Show fannys Fairy Day I Little Fanny Farley was skipping with her ropo across the village green singing as gaily as a lark She was on a visit to her Aunt Goodrich at Falrport Fanny little Fanny Is that you I called a voice all of a sudden Fanny stopped A little way oft stood an old man with white hair and beard wearing a broad brimmed hat and a gray suit Also ho carried a thick cane Is that you little Fanny he asked again Fanny was puzzled at first then she thought I wonder If that Is a fairy What a queer one it Is Are you a fairy she asked timidly Yes yes the voice replied I want you to go homo with mo I cant see as well as common this mornIng morn-Ing Come take hold of my hand Little Fannys head fairly swam with wonder and delight Her dreams wero coming true Hero was a fairy caught out after midnight and turned into an old man to punish her Sho went up to tho gray old gentleman and took his hand Thats right my dear he said Now go straight home and dont let me fall off the sidewalk And what do you think I got for you little Fanny Oh said Fanny three wishes I supposel Louder my dear said the old gentleman I dont hear any better than I see today Three wishes shouted Fanny Hm hml ho answered Three I Well well see about that Whats the first one A nice hoop answered Fanny promptly Hoop hpop ho answered Why I gavo you one last week No said Fanny did you Tobesure I replied the old gentleman gentle-man What a strange child you are I forgot it really said Fanny Tho old gentleman seemed BUT 1 prised and looked Tory hard at Fanny hI wish I could see whether you are making fun of mo or not be said Little Fanny was more puzzled thna ever They went along some distance in silence Then Fanny thought aha would like a wax doll for her secorAt > wish The old gentleman stopped short I gave you a wax doll on your birthday ho said rather severely Poor Fanny did not know what to say Just then a voice cried from a large house near by Why Undo John whore have you been And where did you find that pretty little girl Why Isnt she our Fanny the old man asked She called me Grandpa Perry Fanny saw the mistake at once No 1101 l sho cried laughing I asked you If you were n fairy And you are so blind and deaf that you did not understand said the smiling young lady who had just como out of the gate Yes yes said Uncle John So you took me for a fairy did you And you had three wishes Well come in and receive the first I will buy my niece Fanny another hoop Soon after little Fanny skipped home thinking as she wont that a nearly blind old gentleman In gray Is just as good as the fairies in storybooks story-books |