The Fairy Ring

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 20

The Fairy Ring

1; *'\ •'■ \^er*S£*lNa *^^'"<J -"FAIRY DELL." ;:::.-:': :--i?:-.: •.;-;,-.-(9rtsJnaj"-) • ■ ' It was a lorely, summer's "day, .'■ ". '"'..' ■■■ On--which. I wandered faraway, " " Tli'ofo; ':ts"T' heard- a' tinkling- sound,' Through trees I spied a fairy crowd:. "Cwns Falriel in her-rainbow frock. Saucy •• SaHy.vßlxlc,- also. Tick-Toe!;; I'eter Tan' and Welidy new "from-the sky, ; -:'Aadij6iiied '.in.the:danco-.of:tkc-fairy; folk fry. Watching their frolics and gambols gay, :. ' Forgetting^iho-timK.vras -passing away, . When broken'was the fairy: spell, .' -And I,f,oun(|. .myself ~alone lit- . thq'.dell. .......... .. .„-..,.... ... -v^gj,; IM p«:- (13 ) -.Highland. Paj*.,-....' - . ■ . ■ "BLOSSOMS." - —r-r——-= — (orig4na.l.>, ,—_,_--;...,..,„ ... Early iv tho morning From my window I can sen Tlio lovely shell-pink blossoms That adorn a neighbouring Ircc She awakens in her splendour, Jiright and early in (ho day; ■ .-• But at night the sun is JowcrcdAnd her beauty fades away. ■ ~ "KOilOh-S." City. "THE FLOWER-SEUER." j ; (Original.) ': •' Water cresses'; Water cresses! . Ssr?et as maidens' golden tresaos, - r're'jh from tho stream, on'by a sunbeam, ' Wltl lab one buy? ..' ... v TfiH .flowerseUc'r would cry.. ... V .' ',-• '' I'jnSS MYSTJEBX" ■■ (X). Newldwu.-,' -. . .:. ".■''. K^'tWitlGHT DREAMS." '"':'"'• ';t-; ;^(Prlainal.),. ;.. ' Whoiiitha Ishadas/'riifj-iMiißht- ; ; Ar6'icre^ping-;to. ; av-cl<)seiv',-:. :...-, . I lo'TO.tp-sft^iitia'flreaniy1'; ,••:;.,..-" Of |aixi(is:: i ph 1-.ttieir'.'tOES^ ,-■''.;;■:--•• Or.perha.)js\a little>l>iper.- :■' :" With" 'W goblef rtolliiS,;Hps,'. ■.' .. Drinking-.joy-fan"*!-''.gladness,' ' ' I.n'such;tltty'sips.v Si • V.--..V;:;.;,^'K'-^'WUZZIE." (11) Miraniar.,: . S.-~'-l''.''-?<&?'if~:';:i" ■" ■ itniiiriniiiilliliKMViilliillillliUMiiilllllll urn iiiiuui NE^?tfi||rHE RING ::' ■'. "'- '■ - *v v '■•' '-v. ■.■•'. ■■: '(Olj/-3rairiel, ; wliefl,l-was:on: my. lioll-days'^|Ycut-into'-the heart,6^;.the bushto see? a.. glowworm pool. It »was surrouud§^l by-oyothanging trco...£prus-and moss. ;.In "among, jtlie, feins ,'tliq fairylike la&JernS' of the, glowwpriiis were reflected Jin the still cle'ar;j)bol«: It was woiiclerlirfe?' . - -'i:'<. ■',■..■ - ~; J - . ■■;••' "ENBE/" ■ (11) Pctoiic. %,' " ':'• ■'■■' '-.- . -ft. :■« »'^':\H: '!■<-■ ',-'."' "la the 'Junior.-.-■Bed;,.Cross^"wo are making golliwogs:.or* any;oSUpi', {lolls or auiinals. It is;-great .-fun. ■I^in/ii.maHiig a pengijiii.': We send .'them'in.to Sister Lisshigton, wlio puta them <iv... a cupboard and at Christmas she gives them to the little children who have tio toys (orrery-ijeVyi ■"'..' .. ■■■ '' QUBS-^p^JJE. HILLS' ' '• (11). Bclmout. •. > * "My. little : and ■. I: arc .making a little vegetable garden, all to ourselves. ~Wc have sown pcaa, beans, and parsnips, and when they are ready ■ I-,iani' going to ask .mother .. to cook them."'" '"• '"" l " ..„-,.«, .^,^^-.„.,,.,..'.'8EAj\t5TALK."..... Pctonc. ........ _ ... . . . . ;.:.''*"ljast;yekr''the-hills here were all planted with trees and' tliey are growing so fast:'pine trees with, their.prieky needles, trees with lovely pussy Tsuds,' and lots of other kinds. . Soon th.ese wMlls, will be .a. big plantation. : They, look.pretty. now, like little, black dots «H-oV,er? the hillsides."! "■■:■■■■:: ' '.*DADDX'S BIBDIE.". (8). Berhaiiippre. '*!■ -am staying at a little bach at Pukerua Bay, and it is' right on the ' be'acli. ■ Every- morning I feed the seagulls with the scraps that are left from breakfast, and when they see mo coming they come quite close up to me." ':::;.-.- v: .:.^Mtssßelinda." (s) ""Bongotai." ' ' ' ...

