The Washington times., 1913-10-02
For The: Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE GOOD GOBLIN
oNGNosE was goblin. who
lived all alone In a rock Cob.

- ONGNOSE was q = S0pun. WnC
lived all alone in rock. Cob
- Inns usually live in companies
, (. but Longnose had quarrelet
with his brothers and sisters one da,
because they told him he always wanted
to see everything first and was 30 in
quisitfve.
Then they named him Longnose. ant
that was too much. DO Longnose (th'
name still chung to him) took to hiI
heels xnd ran away frsm his home rock
~ He often saw his brothers, runninl
care to hide himself under q, leaf or Z
pieco of moss. and they never ever
caught sight Of him again.
s0ne night he was running over the
S4oof VIA house w15en he thought ht
Heard u sound Of weeping, 80 he hopped
on the sill of the window from which
the sound seemed to come and looked in
The moonlight was streaming In
through the window, and Longnose saw
In the bed two little girls, then he lis.
tened, for you remember he was an in
quisitiye fellow, and this Is what he
heard. i
..oh NM: slIaaiss:iis do. sister. we. have
no food. and II il almost winter. and
there. is no wood to be had without pay
ing for It, and we have no money. Wha,
shall we do; what shall We do?"
perhaps the fairies will help us.
sister, said another voice. "You know
they do help poor children sometimes.
Z, Il am afraid they will never find us
here; we are 50 FAR away from the big
cities, sister," was the answer. 1T is
much easier for them to fly about with
out being seen there. No, do not think
the fairies will help u.s." and then Long
nose heard both sisters crying again.
II guess they never heard OF COB
lins," said ,LonSnoses to himself. ...The
found them first 1 will help them. and
this time it proved a good thing tnat 1
was inquisitive."
Longnose crept into a shadow and
pointed his long fingers toward the
bed, saying in a voice so low that 1t
sounded like the signing of the wind:
; Little sisters go to sleep. ....- e.
tClose your eyes and do not weep;
/! when you sec the morning light,
Trouble will have taken fight.
When Longnose crept out Of the win
dow the sisters were sleeping soundly
in each others arms. and Lonsnose ran
down the side of the house and went
into the kitchen.
i. He looked into the pantry and into the
wood box, and then he shook his head.
Not bite to eat or a bit of wood
to burn" he said, and then he took OF
his little jacket and went to work.
First he went into the pantry. and. be-
ginning at the top shelf, he filled them
with all sorts Of goodies. There were
cakes OF all kinds. cookies. and 1ellies.
and he did not forget to leave meat
and flour. as well as sugar and eggs.
wish l could tell you how he accom-
plished all this but how the fairies and
goblins do SO many wonderful things
no one has ever been able to discover.
Then Longnose went to the woodshed,
and when he left ii was filled to over
flowing with wood all cut and ready
for the fireplace. He brought In enough
to fill the box and then he laid some In
the fireplace ready for burning. Out he
few into the garden, and when he came
back he said: That is the cause Of all
their troubles-the garden did not grow
the vegetables for the next year I will
look out for this. and for the winter
they are well supplied. I wonder IL
they have nice. warm shoes and dresses
for the winter? Just to make sure,
shoes"
The moon went into a cloud Just then,