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Busy Brownies

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Busy Brownies
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Brownies
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Veale, E.
Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924 ( Illustrator )
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Philadelphia
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Hubbard Publishing Co.
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THE FAIRY QUEEN’S PALACE.

ALL the Brownies had promised to help,















and when a Brownie undertakes a thing he







complished. Now this is what they deter-
mined to do.

The Fairy Queen’s palace had
been destroyed—a wind that had
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trees before it, and spreading ruin as
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family of Fairyland had so long lived.

But true to their nature the Brownies
came to the rescue, Sonate to build a pal-
ace far more beautiful than the one that was
lost. Such helpful little creatures as the

Brownies never lived. No chance of doing 4



good to one in trouble ever escapes these pore little.
fellows and certainly this was a work to be hailed with
much joy. |

For a long while before they commenced, you could
see them gathered in groups, discussing how and where
they should begin. and how they could make the palace
more beautiful. They were afunny looking set when they
started out for the place where the house was to be built.
Each one carried something. One little fellow had an

hammer and nails, one the mortar hod and



still another the plane, while the mas-
ter worker could be seen with the
square in his hand giving directions
io the whole crowd.

They commenced their work one



beautiful moonlight night. “Brownies, you know, work

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~ world to sleep. What atime they had —
- - getting all the thingstogether. Arriv-
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must work their very fastest. The

Diasterer mixed =the moran, the



painters made their brushes fly over



the house; the masons worked with
a will at the chimney, and the paper
hanger’s scissors shut with a click as he cut off the paper

forthe palace walls, which were to be so prettily decorated,



When morning came all was finished and the Brown-
ies felt proud and happy as they looked at their night’s
work. They workedas if by Magic and almost before you

could think, the palace rose high in the air.

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often but they must have been been nervous
this time for while fom or five of them were seated ona.
“Jack” painting the outside, over went the paint, brushes
and all, and the little fellows who where standing on a lad-
der underneath had an unexpected bath. | |

They oe only sorry to think that they had left their
camera at home for they would have nCCnpey to give :
the children a picture of the house as it looked when it
was @nisheds

Although they were tired and their eyes were grow-
ing heavy with sleep they felt repaid for all aheir efforts,
especially when the Fairy Queen seemed the proudest and
happiest of thon all. She thanked them heartily for their
loving service, and when they had seen her safely settled
in her new home, they all disappeared, to be seen no more

until there was more good work to be done,



THE BROWNIES’ VISITORS.

Tue Isle of Fun and Frolic was the home of the
Brownie boys and girls, and no one can e’er deny that the
‘island waswell named. These youngsters had no thought
but to run and play, to sleep and to eat. They loved the
flowers and they loved the birds—and the butterflies led
them lively chases in their games of hide andseek. But
one day came a change in their lives, and they learned that
others lived in the world besides themselves. Little Peak
Hat discovered it, as she stood on the rock looking out
toward the sea. It was a great vessel ploughing the
waves, its white sails flapping in the winds, ane as she -
watched she saw it moving steadily towards the island
All the Brownies came rushing at her call, and their won-
der knew no limit. On came the vessel closer and closer,
the Brownies watched as long as they dared, and then
fearful of being seen hurried away to hide themselves

where they might occasionally take a peep. What great































big creatures were landing on the island, and what loud

voices they had as they called to each other. It sounded





to the Brownies like

the roar of distant











little people remained hid-

den, but when night came





they stole from their hiding S a
places totalk it over. What
kind little hearts these Brownies had. All the nice pieces

of wood should be piled up for these strange people’s



comfort, the best grapes should be saved for them, they
would coax the fish to nibble, and do all in their power to
make these queer guests happy.
Indeed they seemed tothink of noth-
ing else, and had you visited their’
-homeintheold forest, you would have
found them busily engaged in plan-

ning how they could add to the com-



fort of their strange guests. The
Brownies are never so happy as when they are busy
making others happy. They believe that the best way
to enjoy life, is to give pleasure to those they mec OF
course the visitors did not know what was making their
visit so pleasant, for these busy little creatures always
work quietly and secretly. The visitors did not stay long,
but the Brownies did good service, and when they had
gone they quite missed the pleasure they had felt in
making enero Wane and they were continually wishing
that some favoring wind would bear some other ship to
their shores that they might ean have an opportunity

of renewing their acquaintance with these queer people.



