Show t i i tC II U. uc l u a 0 1 6 JY S F. F W PETER AND NANNA One night tit when the wind was howling howlIng howl howl- Ing and the rain falling fast an old man and his wife who lived near a a. forest heard a noise above the that sounded like the cry of a baby Oo do get up and see I 1 child is at our door said the old woman whose name was Nanna It will perIsh perish perish per per- ish out In I a a. night like this I Old P Peter Pester ter her husband was wad a cross old man and answered that he didn't care I If ft it t did But Nanna had a a. kind heart so she went to the door and looked out Right Righton on the steps she saw a tiny baby Nanna took it in and gave cave it some someI warm milk and then took It in b bed d I with her to to get It warm In the morning instead of a tiny bab baby she she- found the child had grown quite a bitA bitA bit r I A nice fix you have got us into now said Peter when he saw the child One more mouth to feed and a I crying child to keep us awake at atI ni night ht I Butt nna ButNa ut Nanna did not answer She fed the child and named it Storm because it was found in the storm Each morning Nanna was surprised to find how much Storm had grown during the night and before many months he was he-was was a big boy large enough to work in the fields You should be pleased that we took him in n Nanna told Peter He can help elp you with your our works work He will only be a bother Boys are of no use until they are men now He will eat more now now he has grown up said Peter One morning Nanna was surprised I to find that Storms Storm's bed had not not been slept In and he was nowhere to be found Every day Nanna looked for him to return and grieved for him but Peter told her she was a a. silly old woman and that they were well rid of him Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral years passed and no rio word came from Storm and old Peter grew old and the farm did not bring in enough I to keep the old couple and nd one night when the wind was was howling and the rain falling old Peter and Nanna sat by the fire watching the last stick of wood burn What is that said Peter listening It does not sound like the Nann Nan- Nan n listened and above the wind she heard the cry ry of ot a baby Just as she had many years before It is a child out in the storm she I said bring brini it in It will perish In a I storm like this Old Peter went to the door and arid and opened it and there on the steps was wasa a tiny baby Peter picked It up and brought it in Poor thing It has come to a poor place but such as we have we will share with It it he be s said id giving the baby to Nanna I will poke the fire and make It burn burna a bit brisker risker We Ve can warm the child but there is no food for tor th the poor thing So Nanna took the child In bed with her Just as she had Storm many years before and in the morning when she awoke awoke to her surprise the child was not beside her Nanna got out of bed and went to where here Peter was sleeping to see Bee it If he had taken the child but Peter was as s much surprised as at the strange disappearance When Nanna and Peter went into the kitchen the they saw a sight that made madet t them em stare The table as spread for and on the stove the coffee cottee was steaming There was bacon fryIng frying frying fry fry- ing in the pan and bread baking in the oven When they went to the pantry they found it filled with food the barn door was open and Peter saw a cow eating her breakfast while the tl hay from the loft hung like fringe over her ber head What does it mean and who has been here I wonder said Old Peter Old Nanna did not answer she took a apiece apiece apiece piece of paper from the table which she had Just discovered under a plate and held it up to Peter This may tellus tell tellus tellus us she said Peter put on his spectacles and rel read You shall never want as long as you live hat you had you shared with the needy suffering has softened the heart of ot Pet Peter r but Nanna's needed no lesson she was always kind to those less fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- than herself It is the fairies said Nanna 2 and the baby w was s a fairy sent to test us both times Peter sat thinking for a minute and then he said I brought all the want upon us because I did not welcome the baby we found in the storm years ago but I have been sorry many times that I did not share what I had with it We will never turn anyone from our door whether he is old or young what we have we will wilt share ith others Old Peter and lived for tor many years and always found the pantry filled with food and the filled with hay for the cow but never did they see th the fairies or little Storm yet they believed In them and gave freely of ot all they had to those who passed their door and were in need of help Copyright 1916 by McClure Newspaper News Newa paper Syndicate New York City |