The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
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PETER GNoME's BALL.

Peter Gnome wanted 10 give
party, or rather. Il BAH outSide li-
cave, where two big dining-room baf-
quet tables we're" said Daddy.
'''fle tables were so big they could
be two bands playing. When one got
tired OF playing the other band would
begin. and the different fairyland mn-
sicians could take turns about play
ing IN the band.
Fairy Ybab would give the Glrec-
tons, but they would rake turns 50
everyone could enjoy the party.
These were Peter Gnone's plans
He wanted 10 give his ban for the
EveryDay-Is- Nice club They had
been keeping TO the rules of the club
better than ever and had been telling
so many others about it, making 9th
ers feel that every day was nice and
that something could be done on every
day. So Peter Gnome thought he
should give them all bali. 50 as 10
let them all know how pleased he was.
He sent around his invitations ~
the Breeze Brothers, and asked every
one to come the following evening as
the sun went down. He explained 10
Mr.. Sun that he was giving a moon
| light ball this time. so Mr.. sun wasn't
| in the least bit hurt.
Anyway, Mr.. Sun was tired and
sleepy and said that he knew bis eyes
couldn't possibly keep open for an eve
| ming party-they had never been able
10 and lie was TOO old a chap 70 lie
taught anything new.
$50 Mr.. Moon was invited and he
said he might be a few minutes late
but he'd surely come
The ball began the following eve
ming just after Mr.. Sun had gone 10
bed. Tie Breeze Brothers had taken
around all the invitations so they were
all at the ball-the fairies. gnomeS,
elves. COLLINS, brownies, DOGGY family.
and old Mr.. Giant and Witty Witch.
1T commenced in this way. Peter
Gnome stood outside his cave as all
the guests came trudging up the long
wooded walk which was an uphill
walk, but very beautiful one. They
passed ferns and little Wild flowers a.
they walked along and they picked
them UP and brought them as gifts 10
Peter Gnome.
The first guest to arrive though was
: Fairy Princess Twilight Bel, for Pc
: ter Gnome had asked her 10 come
t little ahead of the others.
AS soon as she had arrived anu had
made Peter GEome beautiful how.
and he had made her one he told her
TO call TO the guests 10 hurry.
"This he had planned 10 ask hc: ~
: do. so that al through tie woods could
+ be heard the beautiful Voice Of Fairy
Princess Twilight-Bell. calling all The
fairies 10 the bah.
: Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell raised
: her lovely little head and opened her
small red mouth.
r Come to the ball. come to the ball.
All all. all.
Come 10 the bali.
"ner lovely voice sounded all
:, through the woods and the little wood
i land. fairyland people all came hurry
Q ing along.
, They kept coming faster and faster
{ and more and more kept coming. Fairy
G lbab started Tie music, and she sang
{ this,
( Now we've the chance
70 sing and 10 dance.
u For we know the best way
Is 10 lope every GGy.'
}. "For they knew they were being Civ
] en- the party because they hadn't gIum-
y bled about the days.
! After the guests had all arrived and
ie had thrown of their wraps there was
great excitement for they Were all
; dressed to look like the different days.
= all smiling and wearing great signs
!, which read like This:
III I'm happy Monday of last week.
II rained but they I'll p'2yed and didn' {
d grumble about me-
3 And another read, I'm windy Tues
q day of the week before last. L.e'y
everything | could because ~. Wial
made me, but no one g;rimbled, e.
:, eryohe only laughed" Ai.d ~ ON: An
Peter Gnomc'> ball VAS n great sue
cess"