THE BROWNIES PLUM PUDDING.

’Twas the evening of the twenty-fourth of December.
The clouds had been eray and heavy all day, and noqine
snow flakes were beginning to fall thick and fast; so fast
that already quite a white blanket was spread over the
earth.

This did not please the Brownies; they had work to
do, and a snow storm would hinder rather than help its
progress.

Somewhere in the woods nobody knew where, for the
Brownies kept the secret all to themselves, was a great
big Christmas Pudding full of plums and citron, raisins
and spices, and the Brownies wanted to bring that pud-
ding home.

It was so big and heavy thatthey had built something
that made one think of a raft or perhaps a ladder with the
sides very far apart. How they put the pudding on it
would be hard to tell, but they managed it and bravely





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they struggled with their burden perched on their little
shoulders. They took turns so that no one got too tired,
but all were glad when they
were safely out of the woods
and had landed the pudding
in the hollow of the old tree
back of the school house, for

this had been the spot chosen



for the grand feast of the morrow. Then to their homes
they skipped away to dream of the good times in store for
them, and if their backs did ache and their poor little feet
felt sore and weary, the vision of the pudding dancing in
their heads made them forget all their woes. |
And what a treat they had on Christmas Day! The
pudding was so good, and the day
was so merry that the Brownies

wished as they shut their sleepy



eyes that Christmas came more than
once a year. They made up their minds that they would
never let a Christmas go by without having a plum pud-

ding, for it was the best thing they had ever tasted.



“THE RAID OF THE INSECIS.

SHE was Queen of the garden, this beautiful creature, -
and all the flowers loved her. Each vied with the other -
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heads still higher as she passed by, the tiny bud opened
its curled petals further and further until it burst into a
glorious rose, the blue bells tinkled their sweetest music,
and the shy, gentle mignonette shed forth its loveliest
-perfume—every flower did all in its power for her sake.

_ And the Queen loved all the flowers,too. She begged
the sun to shine down upon them, and she asked the

morning dews to bathe their bright faces, and the gentle
: rains to give them plenty to drink.

At last there came a day when the lillies’ hung their
heads; blue bell and heart ease fell from their stems, the
poppies that had gleamed so brightly in the sun light
covered their faces and shone no more, and all the garden

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workers. She found a trumpet flower that had escaped.
the cruel foe, and blew one gentle blast. Quick as a wink .
the Brownies came running. Their faces looked sad when
they heard the trouble, but they promised to do all in their
power to help their gentle Queen, and bravely they went,
to work. They took turns at earneeane and sharpened
their spears and swords and axes until they glistened in the

moonlight, and the insects might well have trembled had

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In the morning when the sun peeped out to waken

-the flowers, the insects once more started on their raid,
but they were not prepared for what followed. Curled up
underneath flowers and bushes hid the Brownies. Out
they rushed and war raged fiercely, but the Brownies
came off the victors, and the bees and the eerie the

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THE BROWNIES WEDDING GIFT.

ONCE upon a time, long, long years ago, there lived
fee cis the other side of the Atlantic Oceana maiden
who was as beautiful as an angel, and better than being
beautiful, she was also good and gentle. |

Elsie and her father lived alone, for her mother had
died many years before, and this beautiful maid kept her
father’s house, and managed all things like some wise and
noble queen. The poor people of the village loved her,
for it was her gentle hands that brought broths and
strengthening food to the sick mothers, her beautiful eyes
that read comforting words to the old women, and in her
untiring arms many a poor little baby had been rocked to
the land of dreams.. 7

There was somebody in the village who loved her
better than all the people put together, but he dared not
tell her, for he was poor, very poor, and she was rich as a

young princess. Now it happened that the maiden loved



the youth as much as he loved
her, but she was too proud to
show her love because she
thought that the young man
didnot care for her. —

One day great changes
came to the home of Elsie.
Her father had gone on a
journey and when he returned
he did not come alone but
brought with him a wife and
she brought with her two

proud and unlovely daughters.



ie ie a ee al fot the maiden, she and her father
had always been so happy together, and she wept when
she thought of how little of his time and love could now
be spared for her. Well might she weep—for the new
mother set right to work to put her daughters in the place
of Elsie, and with cruel words and taunts compelled her
to wait upon these step-sisters, until her life. became one

dreadful burden. Tales, unkind and untrue were carried



to the father, and when his wrath was turned upon her
she could stand it no longer, and made up her mind to

leave her home forever.




