and ~
unto the gates OF dawn
BRENT VvIT,j'