The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-02
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
THE CASTLE OF DREAMS.

81 wonder where all the dreams
come from?" said Norine one night
as she was being tucked snugly into
her little, white bed.
why don't you ask the Dream
Fairy?" smiled Mamma, as she kissed
her goodnight.
After Mamma had left her Norine
lay gazing out of her window, where
the moonlight lay in patches upon the
green lawn. She was quite sleepy,
and she knew that all the birds were
safe in their coy nests, for Norine
and the birds went to sleep together.
Suddenly she saw that a beautiful
lady was standing in the moonlight
and smiling at her. 9
II am the Dream Fairy, DEAR" she
said ever SO softly, and her voice
sounded like the ripple of the little
brook beyond the garden Come with
me and l will show you the Castle of
Dreams"
She lifted the child in her lovely
white arms, wrapped her grey cloak
around her and away they flew, high
over woods and fields, over mountains
and streams, till at last they came
to a castle where masses of gray
clouds hung low. There were great
trees, whose tops swayed and rustled,
and there was gently-fowing river
called the River of Sleep.
Every sound, was low and soft and
soothing.
The Dream Fairy flew straight to the
door and babe the child knock. AS
she did so voice from within said:
"Who is there?" And the Fairy
answered for her, "a child"
How came, you hither?" asked the
gentle voice.
over the River of Sleep"
"Who was your guide?"
"The Dream Fairy
What is your will?"
ITO enter the Castle of Dreams"
| Enter"
Without sound the doors swung
open and they stepped into the
shadowy hall. The fairy led Norine
to room on the right, where the bad
dreams were shut up. Norine looked
in and then slammed the door very
quickly before any of them could
escape.
The Dream Fairy laughed. "Those
dwarfs are the Bad Dreams" she
said, land 1 am obliged to let them
out, when children have been naughty
or will eat things that do not agree
with them. Each one carries bag
full of unpleasant thoughts"
81 do not like them," said the child
They crossed the hall so that Norine
might see the good dreams. There
they were-the loveliest fairies with
baskets of flowers, and each flower
was beautiful thought. The little
i girl was delighted.
Il "Oh!" she cried. 81 choose that
perfectly lovely dream over there
May she come tomorrow night?"
IF you are good" answered the
Dream Fairy, smiling.
Norine would have liked to stay
| for long time with the good dreams
but the Fairy told her that they must
lstart for home. On the way they
met dream who had been to visit 9
sick child, and was just returning
Her face was very sad.
How is little Alice?" asked the
Dream Fairy.
!, Little Alice is better. She is smil
ing now at the dream that l brought
. her, but she will always have to lie
! in her bed. She can never run about
; again like other children"
} Why" cried Norine, 81 know Alice
I She lives on our street. Don't yol
i think" she went on, that could bt
a Day Dream? / could go to see Alice
: and take her pleasant thoughts, and
would keep saying to myself all tn,
; thine, I am Day Dreama happ!
t Day Dream for Alice"
"Of course You can, said tn,
! Dream Fairy, you shall be Da.
Dream and at night | viii send m.