The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-10
The Young Chieftain
Edited by Chieftain Charles
rhe storx of Nimble JACK.

The Story OF N'mble JACK.
Jack be nimple. Jack be quick,
Jack jump over the candle stick.
do not know wheat Jack Mother
Goose means, but he must have
bee one fast fellow. Perhaps 1t
was jackrabbit. He's pretty MIN
BILE fellow. He would be going so
last that if there were a candle
in the way he would Jump right
over it, / guess, and not feel any
heat from the flame. Or maybe 1t
was Jack Frost. If he comes near
a candle flame he disappears In
iiffy and you scarcely see him go.
Or was it jack olantern? He
hops right over candle stiells and
STAYS right there and grins at you
if you approach him.
But then Jack may have Deen
lust an ordinary boy full OF life and
pep" and always on the Jump to
help papa and mamma. He was not
like some boys and girls have
heard of who always answer when
called: I'll come in Just minute.
And what long minute 1t Is be-
fore they really come 1t surely can
not be the kind we learned about
in school: Sixty seconds make a
minute"
Tn going to tell you as briefly as
7 can the story of "The Always Late
Fairy:
Little Jennie had one bad fault
She was always late At school, at
meal time, at morning prayers she
was rarely on time. One day after
mother had talked very seriously
to her about being late Little .Ien-
nie cried herself to sleep and she
had a funny dream.
From a dark cornr OF the room
little fellow in pea-green SUIT
suddenly appeared. He had on
funny Jacket with four brass put
tons down the front, on each button
letter, and the letter spelled L.
A. T. f.
He spoke up: I'm late, should
have been here ten minutes ago
We'll have to hurry. I'm taking
YOU to the five biggest cities IN
rthc world: Candytown, CHEWING.
pnmyille, Pie Crust, Cakeland and
Reautytown. Let's hurry They
went first to Candytown. They
could see the glittering city al
shimmering and sweet to behold
hut they got to the river they must
cross lust too late: for the big choe'
olate ferryboat had just left. 'e'l'
I nie's mouth watered but 1t was TOO
( l,te The Too Late Fairy grurpied
+ an excuse and said. We'll we wiz
; go on to Chewingumville by the
!. Rubber Express. 1t leaves at the
n end of Jaw Street" But they ioi'
ored along and by the time ti'es
I arrived the Rubber Express hae
, gone. ,,,t aoreef
= with the sprite that they had oe'
ter try Pie Crust. Jenny iikeu p.t t
II Inf n pulch lay between fiiled VIII
a cronbcrry sauce. They felt so sur
I of petting there before the u'a"
II hridpe swung outward that the:
e tarricd sleepily on a grassy eo"''
J" and were too late to cross tha' u"' @
\ Now Jennie began to wan w. ~
" she was encouraged when ti'e 'a,.
d I S.id I'VE will just be intime 10
le Tho trolley to Cakeland' 'ul wv
k. misscd again by just two minute
N ..Vou wc were almost on TIME
IS oo,,fo,ted the fairy, but 1t was po'
>. comfort for Jennie. Oh
y, N Beautytown still remained o,h, -.
id id ,ah hem deprived of all o'h'
of ',aas,,res M and she was bouna .,
m. ,,o,,,a not miss this trip, nu' 81,
.. had now such habit OF pe.,is ,a' a'
nv that she got there Just as '"' "
as bus left.
On She was angry now and SHOOK IL
~ little fist at the sprite. Can yo
of blame her for being mad inc
by she grew afraid: suppose she sho"
~ he too late for breakfast. ana dihh
nh ~ and supper till she starved to deat
III Then the dinner bell ring ana 81
cr, woke up. What was mammas 81
nd prise to see her little girl run
ne before the bell stopped ringir
is but then she did not know apo
aid TOO Late Fairy
IN Paul once said to the disciple
ltg BE not slothful THAT means ~
I'D plain lazy in business: be ferVe
ers in spirit THAT means hot on I
lib. ,r,iD serving the Lord. The LC