Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-08
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1919. Ivy Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City
WAS IT THE FIELD FAIRY2

Jack and his sister Nina were two little
orphans who had to beg from door To door
for their food and n place TO sleep.
One day man named Simon told
them If they would work for him nc would
give them n home.
Jack and Nina thought Simon must be "A
very kind hearted man to offer them
home, so they worked just as hard rs they
could To repeat him.
But IN this they were mistaken for
Simon was a very greedy, hard hearted
man and only offered To take the children
that he might get their work for nothing.
Jack did al the chores about the farm
and Nina took care Of the house, although
they were both much too small TO do such
hard work
In return Simon gave them place to
sleep on the floor of the attic and very
little to eat
One day Simon told Jack he was going
to sell the big brlndle cow 10 the butcher
and that he was 10 drive her the next day
to the town, a few miles away.
Jack and Mia were very fond OF
| Brin lie Cow and wept bitterly when they
| heard this. They begged Simon not 10 let
| the butcher have her. but he told them he
would not listen to any such silly chmtcr
and for Jack To be off the next morning
bright and eafly.
Nina put her arms around BrIndle CoW
| and crcid when Jack was ready to lead her
| away and watched them down the road
but her tears blinded her 50 she could not
sec far, and she went back to get Simon S
breakfast with n sad heart
When Jack came 10 the woods he led
Brindlc Cow IL stream to drunk, and
while he sat on the bank whiting he was
surprised 70 see a fairy slip out of q lily
rs IT opened
81 thought YOU wcrc never coming.
SAID the little creature
Jack thought il vas 70 hun she was
| speaking, and while he trled to fnd his
tongue BrlndI Cow answered
We had to wait for dal light, yonknow
| she said
YES know but the -tn viii soon be up
and | must GET houe before that. said
| the fairy Now vhat can do for Nou''
save my hf,' | am on the way t. he
/ butcher nov replied BrIndIe 'ow
/ on told I'm the day dld mot ct he
| field noucrinuhch yonw were sleeping hat
/ Nou would heIpme Il ever ! nas IN need of
! hclp last nle6t | saN one 81 Your sisters
/ and told her my sad plight The ileIi
| Flower FAIRY would Etlr me If could only
| trnd Il r, | eaId
II Oh. she Wi H. Is tie stream IN the
wood Slc sits ~ Ills mtila Is time 20 %
! homer III the morning Twill her she said
"0f coersc ! will help yop, sald the
t Field IaIry / VIII ehanG, ynu ,ntn any
/ thing YOU like What shall i be-
There Is another thug. good pld
| Fairy. s:Id i'rindie (oH 4 hls poor
| ov vii II punished II nh not carried
| 10 the butcher aud tie money h. gets
/ carried h@tk 10 ~lin0n Tins hoy md hls
/ SISTER have Teen very klnd 10 INC They
/ never forgot to lrinE mo water and gave
i me salt mant tlmes when their master
! dlj not know # ] -houi uot lke 10 q
/ thcn into trouble. cNcn % stve nF iic
/ tlh. please 10 nof luiud as sud Jack.
/ Who II hast "as lhlt t. pe.te Mn and
ulll net ,ujni h,tng punished i only yoa
can escape tire bItehcr
| havc thausht al plau sald the
I taiIr. "tht VIII s.Ve You from tht
butcher and Will rol ea9e Nour tWa
freuds The le.4sl h.nu, either Il !. ils
Instead II changing younto eomcofher
shape, why not change Your master into
:; KIND and good man
"Oh. thnt uouid est II All, s;ia
Jack, tl:,l :, i Eftndie Cow docs not
object To remaining COW
Il would rather 9 a caN il can he
sure ! am going 70 I've. replied RnndIe
Cow "But ynu c,n understand, ot course.
there can e no JOY III llte ior ne ~leh the
butcher staring I.e II the face
"Wel that il aIl settled then re-
phed the fairy and although tie sun IS
getting up Hunk e..n get - your master
without lcttu1 tAa ail sun man see me
for Il il coal and sh IL. along the 70 81 70
'hc farm lod two aait mere and see what
F,.r4rtertS