One night when they all had gone to
a ball, to which Elsie also had been in- B 0
vited but from which she had been com Za
pelled to stay away because her beauty so far out-shone
the gaudy make up of the sisters—she packed a few
treasures and with many tears and farewell glances, for
the spot she loved so well, she went alone into the great
wide world.

It chanced that Earnest, the youth who loved the
maiden with all his heart, had grown restless and unhappy
thinking of his sweetheart, and yet not daring to tell her
his love, and he had come to her home thinking that
perhaps he might find comfort in being thus near her.
He wandered up and down, when all at once he stopped,
looked around him, and thenrubbed his eyes—for he surely
must have been dreaming, this could not be Elsie who
stood before him. But it was she and no other—poor

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Pride no longer held the youth speechless, and sor-
row made Elsie see the tenderness and pate in her
lovers eyes. Oh, how happy she was as she poured out to
him all her troubles and found comfort and rest in his
loving arms.
| While the lovers stood together planning a life for the
future—things had been entirely taken out of their hands
by the good little Brownies. ,

They had known Elsie nad yoreninned her for her
goodness, and now the time had come when they might
show their appreciation, and while the lovers talked they
had gathered silently around them. Then the Queen of
the Brownies spoke, “Good and lovely aiden and noble
youth, ’said she, “we know of yourtroubles and we want to
help you. Listen to what I tell you, and you shall have
riches in abundance. Go, when I have finished talking,
enter the Briarly woods. There in the hollow tree you will
find a casket filled with bright ond shining gold, take it,
spend it wisely and take with it the blessings and good
will ofthe Brownies.” It was a wonderful wedding present,

and filled the lovers hearts with gratitude



THEBROWNIES ANDTHE FARMER.

THe Brownies were sorrowful, more sorrowful dae
they had ever been in their lives before, and that is saying
a ereat deal, for Brownies you know, live such a long, long
while, and the saddest part of all was that there seemed no
way out of their trouble. The Brownies who lived in the
apple orchard saw it first and when they told their friends,
all with one voice, cried out, “The wrong must be
righted |”

Now this was the trouble. Farmer Grump had
bought the Old Clover Farm where the Brownies had
lived happily for years, and now each day was full of trials
and discomforts, for this cruel farmer seemed always to be
finding a way to me tine lite of his stock miserable. —
The cows had great boards tied over their eyes—so large
that they could not see and so heavy that when the poor
creatures went to crop the grass, Bang! Bang! went the

board against their noses.

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made his life wretched—they beat him, they stoned him,
they even took their naughty little feet and kicked him.
The sheep suffered, and the horses as they dragged
the plough through the hard earth or hauled heavy loads
along the sandy roads felt constantly the slash, slash of
the farmer's cow-hide whip. ©
Everything on the place suffered, so do you wonder
the Brownies looked sorrowful ?
At last they could stand it no longer, and all met one
‘night at the “Seek us further ” tree where the oldest
Brownies lived. He had gotten up in the limbs so that all
might hear, or at any rate see him, and announced’ that
they had long witnessed these scenes of cruelty in silence,
but now something must be done, and they wanted all the
Brownies to help. He thought it would be a good plan
if they went whenno one was around and whispered in the
sufferers ear that the time had come when they must
rebel Wivey: must stand up for their rights.
“ Hurrah!” and “ Three Cheers,” cried the Brownies
in chorus, as they waved their funny little hats. The

farmer heard the noise but he thought it was only the



wind blowing through the trees in the apple orchard.
The meeting was dismissed, and quietly and carefully
the Brownies went about their work—and they did it well,

too, for the next morning when the farmer went to harness

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their back—he found thattwo could play at the same game
for up went the horses heels and sorry trouble Farmer

