THE FAIRIES OF TO-DAY.

self; he walked too soon, and made his legs crooked for
lite le

“T think not!” said fairy ; hurrying on to see her uncle,
a very great doctor.

“Why, Fly-away ; how came you here alone?” he asked.

“T could n’t wait for mamma! I just found the lamest
boy! Cure him, and I will give you my darling dog!”

Now, if you pass that laundry door, you will see Sammy,
quite happy, with a sort of harness on his feet and with
splinted legs. No more tears fall into the tub ; he and his
mother believe in fairies !

My fourth fairy, like a honey-bee, sucks sweets from
every thing! If it rains, she says: ‘“ Now I can clean my
dollys’ house and wash their clothes !”

If the company expected does not come, she says:
“Never mind, mamma; wecan play with each other!”

When -Meg broke off the best doll’s head, she said,
“We'll wrap it up and play it is a mummy!”

When papa goes away she comforts mamma: ‘‘ There
will be the letters! And we will meet him when the steamer
comes in!”

Her mouth is a rainbow between her smiles and tears.

Perhaps she is the best kind of every-day-fairy, for a
pattern, to copy after. She is ready to make the best of
everything. Are you ?

Don’t be looking in hollow trees and under toad-stools
for fairies. But look in the glass. You will see there a

good fairy, or a bad fairy—which shall it be ?

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