Show I The Fhe Sandman II I Stories Poor Little Cherry Blossom Once on a branch of n a a cherr cherry tree there was as under tho the soft bark hidden a Cherry Blossom for forthe I tho the time to come como when It could could pro go o out put In Its prett pretty pink and white whito g gown wn and show Itself to the world There were of at course many of or these little blo blossoms oms but this particular Blossom d did dd not not like to walt wait she I wanted to go at once So on one soft warm morning sho she Peeped out Oh It t Is summer al already already al- al tend ready sh she cried I knew It must be timeS time time and here are all Kli of at m my sisters rs Bitting sitting Inside walt waiting InK I 1 shall be the first to show the color of ot our new go gowns If I wait walt until the others appear who ho in Is to Admire me mer me We e all aU will bo be admired together I shall not wait walt for or them 11 I 1 want to be admired all aU alone So this foolish little Cherry Blossom Blos- Blos som m came caine out the tho next day dav In ln the sun She did not flirt out her skirts at first for it was not quite as ns warm as she ahe had thought Gentle GenUe Breeze floating b by stopped to speak to her lier I 1 am afraid you rou ou are arc too top carl early Cherr Cherry Blossom ho he said saMl My brother North Wind Ind has not gone home yet et he ho IB is only napping for tor a a. dar davor or t two 0 resting for tor his long Journey to hl his home homo up North Ho H will be back here before he leaves lea for tor good goon and I hope he will not catch you ou Vh Why did you OU come out so o early earh Not one of ot your our sisters IM SM here I 1 was as as tired of or waiting replied Cherry herry Blossom and eo so o would you ou be If JC you OU had been shut up In the house all aU with Ith never a chance to peek peel ou outside ts I d Better go back and wait walt a little Ion longer Iter warned Breeze as ho watt wafted d away But Cherry Blossom did not take the warning for tor the next day dav the sun was warmer and out she threw her pretty skirts for everyone to admire But that night how sorry she wa wn that she did not heed tho warning of or Gentle GenUe Breeze for tor tho the night wl wind d grew re chilly and b by and b by along came camo North orth Wind Ind for tor a n. farewell trip and he nipped little Cherr Cherry Blossom so 80 hard that the next day when the sun suy came out there she sho was all nU withered Poor little Cherry Blossom would never ne bo ho e a cherr cherry now and when hen It was as time for her sisters to come out In their pretty new gowns she eho had o o 0 wear an old brown dress and cling close to the bark barl of or the limb who she sho lived Jived Then later she ahe hc had hat to see her sis sla- sla tore in their beautiful red dresses which she sho could not wear and she sho had plenty plent of ut time to think over how silk she phe had been not to wait walt patiently as they did for tho the warm days to come com Instead of ot hurr hurrying out or of that she might have ha all aU the tho admiration for tor herself The next year rear she eha was ae wiser an and stayed tucked snugly I In her r 1 bed until It was time lime for tor all of her sisters to put on n their Hummer Bummer clothe clothes and you can be certain that none nono of or I them looked prettier than tho the little Cherry Cherr Blossom who the lummer be before be- be fore tore wore an nn old faded drees dress all tho the M season ht 1921 by th the tho McClure I I Newspaper Syndicate New ew York CIl City I |