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left them in‘ fright. Even
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kicked up his heels, galloped

away and no one could come

near him. Everything seemed



possessed with the same spirit
and Farmer Grump went to his

breakfast the most puzzled man

you could possibly find. But

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that very afternoon the farmer
went to town and when he came back he was carrying a
large board painted in
great big letters telling all
the neighbors that his

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very next day. This he



hung up by the road side, and as it was. market day, the
farmers learned the news, as their tired horses jogged
Slowly along towards home. They decided that they would
, attend the sale, and were on hand bright and early the next
day. The old farm place was crowded with buyers,
anxious to get horses and pigs and other animals for little
money. | |
How happy the Brownies were as they crowded
around, for the new owners had thrown the cruel devices
of Farmer Grump away. They were happy when they
thought of the good homes. these poor animals had
found—but gladdest of all where they when they thought
- OleNed: for Widow Love had bought him to cart.to market
the beautiful butter that she made every niece ‘They
knew that she would be very kind and gentle to their old
friend. That he would have the softest of straw for his
bed at night, and the finest of oats for his dinner, while
there would be no cruel children to beat and kick him and
make his life miserable. Ned lived a long while to enjoy
| this beautiful home, and the Brownies always found him

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THE BROWNIES RIDE.






“ ARE you in the humor for alark, boys?”
It was Dot, the very smallest and as everybody
knows, the most mischievous of all the
Brownies, who said it.

“We are that!” was the reply.

piney, were coming home from school,
these ‘Brownie boys, and dinner pails
and books were thrown down at once

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sign which read ‘Horses taken to
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has had. I guess as many as a dozen

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field. It’s bad for them to do nothing but eat all day. so I
thought we would be doing a good thing for them, and for

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except of course Croak, he always objects to everything.

The plan was for them to meet at the school house at



ten o'clock, then go together to the pasture lot. A number
of the Brownies were to bring ropes which they would tie
around the horses’ necks and haul them into the road.

The hour came; the Brownies met, and the work be-
San elie, had forgotten saddles, but some of them
" crawled throughthe windows in the harness maker’s shop
and came back loaded with both saddles and bridles. Such
atime as they had getting them on, and somany Brownies
had been invited that there were not enough horses to go
around so two and sometimes three enele: must be put on
one horse. |

All was ready at last and off they started. It was so
funny to see them. Some of them actually hung on tothe
stirrup straps. Things went pretty smoothly at first, but
Oh my! what a difference by and by. Saddles slipped,
bridles came undone, and the Brownie boys and even the
poor horses went over and rolled around in the mud. But
the bitter must be taken with the sweet so nobody dared
complain, when the ride was over and the horses and har-
ness were put intheir proper places, everybody pronounced

it one of the best frolics he had ever had in his life,



BROWNIES AT SCHOOL.

THERE was a great commotion in

Brownie land, for the good Queen had



et sent forth | a command that all the

her messenger to all the mothers and fathers, bearing her
orders that they must send the children tothe old school
house early the next evening. They could use the same

room that real child-





fetmised, 0b sthey,
would go to schoolaq f ( < Uy when most little peo-
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greatly excited. They ¢z]< could be seen talking
together in the most earnest manner; some pleased, others
sorry over the unusual event. However, all the children
and a good many of the parents assembled the next
evening and listened with great interest

tothe words of Prof. Lofty, as he told them

what he expected them: to do during the ges



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had to ask the scholars to put a letter on their backs so
she could tell them apart. They looked quite funny run-

“ning around with this kind of a mark; quite like the kin-



dergarten children when they go on a picnic and have the"

tags tied to their dresses, so they can be identified when
it comes time to go home. The Brownies proved good:

students, and soon became very wise. 4

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THE FAIRY QUEEN’S PALACE.

ALL the Brownies had promised to help,















and when a Brownie undertakes a thing he







complished. Now this is what they deter-
mined to do.

The Fairy Queen’s palace had
been destroyed—a wind that had
eens through the forest carrying
trees before it, and spreading ruin as
it traveled, had lifted up the Fairy
Queen’s home and dashed it all to
pieces. Poor little Queen; how
sorrowful she felt to lose the

pretty house where the royal

















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family of Fairyland had so long lived.

