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Show Land of Fulfilled Wi.he. i. I want W, father, aid Jack en morn taff at th breakfast table. "I want mm new akatee and a pair of floyea, ana need some carfare, too, Five dollar," eald his father, "dose not grow on every bush, my on, and I think your old kt will do for thl winter; your flovM were new only laat week. Why do yoe want new oneaT" "1 want aom lis Charlie Jonea; mlna ara not leather Ilka hla" aald Jack. "Toy will have to uaa tham tbla win-tar." win-tar." aald bla fathar. "and. my aon. If you had all tba thing you desire what would you have to look forward tot I will give you soma change for carfares, but the other thinga you do not need." Jack look ad afiar bla fathar with a frown and aald to bla mother. l don't aa why I cannot hava thine tlka tba othar boya I think fathar mis; at tat ma bar a tha fflovaa d akataa." "You hava a great deai now, rapltsd hla mothar. Tou would find It dull, I think. If all your desire war granted. - Tha Land of Fulfilled Wlaba would ba a dull piaca to llvs in.' Jut than It began to snow oo hard that Jack had to five up hi skating and, tab In a book, ha want Into tha library to ed before tha open fire. what hla fathar and mothar had aald-"I aald-"I Just bat t would not find It dull to live whera I had everything for which I wlahed," ha aald. - "Coma with ma and aaa, aald a volne oleae to hla ear. "Com wiih ma to tha 1-end of Fulfilled Wlshea and wa wtU aaa how you Ilka It.") Tha Bxt Instant Jbrk found himself .salting ovr tha top of buildings, which looked TTfcitOT huuaaa. Ha wsvsr could " think how ha got out of tha house, for all ba remembered wa aalllnf through tha air and how little tha oujsct balow looked to him. "Hera wa ara, aald tba goblin, aa they dropped Into a big garden. "Now run along and hava a good time If you oan. Thl la tha Lnd of Fviniled wishes, and all you hava no do la to wish and It I route." Before Jack eould reply tha goblin waa gon and Jack looked amund kim to find all tha tree were made of candy, with fruit hanging from them. Ha began to sat unfit ha could hold no more and than thought of the skates hs had wanted. There they war right on bla fast. Than ha wanted a place to skala on and ha wa on a pond without moving from whera ba had stood Around and around ha akated until ha waa eoM and tired. 'I wish I had a Tioree and sleigh," thought Jak. Quick a the thought cams tha sleigh and a baauttful black horse with silver J balls on Its harneaa. But Jack grew tired of that and ha , wished for a horse with a saddle and a new riding suit. There ba waa on the horse, but aven horseback nding bored him after a whlla and ha wished ha was aatlng hi dinner. Inatantly ha found htm self at a tahM with all kind of food that boys love and thta tlma he waa aura ha would not grow tired of tha granted wish, but ha did for of souree, ha could not heap on eating eat-ing "I wish I owned a menagerie, though Jack, "then I eould sit and wmtch ", but there It waa right befor him. . Tha lion roared and tha othar animal mad, auch a noise that soon he grew , tired of that. "I wtah I had a nice quiet place to raat a little," thought Jack. Ha waa swinging In a hemmork tindae two big trees and all waa so still ha -Jumped up to aea whera he waa "1 am thirsty," ha thought, and up jumped from tha ground soinewhera a Riasa of sparkling water and flew to i 1 1 pa. . - ' " Jack almost choked, ft was atl so sud-, den. "This Wishing T .and la too much for mo," ha said. "Ten don't hava chaoc L0 think at anything before It lg , here. I bellev mo i her waa right. T wlah I waa back la my own land and home.' "Jack. Jack. -aald hi mother, "the sun Is out. Tom hava plenty of time fnr skating before lunch. Why, you were sound aaleep a If it war night time.'' "Yea. 1 know I waa" aald Jack, rub- king hla ayes. ! wss draamlng f lived, In that place you spoke about at tha, breakfast table.' "Where wa that? asked hi mothar for ah had for gut tan all about th talk thev had. "Tha Land ef Fulfilled WIh.M aakd Jack "and you wars right, mot hu There la not tha least bit of fun getting everything you wlah for. I'd rathar live here." Ilia mother laughed at what ha told . bar a hou t his draa m. "It wou id not bring happlneea, 1 am aura. If we all ha everything for which wa Wished," sa said. "Now run along, for J aaw tha-men tha-men go up to tha pond with tha anew-' -plow, and I am sura It will ba aJl dears for sksting by now, -These old akate ara all right.-, thought Jack, as hs ran toward tha ' rnd. "If I had naw one thl winter, could not hava tha fun of thinking about having tham nest winter.' (Copyright. 11t. by the- VcTiure News" I'sper Hymllrsts. New York fltyl. " |