Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-19

with nice cotton Ind we soon dry out
in the lovely warm sunshine!"
The little Brownies laughed and one
said. When you slide with US, you won't
get even little teeny speck wet" and
waving his hand to the other Brownies.
he caught Raggedy Andy's hand; other
| little brownie caught Raggedy Andys
feet and Raggedy AIMS hands and feet
and whisked them up over the Golden
rod and out across the yellow meadow
| TO the looking glass brook.
/ When the little brownies and the two
Raggedys reached the looking glass
brook, they all ran as hard as they could
and went sliding across the smooth sur
face Of the water. 1t was just like slid
ing upon ice, except when one of the
Brownies, or one of the Raggedys fell
down, they bounced up again; for, the,
surface OF the looking glass brook gave
beneath them like rubber ice and they did
not get their heads bumped. As they
slid along upon the top Of the water.
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy could
see the pretty little fish swimming about
and chasing each other back and forth,
just as If they were having games too
The Raggedys and the little Brownies
were not the only ones who were sliding
upon the surface of the water for while
they were-resting, they saw queer little
tiny long legged createures come sliding
along And one came right up to the
Brownies and Raggedy Ann and Andy.
why. He has a tiny boat on each OF
his feet" Ady cried in surprise.
"0h yes!" little Brownie said, lies
one Of the little Ferrymen."
do you mean that he carries tiny pas
sengers across the looking glass brooke"
asked Raggedy Ann. THAT Is just what
they do" laughed the little Brownie.
you see, many little creatures cannot
walk upon the water, and, If they hap
pen to fall into the water and try to swim
across, the little fish "some times, most
always eat them up!" Dear me-" said
Raggedy Ann, that Is too bad"
$50 little Ferrymen, or Water Boat
men as they are sometimes called. run
from ore point upon the looking glass
brook to another point and they carry
passengers. for the fish never disturb the
Ferrymen."
And I suppose the tiny creatures pay
the little Ferrymen with seeds or some
thing like that said Raggedy Andy
"Oh MOI" laughed the little Brownie,
1.-The little Ferrymen never ask pay for
carrying the tiny creatures across, be-
cause you see. they get so much fun out
of sliding across the looking glass brook
themselves so that is all the pay they
wish. When the little Brownies told the
Raggedys that 1t was time they went to
work, each little brownie gave the rag
dolls kiss, SO that II left tiny brown
freckle On each of the Raggedy's nose.
just like the little faces of boys and girls
who have been kissed by the Brownies.
Then with a lot Of tiny Brownies whoops,
the cunning creature few high in the air
and across the meadow towards the deep,
deep woods, filled with Fairies and every
thing, leaving the two Raggedys watching
the little kindly Water Boatmen carrying
their tiny bug passengers across the
looking glass brook.
And the Reggedys, with an arm about
each others neck felt that their little
Gotten stuffed heads were filed with hap
piness. for you know how much pleasure
1t gives you when you see some one doing
unselfish deeds and kindly acts for those
in need. And even If 1t is only very,
very tiny little deed of kindness, the
Raggedys knew that, however. small they
may be- the kindly deeds grow and grow
until they blossom and fill our hearts
with the sunshine Of happiness.