Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-22
THE FAIRY TALE
BY AGNES GRAHAM BRoeAN.
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GoHllOcks had been known as Mi
Miriam Sturtevant before the joyf
b exchange of her attendants was mad
O And the brown nursemaid was NJ
!. brown at all as 10 face but just
: curious autumn leaf sort of persol
J with leaf-brown hairand darker brow
] eyes and crimsOn-leaf coloring. .
happy, CHEEKY companion, who change
: mlraeulously Miriam's prosy routine o
days into fairylund existence. An,
who succeeded where the former die
tatorial custodians had failed in quell
Ing the child's self-importance ant
banlshing her gloom. Miriam wa.
well aware Of the interest she occa
stoned as heiress, aware TOO, of the
awe with which Miss Palmer had re
garded her upon this account.
The new little Ursula Brown, who
dubbed herself the brown nursemaid,
had no regard for money at all. 1t
was just necessity. she said, and one
need not be proud of its, possession
because 1t couldn't buy happiness.
} II was all part of the game of grow
! ing that the GOldiloeks and the brown
maid played together. Life was no
longer dull In Uncle Rogers big house.
Uncle Roger was Daddy's bachelor
brother. who had become her guardian,
and guardian. too, of the fortune which
he and she alone shared. Miriam had
been a problem TO Uncle Roger, until
Ursula came.
I.tf IL.
one morning when Miss Palmer and
Uncle Roger were having a row, be-
cause returning home unexpectedly at
a very late hour the night before, he
had found his niece deserted Miss
Palmer locking the nursery door be-
hind her had gone on to some amuse-
ment OF her own. Ursula Brown stop
ping TO see IL Miss Miriam Sturtevant
might not possibl require a musical
1atructress, 0as moved TO apply for
MISS Palmor's position instead. ana re-
ceifed It. Things hai gone smoothly
since then
Uncle Roger was unpleamnty SUR
prad when she refused to awaken
MJiam lae 90 the evening. lhat She
might help him wi'le away am hour of
boredom
u might De able 20 please you with
song. snid the young woman.
She d.d; Roger listening. wondered
AL az once concerning this young wom-
ans past-her home life, how she had
happened 60 come to them. But when
he eagerly requested another song. she
rs firmly refused as she had refused
hiriam's coming, and passed swiftly
)n up TO her own quarters.
Women more beautiful than this
luiet little attendant had sought his
company; young women whose favor
me might be proud to win. But, like
ioldilocks, Roger was under the fairy
harm. What spell did she weave, this
ilent purveyor of happiness?
You know" Goldilocks told him
uring one of their confidential talks,
the brown maid came out from a
reen empty wood to seek her fortune.
he has told me all about it. The wood :
as green with memories, you see, of |
nose who had lived with her there I
er family And it was empty, be-
iuse they had gone away forever. !
so she climbed the steep hill, which
as really just our main street. and
ne could find no fortune there. So s
he came ON ana ON, to the top of the T
ountain, which is our own beautiful b
'enue. And at the top was the cas- c
our house, Uncle ROger-with me. s.
e Princess Goldiocks Just needing II
be cared for So the brown maid II
the wood stayed on at the castle, m
Roger Sturtevant smiled as he sank Il
ck among the couch cushions. bi
Il see, he said. hi
When Ursula came hurriedly TO put NJ
r charge 20 bed, she passed by the c,
ich all unseelng, following Miriam 81
the far shadowy corner Ill
So they sat together the brown II
rsemaid and Goldilocks. pl
Tell me- begged the child. "the tn
I of the story of the maid of the ha
cd. Ursula. Did she 20 on living for M
II IN the castle at the top of the sa
, or dld n handsome prince come IN
N"AA% hNA dNNA VAS there no -
nee at all in the castle on the HIM. err
ed the CHILD disappointedly.
Roger could hear the girls breath M
ih In little broken laugh.
Yes. there was a prince" she an
red, holding Miriam close. "a really In
ldertul prince, who had travelled 20
ny lands and whose pockets were tur
d with gold. Many beautiful prin- sid
'es sought TO become his bride. for Sh,
vas good and true, as he was hand our
e. Even the old servants loved him. ant
he was as gentle as a mother Goa
me little girl II was but natural mig
J, that he should also seek to be clot
to the poor maid of the wood. for
d-nlght Goldilocks," the voice end be
abruptly. and
Why" said the child. "why Ursula. scol
are tears on your cheek" out
shind the two came quickly p rlat