Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-27

vi IT'S DdCk JneES sat larry 4 on
could see at once that it was fairy,
exactly the sort you read about in
books, but almost never meet in the
real world. He was a charming inch
high chap, dressed in silver, with
touches Of blue in the silver. The
bride was Of silver, the reins were Of
silver and the hitching strap was Of
silver.
The fairy hoped down and hitched
his horse to the microscope Then he
fitted up. to the cat and perched on
her head between her ears and patted
her. 1t was clear that he and Me were
old friends. Then he leaned over and
called down Mes ear. It was like
a ships captain calling down a ven
tiIator.
The children could not hear what he
said, but whatever it was, it made
the cat smile. She put out her paw
gently and touched the little round
mirror of the microscope. She did
this three or four times.
So Sister unscrewed the tiny bright
thing and held it out to Me. Me took
it softly between her paws and bowed
her head little and shook the fairy
of. He fell on her paws, and imme-
diately reached down and took the
mirror in both hands.
He held it up and saw himself ih
it. You never saw fairy so pleased.
He looked and looked, and then leaned
the thing up against the microscope
and stood off and admired himself. He
was just like a silly little baby or a
silly school-boy.
Then Sister went to her wOrk-bas-
ket and selected a piece Of blue silk
thread. She fastened this to the edge
Of the little round mirror and tied a
tiny loop in 1t. Then with the great
est care she put the loop over the
fairy's head, and 1t hung on him like
a shield. He took it in his tiny hands
and pushed 1t around on his back.
Before Sister knew 1t that astonish-
ing little fellow had fitted up to her
shoulder and climbed up her collar
and seized the lobe Of her ear in his
hands. Then she heard a tiny clear
voice say:
II am extremely obliged to you for
such pretty present. My name is
Flyback."
HE says his name is Flyback." said
Sister, land he is extremely obliged
for the present"
ASK him why he is named Flyback.
Is 1t because he rides on a iy's back2"
So Sister softly said: my Brother
wishes to know why you are called
Flyback. Is 1t because you ride on
a fly's back?"
mot at ALL" said the silvery voice.
''That is just an accident. Once al
ways rode grasshopper. His name
was Tithonous. But he was a noisy
creature, most all voice and legs. So
1 shipped him, and got Bluebottle. I've
had him several hundred years now,
and he's very well trained. He almost
never bucks. No, am called Flyback
because / can fly back"
Back Of mirrors, or back Of the
north wind, or where.T"
"Bless your heart, back means way
back. Back to Julius Caesar or any
body like that. / have been as far
back as Noah, to see If there were any
Of Bluebottle's ancestors in the ark"
"Can you take anybody back with
your" asked Brother.
''Most assuredly," said Flyback. ''if
they have any historical imagination"
"Oh, / say" said Brother please say
those big words again." i
he had been holding his ear close
down by Sisters but now he ran and
got some silver paper off a bonbon,
and twisted up little megaphone out
of it. He handed this to Flyback, who
at Onced yelled at him:
you can go back with me, say, If
you have any historical imagination"
Brother heard this distinctly. 1t
sounded as If a mouse were talking
"You can search me-" said Broth
er, dropping into deplorable slang. 81
don't know whether I've got any Of
that or not"
Then Sister said to Flybaek, "We
don't know whether we've got any Of
that you mention or not But we've
got the magic carpet"
II know you have" shouted Fly
back. "Me told me so yesterday
when / fist came to see the cats.
They are old friends Of mine. I came
to tell them what became of the ma
gician. He's reformed, and his name
is Pepper. His name is Professor
Pepper. His name is Pepper, say"
GAN right" said Brother, Pepper
it is. But if the carpet will be Of
any use, we should like awfully well to
go back with you"
where do you want to gol" yelled
the silvery megaphOne.
Anywhere that's convenient to you.
Bunker Hill or Yorktown or Water
loo. It would be great to see Brutus
kill Caesar. Or see Washington cross
the Delaware"
''You awful creature" said Sister.
"All you care about is war;"
"Oh, WE'LL" said Brother, Tets go
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