But true to their nature the Brownies
came to the rescue, Sonate to build a pal-
ace far more beautiful than the one that was
lost. Such helpful little creatures as the

Brownies never lived. No chance of doing 4



good to one in trouble ever escapes these pore little.
fellows and certainly this was a work to be hailed with
much joy. |

For a long while before they commenced, you could
see them gathered in groups, discussing how and where
they should begin. and how they could make the palace
more beautiful. They were afunny looking set when they
started out for the place where the house was to be built.
Each one carried something. One little fellow had an

hammer and nails, one the mortar hod and



still another the plane, while the mas-
ter worker could be seen with the
square in his hand giving directions
io the whole crowd.

They commenced their work one
beautiful moonlight night. “Brownies, you know, work

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~ world to sleep. What atime they had —
- - getting all the thingstogether. Arriv-
I} ing at the spot, some fellto ee
~~... wood, while others mixed the mor-
i tar and rigged up the pulleys by
HH I i ny a which they were to raise the stuff to
\ the roof. Howthehammers rang out
as they struck the bright little nails.

Thegrindstone went spinning around



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Ss } carpenter sharpened his tools, for the









Brownies had so much to do they
must work their very fastest. The

Diasterer mixed =the moran, the



painters made their brushes fly over



the house; the masons worked with
a will at the chimney, and the paper
hanger’s scissors shut with a click as he cut off the paper

forthe palace walls, which were to be so prettily decorated,
When morning came all was finished and the Brown-
ies felt proud and happy as they looked at their night’s
work. They workedas if by Magic and almost before you

could think, the palace rose high in the air.

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The Brownies don’t have accidents very.



often but they must have been been nervous
this time for while fom or five of them were seated ona.
“Jack” painting the outside, over went the paint, brushes
and all, and the little fellows who where standing on a lad-
der underneath had an unexpected bath. | |

They oe only sorry to think that they had left their
camera at home for they would have nCCnpey to give :
the children a picture of the house as it looked when it
was @nisheds

Although they were tired and their eyes were grow-
ing heavy with sleep they felt repaid for all aheir efforts,
especially when the Fairy Queen seemed the proudest and
happiest of thon all. She thanked them heartily for their
loving service, and when they had seen her safely settled
in her new home, they all disappeared, to be seen no more

until there was more good work to be done,
THE BROWNIES’ VISITORS.

Tue Isle of Fun and Frolic was the home of the
Brownie boys and girls, and no one can e’er deny that the
‘island waswell named. These youngsters had no thought
but to run and play, to sleep and to eat. They loved the
flowers and they loved the birds—and the butterflies led
them lively chases in their games of hide andseek. But
one day came a change in their lives, and they learned that
others lived in the world besides themselves. Little Peak
Hat discovered it, as she stood on the rock looking out
toward the sea. It was a great vessel ploughing the
waves, its white sails flapping in the winds, ane as she -
watched she saw it moving steadily towards the island
All the Brownies came rushing at her call, and their won-
der knew no limit. On came the vessel closer and closer,
the Brownies watched as long as they dared, and then
fearful of being seen hurried away to hide themselves

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big creatures were landing on the island, and what loud

voices they had as they called to each other. It sounded





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little people remained hid-

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they stole from their hiding S a
places totalk it over. What
kind little hearts these Brownies had. All the nice pieces

of wood should be piled up for these strange people’s
comfort, the best grapes should be saved for them, they
would coax the fish to nibble, and do all in their power to
make these queer guests happy.
Indeed they seemed tothink of noth-
ing else, and had you visited their’
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found them busily engaged in plan-

ning how they could add to the com-



fort of their strange guests. The
Brownies are never so happy as when they are busy
making others happy. They believe that the best way
to enjoy life, is to give pleasure to those they mec OF
course the visitors did not know what was making their
visit so pleasant, for these busy little creatures always
work quietly and secretly. The visitors did not stay long,
but the Brownies did good service, and when they had
gone they quite missed the pleasure they had felt in
making enero Wane and they were continually wishing
that some favoring wind would bear some other ship to
their shores that they might ean have an opportunity

of renewing their acquaintance with these queer people.
THE BROWNIES PLUM PUDDING.

