Show I I THE GRUB WORMS WORM'S WEDDING There was great excitement among the fairies The youngest daughter of the Queen was to come of age the next evening and a a. big ball was to be given to which invitations on rose leaves had been sent out to all the pretty Insects that lived in the garden I Even the clematis was trembling with excitement and the trumpet flower bl blowing the news to all the lily beds The Princess Ray was to choose a suitor from among the m many ny applicants applicants cants and as all were to meet at the feast for the decision every pretty fellow fel low with wings was pluming himself in his best colors Just outside the flower garden was wasa a cabbage patch and on one of the I leaves was as an ugly brown grub worm I lIe He heard the news and nd saw a a. swarm of of gayly colored insects lyIng flying around Ray as as she flitted from rose to rose The grub gazed in envy at their hues and sighed at his own ugliness for he too loved the Princess I Presently down the patch came again I Ithe Ithe the gay company In the way lay a small pool of water about an Inch long and sear near it was the unhappy grub I What an ugly fellow Princess exclaimed one bright insect Let us usI drive him away I The poor worm looked pitifully at atthe atthe atthe the Princess who was of a kind nature nature nature na na- na- na ture and whose sympathies went out outto outto outto to the unfortunate No indeed she cried indignantly Let him alone He is a fine fellow and doing his duty in Ife life probably as well as you She tried to pass the pool but was wasI I not able to step over The grateful worm crawled into the water which I was only about as deep as a green pea and stretched himself so as to form a bridge I am glad to serve the kind Princess Princess Princess Prin Prin- cess he said and she c can n walk over my body and reach the other side without wetting her dainty shoes Delighted at such gall gallantry Ray nay walked quickly over the brown worms worm's bod body and when she reached the other side of the tiny pool she thanked himI himI himI him I I j I want you to be my guest tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row ow evening at the te feast she he said d to the astonished worm I am to have havea I Ia I a big birthday party and you will be I most welcome Dont Don't mind your dark robe for your heart Is bright and andI noble so be sure and come Then I she he flitted away The worm lay lav lava a long time thinking of his good fortune How happy he I was to have the sweet Princess notice him and invite him But then how ugly uly and shabby his furry brown skin His image reflected in the water made him sigh in despair So with a heavy heart he went to sleep under the shade of a cabbage leaf But early the next evening he crawled to the tiny mossy ring in the woods in which the feast was to be held None of the guests had come so he curled up around a stalk stall of ot grass and lay dozing The lights broke out in the vines above as the darkness dark dark- ness i fell Music floated in the soft air Tiny forms of exquisite beauty l I clad In shining gauze robes floated from flower to flower or danced over It the velvet grass The Princess clad cladIn cladin cladin in a fleecy gown of green with a crown on her golden hair was sitting on an emerald throne by a rose bush About her floated a crowd of gaudy lovers all anxious to be chosen But 1 strange to say she looked anxiously about as s if seeking someone she did not see Suddenly the grub woke up The lights the music the beauty of the scene frightened him Then over against a glowing crimson bud he saw the Princess lIe He felt giddy and sick it seemed as if he were dying so he raised his head for a glance at the one he loved Ray turned and saw him gazing at her and her face grew bright with welcome Then a wonderful v thing happened Slowly from out the brown skin of the grub there arose an exquisite creature who balanced himself delightedly on his new new shimmering wings of gold At Al Athis Athis his feet lay his old old ugly fur The grub S I worm worin had turned into a gorgeous butterfly but but- The Princess' Princess eyes grew bright and she laughed with Joy Oh my beautiful butterfly she exclaimed I had already chosen you for my husband even when you were a grub for I loved your noble heart How exquisite are your gorgeous wings ring and your our glowing colors Now these are the real facts of what brought brought about the happy marriage of ot the Princess Ray nay and the humble grub worm I Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- I I I paper Syndicate New York City I |