KIDDLE-JIE-KEK. "■ .■' My first's in pon, but not in. Ink, ■ My second's iv blue, but iiot in piuk; My.third is in cabbage, and also in pea, My fourth is in cocoa, but not in tea; .. ■ My fifth is in hat, but not in suit, Sly whole, you willl see, is tho name of a fruit. "ANONYMOUS" (10). '': City. ' ■ . • . • ■ • , . KIDDLE IN lIUyJIK '...- .' '. .' My first is in rat, but not in mouse, •■. ; .■ ■ ■ ■■• • My second Is in pat, but not in rouse; ■■ : .. , My third Is in brown, but not In grey, ,■ ;■• My fourth is in Bill, but not in pay; '■ . My si™Vi 3 \fiwetabutanoVinlflne'- " M whole \VlhoWnamoof an anfmal'. . • (i -' ■ . -v)j' (ll>- , c"y* ■ .:■ .«,.».# ■•• ■' '. .. ■ I'ho initials o£ these five jumbled countries form another one. Can you guess them? (1) Cluoidn, (2) Omvrya, (3) Emndlsar, (4) Rliodan,'(s) Farcai. ' - "UNIVERSE" (11). ■■ Gity. -■•:: ' . ...■..: .. i

LITTLE ELVES: Last week the fairies visited me . .' . 0, early in the morning, I think .it-must have. been. . . and three times! On each visit they' left behind a little,- cool box of fragrance ... roses .'and .'wide-awake pansies, fucked into a nest of. sweet grass... Alid- the fairies had gone, so ;I coudh't say "Thank you." Which sma.ll elf was it of you all? Please, I want to know. In these busy, busy days, you are very dear small people to give your time and your thoughts to the wee sick folk in the hospitals. Lovely scrapbooks of picture and story and verse the ■ Postie lias brought me already—truly; I;think the loveliest ever sent in to me—o,;and other things, too. Lo.ok for your, riariies below, little elves of the open heart. ... ... ::■ . ,:■ '-~;....:■ ; -Isn't-it too terribly exciting; with Ghristmas just round the : corner, so to speak Do all your ten" toes wriggle; with excitement when you think of it? I just know'they'do! . .'. :V- •• '