’Twas the evening of the twenty-fourth of December.
The clouds had been eray and heavy all day, and noqine
snow flakes were beginning to fall thick and fast; so fast
that already quite a white blanket was spread over the
earth.

This did not please the Brownies; they had work to
do, and a snow storm would hinder rather than help its
progress.

Somewhere in the woods nobody knew where, for the
Brownies kept the secret all to themselves, was a great
big Christmas Pudding full of plums and citron, raisins
and spices, and the Brownies wanted to bring that pud-
ding home.

It was so big and heavy thatthey had built something
that made one think of a raft or perhaps a ladder with the
sides very far apart. How they put the pudding on it
would be hard to tell, but they managed it and bravely


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they struggled with their burden perched on their little
shoulders. They took turns so that no one got too tired,
but all were glad when they
were safely out of the woods
and had landed the pudding
in the hollow of the old tree
back of the school house, for

this had been the spot chosen



for the grand feast of the morrow. Then to their homes
they skipped away to dream of the good times in store for
them, and if their backs did ache and their poor little feet
felt sore and weary, the vision of the pudding dancing in
their heads made them forget all their woes. |
And what a treat they had on Christmas Day! The
pudding was so good, and the day
was so merry that the Brownies

wished as they shut their sleepy



eyes that Christmas came more than
once a year. They made up their minds that they would
never let a Christmas go by without having a plum pud-

ding, for it was the best thing they had ever tasted.
“THE RAID OF THE INSECIS.

SHE was Queen of the garden, this beautiful creature, -
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heads still higher as she passed by, the tiny bud opened
its curled petals further and further until it burst into a
glorious rose, the blue bells tinkled their sweetest music,
and the shy, gentle mignonette shed forth its loveliest
-perfume—every flower did all in its power for her sake.

_ And the Queen loved all the flowers,too. She begged
the sun to shine down upon them, and she asked the

morning dews to bathe their bright faces, and the gentle
: rains to give them plenty to drink.

At last there came a day when the lillies’ hung their
heads; blue bell and heart ease fell from their stems, the
poppies that had gleamed so brightly in the sun light
covered their faces and shone no more, and all the garden

seemed full of gloom and sadness. -


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workers. She found a trumpet flower that had escaped.
the cruel foe, and blew one gentle blast. Quick as a wink .
the Brownies came running. Their faces looked sad when
they heard the trouble, but they promised to do all in their
power to help their gentle Queen, and bravely they went,
to work. They took turns at earneeane and sharpened
their spears and swords and axes until they glistened in the

moonlight, and the insects might well have trembled had

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In the morning when the sun peeped out to waken

-the flowers, the insects once more started on their raid,
but they were not prepared for what followed. Curled up
underneath flowers and bushes hid the Brownies. Out
they rushed and war raged fiercely, but the Brownies
came off the victors, and the bees and the eerie the

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THE BROWNIES WEDDING GIFT.

ONCE upon a time, long, long years ago, there lived
fee cis the other side of the Atlantic Oceana maiden
who was as beautiful as an angel, and better than being
beautiful, she was also good and gentle. |

Elsie and her father lived alone, for her mother had
died many years before, and this beautiful maid kept her
father’s house, and managed all things like some wise and
noble queen. The poor people of the village loved her,
for it was her gentle hands that brought broths and
strengthening food to the sick mothers, her beautiful eyes
that read comforting words to the old women, and in her
untiring arms many a poor little baby had been rocked to
the land of dreams.. 7

There was somebody in the village who loved her
better than all the people put together, but he dared not
tell her, for he was poor, very poor, and she was rich as a

young princess. Now it happened that the maiden loved
the youth as much as he loved
her, but she was too proud to
show her love because she
thought that the young man
didnot care for her. —

One day great changes
came to the home of Elsie.
Her father had gone on a
journey and when he returned
he did not come alone but
brought with him a wife and
she brought with her two

proud and unlovely daughters.



ie ie a ee al fot the maiden, she and her father
had always been so happy together, and she wept when
she thought of how little of his time and love could now
be spared for her. Well might she weep—for the new
mother set right to work to put her daughters in the place
of Elsie, and with cruel words and taunts compelled her
to wait upon these step-sisters, until her life. became one

dreadful burden. Tales, unkind and untrue were carried
to the father, and when his wrath was turned upon her
she could stand it no longer, and made up her mind to

leave her home forever.




