Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-17
Something For
The Young
A Visitor From Fairyland.

Tom was walking down the garden
one day when he met fairy. There
was no installing her. Tom recog-
nized her at once. She was very
dainty little creature, no more than a
foot in height; her hair was golden;
her eyes blue as knots. She
was dressed in green, and carried a
little wand of gold in her hand.
$50 there are fairies, after all?
said Tom, after moments hesitation.
The fairy laughed, and it was like
little silver bell ringing.
what funny question to ask"
she said, when you are looking at
me all the time."
"Well," said Tom, father says
there aren't, and he ought to know"
The fairy laughed again. "Oh there
aren't any fairies; but you know the
reason why they say so, don't you,
Tom?
mo, l don't, said Tom.
"Why, it's because of the Magic
Haze" said the fairy.
"The magic what?" said Tom.
"The Magic Haze. 1t hangs just
four feet above the ground every
where"
"But can't see it," said Tom, look
ing up.
mo of course you can't" said the
fairy.
"You can't see the air, can your"
NO." said Tom.
HRnf it,c tboro oil tho tiyoo icp,t
it," said the fairy.
eyes l suppose it is" said Tom.
"Well, in the same way" continued
the fairy, "you can't see the Magic
Haze; but it's there four feet above
the ground; you who are underneath
it can see me and can see any fairy;
you are in fairyland all the time, and
in fact, belong to it. Now the grown
up people who are above the haze can
look down through it, of course, but
it has this effect on their sight; they
never see fairies again; nevermore
can they look into Fairyland."
Cali of them ?" said Tom, with his
eyes wide with interest.
"Well, no." said the fairy. "Some
of them sometimes will play with
children like you; they will get down
along with you, and frolic about; and
then, of course, they are under the
haze, and are in Fairyland once more
"And when people are only just
four feet HIGH. like jack" said Tom
what happens to them then? ?"
"Why," said the fairy, "they believe
in fairies one minute, and they don't
the next. They don't really know
1rrbot to baliovo. +havy aro IN ho1n
you see."
eyes, of COURSE" said Tom; "but
don't the grown-up people ever kick
up against you and hurt you? They
couldn't help it if they did, because
they can't see you"
The fairy laughed merrily. "Have
you ever tried to catch lightning,
Tom?"
mo-" said Tom; 81 shouldn't like
to try"
"Well," said the fairy, at would
be just as impossible for any of you
to catch fairy, or in any way injure
one. Why, we can travel faster than
you think. Some of your grown-up
people come striding in among us
sometimes when we are dancing round
our green rings high up on the moor
land, but they don't touch US. When
they are in the act of putting a foot
down we are gone like flash, ant
when they have passed are back like
flash again"
Just at this moment Toms father
sauntered down the garden.
"Hullo, sonny" he said, "who's
that you are talking to there?"
Tom took his father by the coat
and, pointing to the fairy, said, "Why
it's a fairy, father. Can't you SEE
herr"
His father threw back his head ant
laughed loudly. "That, Tom! Ha
hal That's cabbage stump, Tom
The fairy smiled at Tom, waved