THINK TWICE

■"." .'ANSWERS; FROM tAST WEEK. Prefix l'uzzlc.-^Cohe, 'scone; coop, scoop; core, score; corn, scorn; cowl, scowl; cent. scent; edgo, sedge; tern, stern; pate, spate; park, spark. . WORD SQUARE. ACRE ■'■ CROW . ROSE ...... .. ... WIREWERIFE .:' :^ot ': : .■ .■ EAKNAPELLA • ...... ADAM •'■■•'••. ■■■ ■• p^M ■■■■.■' .'■••: '•:••.. '.]3m£i '■ ■'■ Crossword Solutlon.lAcross:". Dove; colt, ice, moo, seal city halibut nor, pebbles Erin, sage, auk. tin, leek, mend. Down; Dish, ocean, veal, omit, lot, toys, linen, curbs, bob, begin, ucal; pike, Ule, send, rue. . Elves who guessed rightly were:' "Jenny Wren"; "Scarlet Pimpernel" (11); "Universe" (12); "Anonymous" (10); "Marigold" (9); "Jacko the. Monko" (10),' "Tiny Tlin" (7); "X.L." (11) ; "Polly Parrot" (10).

: "THE FAIRIES." When I Vras tucked- in bed last n'.gM, The moon was shining clear and bright, So I said, "Without-a doubt The fairies must be coming out," I I lit my candle by myself, ! For nurse had left it on the shelf, And ran downstairs, because I knew; ..The place where heaps of toadstools grow . I found the. fairies playing' near, But when they saw me come, oh dear t ■ They ran away and hid from me. ■ . i They were as frightened as could be. ■ And iust as they began to.scream . . I wolie and found It was a dream; . .Sent .in by '".'..'" ' ' '•'■■■■ . "GOLDFINCB" (12). City. •• ■ ■' > - v - - v ."-- ."■ "SUNSHINE." When the clouds are in the sKy, And the rain is blowing, And the s(rc3ls aro looking wintry, Tret, and grey, ■ The sunshine still may glow 111 (lie nursery, I l<uo\v,. If small hearts are only happy at their, play. Cntillby ; ■■■ O LI VE BANNISTER. . .Brooklyn. : ....... "ROBIN-A-BOBBIN." (By Elizabttft Mull-head.) Robin-A-Bobbiu-A-BHberry-Ben Ate three-score and Fifty-six men. They must have been elves, Or this is absurd, ]?or Robin-A-Bobbin's a very small fcird. -.Bentbtx TATTENHO B-- <U>, ' Kilbimio. # "DISAPPOINTMENT." A little boy was dreaming Upon his mother's lap That the pins fell out of all tlio stirs And the stare fell la Ms cap. So when the dream was over, ■. • • What did that small boy do • . But go and look inside his C»P And find it was not.truet ■•■•■■ Sent in by , gAXIC Y S UE" (7). Ngaio. SMILE AWHILE ■The teachc was.giving a. lesson on that very useful. and docile, animal— <ho cow. He observed a little boy Bitting ia the back row of the class and taking no interest in the lesson. •Teachar: "Can you tell me one of the uses of cowhide, John?" "Er-yes, sir. It keeps the cow together." , "GOLDEN GLEAM" (13). Seatoun. ■ •• ■ • • • Kitty (in the country): "That cow has a lovely coat." ■ Aunt Jean: "Yes, it's a.Jersey." "Kitty: "A Jersey! And I thought it was her skin!" "WAGGLES" (14). Melrosc. •" • ■ ■ •■ . • • .'".'.:. "Billy, whore is the pcEny change from the shopping!" "In—in my pocket, mummy." "Well, let mo have it, please." "But er-er it's a top now, mummy!" "BURMESE GIBL" (13). Lo\yer Hutt. .... '. . • • • • There was such a bang and then Sally, the maid, came running in to Mrs. Hippo. "Oh, ma'am, tho gas stove has gone out," she cried. "Well, light it again, Sally," said Mrs. Hippo. "But I can'fc ma'am," stammered Sally. "It's-er-gone out through tho roof!" "TEOOPER TEX" (8). Eastbourne. » • • A motorist, driving rapidly into a station yard, nearly hit an old woman, who shouted. Why ' don't you sound your 'orn?" The driver replied, "Why don't you sound your aitche3?" "FAIRY BROWN EYES" (11). Pctone. ■ v •. ■ .