The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-30

,,orn,ng" said Dolly to herself she
came down off the porch steps ana
looked around at the paths pet~een
,ho vegetables. The paths between
the vegetables. The rain las. "e
had made them all look bright anu
happy. When Dolly heard the GRIP
drip, patter. in the night she hao oesn
afraid. abe could not have any s'oiy
,n the morning. Now the sun wac
shining and all the plants were ire'"
after their bath.
no,,v wondered what story sne
should hear today. She looked q"
around but there were no fairies 10
no seen. The dew drops were 'h'0n
~ the leaves, so she walked along
ths nath watching everywhere ior
someone to ask about the fairies All
at once she saw something in the a..
- front of her. At first she thought
!, was a fly, but it was white-or al
most white-and she had never seen d
white av. 1t lighted on leaf near
her When she saw its tiny waterihe
not she knew 1t was a Dewdrop fa'''
and she clasped her hands
I'm SO glad to see you, pretty pew
aron Fairy" she said. 81 have never y,
seen anybody as pretty as you IN oil
my life" - could
The Fairy was pretty. There cou'o
he no doubt about that. She was SINE
Z der. Her face was as sweet as an oil,
), gels. She wore the dearest dress "
wdhite with just the least hint OF pale
nurple in it. 1t fioated around mel
like a veil. She had WINGS TOO HA
cent the first Fairy Dolly had seer
none of them had wings. You coul'
almost see through them. She seemed
~ f,oat on the leaf instead OF STANDING
On Il When Dolly stopped down u
ace better, she smelled sweet ou
to,nt odor. It was something Tx
what abe smelled when Granny shool
an, the lace shawl she wore on sum
mer evenings.
"Oh. how sweet you are, pret'
ra;rv" said Dolly. please tell m
your name"
az am the Fairy of the Peavine' sal
he pretty little Fairy. II am so ela
on like me. Will you look into m
.yiNop?"
~ "Oh, yes" said Dolly VINO ""n'e
nothing better.
The Fairy poured her dewdrop on
of the little watering pot and DOL
stopped over to look at it, (she ma
never knelt down on the ground sin'
the day she had been the SLOW
worm" and spoiled her skirts VII
grass-mould)
In the dewdrop she saw long re
of plants. They chung to dead bush
+ that had been put in the ground
them. They we're covered with purp
white blooms that looked as II tn
had little ruffles on them. Bees we
Avine around them. AS she watch'
the blooms dried up and fell on.
the place of them were tiny gre
4 .ags like the smallest pocket-boo
in'the- world. These grew bigger a
bigger until. they were longer IN
Dolly's longest finger
"Oh. how fast they grow" or
Dolly.
"They don't really grow as fast
that" said the Fairy. But when
look into the magic dewdrop you
magic things happen. 1t would tt
weeks for all that to happen, rea
Now look again"
Dolly put her eye down to the d'
drpp again, and there the vines W
covered with long, green bags.
What funny littl bags" said DO
"They are all bulgy--they look
my stockings on Christmas mornir
"Their right name is pods"
1.-THE Fairy.
"Oh my!" cried Dolly who was lo
ing into the magic dewdrop with
her eyes; There comes Aunt Nal
And she has basket. She is pull
- of the bags--I mean the pods
uutting them In her basket. Now
is sitting on the porch and pinci
them with her thumb and they
open. Why those are peas con
out! Is that the way they grown
"Yes!" said the Fairy That's
way we grow after we come up I
the ground. People must be caref'
plant us not too near. together. ant
must always be about as far In
ground % the length Of mans fl
We must have nice brush or wir
grow on 90 we can get our blosi
I'D into the sunshine. And wish
would tell whoever takes care OF
garden to watch our leaves very
fully. There IL . kind OF little .
n creature that sucks our life all