One night when they all had gone to
a ball, to which Elsie also had been in- B 0
vited but from which she had been com Za
pelled to stay away because her beauty so far out-shone
the gaudy make up of the sisters—she packed a few
treasures and with many tears and farewell glances, for
the spot she loved so well, she went alone into the great
wide world.

It chanced that Earnest, the youth who loved the
maiden with all his heart, had grown restless and unhappy
thinking of his sweetheart, and yet not daring to tell her
his love, and he had come to her home thinking that
perhaps he might find comfort in being thus near her.
He wandered up and down, when all at once he stopped,
looked around him, and thenrubbed his eyes—for he surely
must have been dreaming, this could not be Elsie who
stood before him. But it was she and no other—poor

Elsie leaving her home, sad and broken hearted.
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Pride no longer held the youth speechless, and sor-
row made Elsie see the tenderness and pate in her
lovers eyes. Oh, how happy she was as she poured out to
him all her troubles and found comfort and rest in his
loving arms.
| While the lovers stood together planning a life for the
future—things had been entirely taken out of their hands
by the good little Brownies. ,

They had known Elsie nad yoreninned her for her
goodness, and now the time had come when they might
show their appreciation, and while the lovers talked they
had gathered silently around them. Then the Queen of
the Brownies spoke, “Good and lovely aiden and noble
youth, ’said she, “we know of yourtroubles and we want to
help you. Listen to what I tell you, and you shall have
riches in abundance. Go, when I have finished talking,
enter the Briarly woods. There in the hollow tree you will
find a casket filled with bright ond shining gold, take it,
spend it wisely and take with it the blessings and good
will ofthe Brownies.” It was a wonderful wedding present,

and filled the lovers hearts with gratitude
THEBROWNIES ANDTHE FARMER.

THe Brownies were sorrowful, more sorrowful dae
they had ever been in their lives before, and that is saying
a ereat deal, for Brownies you know, live such a long, long
while, and the saddest part of all was that there seemed no
way out of their trouble. The Brownies who lived in the
apple orchard saw it first and when they told their friends,
all with one voice, cried out, “The wrong must be
righted |”

Now this was the trouble. Farmer Grump had
bought the Old Clover Farm where the Brownies had
lived happily for years, and now each day was full of trials
and discomforts, for this cruel farmer seemed always to be
finding a way to me tine lite of his stock miserable. —
The cows had great boards tied over their eyes—so large
that they could not see and so heavy that when the poor
creatures went to crop the grass, Bang! Bang! went the

board against their noses.

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donkey for he seemed such a
patient, long suffering animal

but the farmer’s children
made his life wretched—they beat him, they stoned him,
they even took their naughty little feet and kicked him.
The sheep suffered, and the horses as they dragged
the plough through the hard earth or hauled heavy loads
along the sandy roads felt constantly the slash, slash of
the farmer's cow-hide whip. ©
Everything on the place suffered, so do you wonder
the Brownies looked sorrowful ?
At last they could stand it no longer, and all met one
‘night at the “Seek us further ” tree where the oldest
Brownies lived. He had gotten up in the limbs so that all
might hear, or at any rate see him, and announced’ that
they had long witnessed these scenes of cruelty in silence,
but now something must be done, and they wanted all the
Brownies to help. He thought it would be a good plan
if they went whenno one was around and whispered in the
sufferers ear that the time had come when they must
rebel Wivey: must stand up for their rights.
“ Hurrah!” and “ Three Cheers,” cried the Brownies
in chorus, as they waved their funny little hats. The

farmer heard the noise but he thought it was only the
wind blowing through the trees in the apple orchard.
The meeting was dismissed, and quietly and carefully
the Brownies went about their work—and they did it well,

too, for the next morning when the farmer went to harness

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his horses, and as usual brought the cruel whip down on
their back—he found thattwo could play at the same game
for up went the horses heels and sorry trouble Farmer

Grump had to get them harnessed.


