CHILDREN'S CORNER.

Evening Star, Issue 11278, 27 June 1900, Page 7

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

GOOD CHEER. •/■ ■ • Bare you had a kindness shown P ,_ Pass it on. r Tvras not given for you alone—r ..." Paw it on. £et it travel down the years, £afc it wipe another's tears, .ull in Heaven the deed appears, .'. Pass it on. THE WIND PRINCESS. . kittle 3 * liea had a pretty pansy bed in his mother's garden. AH the W gammer he had cared for it, and watched the sweet pansy faces, never once seeing the fairy Wind Princess, who often stood by his side, she too helping the plants to grow and Wossom. One day this fairy whispered to the pansies: "It has grown so cold I JPS'-'S •H ,a N ? rth Wind to brin « y°* * fluffy blanket of white to keep vou warm through the cold winter," and 'away she went m her magic car to the North Wind's home. He lived high Tip among the snow mountains with his father the Ice Kinif, ma wonderful crystal palace. It was hung with- dainty curtains of frost-work, made by the roguish Jack frost himself, and the wall? and towers were painted in beauti-ful-rainbows whenever the sunshine came to visit it. Soon the. littio pansk's heard the.great North Wind coming, and sure enough he brought with him the soft snow blanket that helped the flowers to sleep safe and warm till spring time. After many months tJio sleepy pansies heard the Wind Princess whisper to them: 'I will ask the South Wind to come with its warm breath', and help the suu to take away your winter covering, so you may see the garden and sky." Then off she drove her magic car to the South Wind's home. This wind lived with the goddess Flora in an arbor of flowers and vines in tie midst of a beautiful garden. The air,was laden with perfume, and the birds sang there all the day long! Soon the pansies felt the breath of the geutle South Wind, and knew the snow mantle had gone from their bed, and they opened their sweet eyes. After a few days the fairy princess came again, this time to tell them she was going to bring the East Wind to visit them, for she saw how the velvet blossoms needed some warm raindrops. So early next morning the kind princess, flew to the eastern home where Aurora lives to ask the East Wind's help to send rain to .the garden bed. Oh \ how beautiful the palace of the dawn looked, with .its walls and. domes and columns all of shining. silver, and its entrance hung with, rosy cloud curtains, pinned back by a silver star.

As the East Wind hurried the raindrops down to their, wattin" plants the little pansies bowed their heads as if thanking their, kind fairy for the refreshing shower. Just at night, one rainy day, the pansien saw the Princess of the Winds driving her car. a« fast as she could to the golden palace of the West Wind, and they said among themselves: " The dear princess has gone to ask West Wind to blow away the clouds, that we may have a fair day to-morrow." The rain ceased soon after the fairy reached the sunset palace on her errand of love, The Queen of this gorgeous home drew aside the curtain of crimson and gold, and stood at the entrance of the palace to receive, her royal guest. " Oh, what a pretty sunset!" cried little Ben Lee, as he looked toward the west that evening, but he never guessed who stood in the cloud palace asking the kind WM Wind to come next day and help his pansv plants to grow j he Only knew that God loved flowers and birds and little children, and in His own wise way helped thein to live and make the world more beautiful.— Sopha S. Bixby. SPEINGTIME GAMES. For the many damp and rainy days when play has to be carried on indoors a l:velv and jolly game is " The Bocie Man." Either a boy or gb'l may be blindfolded, and i«us>t stand in the middle of the room while thi others change places as one does in "Pumi in the Corner," or dance about in a circle and chant: Whisht! Whisht! Whishtl There comes the Bogie Man; , Hurry up, you youngsters. He'll catch you if ho can! If the "Bogie Man" can tell the name of the one caught, then they change üboat until 'everyone has had a turn at being blindfolded.

THE QUEEN AND HER LITTLE CANADIAN SUBJECT. A very pretty exchange of letters has taken place between n little Canadian, girl and Her Majesty the Queen. The little girl is Miss Frances Burt, and she lives at Shediac, New Brunswick, of which place her father is rector. Her letter to the Queen was as follows: To Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, Queen of England. i Dear Madam,—l am a little girl, eleven | years old, and my pap* is tho rector. My schoolmates and I want to tell you that we love you hecauseo you are our Queen. We love you, too, because you arc so sweet and kind to our Canadian soldiers. _ If I wat* a man I would go to South Africa and fight for you. If I were a big girl I would be a Red Cross nurse. We pray to Jesus every day that you may soon see peace and victory. I should dearly lovo to see you; but I suppose I never shall, as I'livo so far away. But I I can tell you that wo love you, and all the Canadians do too. Wo would rather be British than anything. I hope none of your great officers will prevent my letter reaching you. Fapa said that perhaps they might not think it worth* while. But if you knew it was coming I know you would not lot them disappoint me.—With hum bio respect, I remaiu, your loyal and loving girl, Frances Bubt. The Bectory, Shediae, N.B. In reply she Teceived the following:— Windsor Castle, March 31, 1000. Miss Phipps is dosired by the Queen to thank Miss Prances Burt for the nice letter Her Majesty has received from her: The Queen was touched to receive from her litte Canadian subject such a warm.-h«rted expression of loyalty and of.interest in.tho brave troops uiuW.'in., hei 1 a.r«ny. ,• ; TEACH CHILDREN TO BE TIDY. Even the rery tiny tots should be encouraged, to put away their toys. %% may take longer than if mirse wet* to do it herself, biit the sense of order, innate in many children; ought to be cultivated. tTahappily, & M often carelessly destroyed, for, iijstead of waiting jratiently while ihi little; pne carrie? out hw plan of putting hit toys away,'nurge carrlea bin off, ctyjng. maybe,, saying she will do. it herself presently. For a few titees.thechild ti&ea to gratify his orderly instinct, but, x being alwavs thwarted, he goon gives- up- the attemp't. The instinct isrdesteoyed, and in future it wffl be difficult indeed to-m*k« bip acquire habits of With said, sir, that aftec the first of .the month yen salary." . _&s#&■. '«■?»•»•