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so savagely that the farmer
left them in‘ fright. Even
Ned the patient donkey,
kicked up his heels, galloped

away and no one could come

near him. Everything seemed



possessed with the same spirit
and Farmer Grump went to his

breakfast the most puzzled man

you could possibly find. But

the animals won the day, for



that very afternoon the farmer
went to town and when he came back he was carrying a
large board painted in
great big letters telling all
the neighbors that his

stock was to be sold the



very next day. This he
hung up by the road side, and as it was. market day, the
farmers learned the news, as their tired horses jogged
Slowly along towards home. They decided that they would
, attend the sale, and were on hand bright and early the next
day. The old farm place was crowded with buyers,
anxious to get horses and pigs and other animals for little
money. | |
How happy the Brownies were as they crowded
around, for the new owners had thrown the cruel devices
of Farmer Grump away. They were happy when they
thought of the good homes. these poor animals had
found—but gladdest of all where they when they thought
- OleNed: for Widow Love had bought him to cart.to market
the beautiful butter that she made every niece ‘They
knew that she would be very kind and gentle to their old
friend. That he would have the softest of straw for his
bed at night, and the finest of oats for his dinner, while
there would be no cruel children to beat and kick him and
make his life miserable. Ned lived a long while to enjoy
| this beautiful home, and the Brownies always found him

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THE BROWNIES RIDE.






“ ARE you in the humor for alark, boys?”
It was Dot, the very smallest and as everybody
knows, the most mischievous of all the
Brownies, who said it.

“We are that!” was the reply.

piney, were coming home from school,
these ‘Brownie boys, and dinner pails
and books were thrown down at once

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sign which read ‘Horses taken to
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has had. I guess as many as a dozen

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field. It’s bad for them to do nothing but eat all day. so I
thought we would be doing a good thing for them, and for

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with which this scheme was greeted. No body but approved, ©
except of course Croak, he always objects to everything.

The plan was for them to meet at the school house at
ten o'clock, then go together to the pasture lot. A number
of the Brownies were to bring ropes which they would tie
around the horses’ necks and haul them into the road.

The hour came; the Brownies met, and the work be-
San elie, had forgotten saddles, but some of them
" crawled throughthe windows in the harness maker’s shop
and came back loaded with both saddles and bridles. Such
atime as they had getting them on, and somany Brownies
had been invited that there were not enough horses to go
around so two and sometimes three enele: must be put on
one horse. |

All was ready at last and off they started. It was so
funny to see them. Some of them actually hung on tothe
stirrup straps. Things went pretty smoothly at first, but
Oh my! what a difference by and by. Saddles slipped,
bridles came undone, and the Brownie boys and even the
poor horses went over and rolled around in the mud. But
the bitter must be taken with the sweet so nobody dared
complain, when the ride was over and the horses and har-
ness were put intheir proper places, everybody pronounced

it one of the best frolics he had ever had in his life,
BROWNIES AT SCHOOL.

THERE was a great commotion in

Brownie land, for the good Queen had



et sent forth | a command that all the

her messenger to all the mothers and fathers, bearing her
orders that they must send the children tothe old school
house early the next evening. They could use the same

room that real child-





fetmised, 0b sthey,
would go to schoolaq f ( < Uy when most little peo-
Pil ew were jasleep: \ 1 The Brownies were
greatly excited. They ¢z]< could be seen talking
together in the most earnest manner; some pleased, others
sorry over the unusual event. However, all the children
and a good many of the parents assembled the next
evening and listened with great interest

tothe words of Prof. Lofty, as he told them

what he expected them: to do during the ges



winter.

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had to ask the scholars to put a letter on their backs so
she could tell them apart. They looked quite funny run-

“ning around with this kind of a mark; quite like the kin-



dergarten children when they go on a picnic and have the"

tags tied to their dresses, so they can be identified when
it comes time to go home. The Brownies proved good:

students, and soon became very wise. 4

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