The Ambitious LDan’delion.
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WAS Springtime. and there
T was great rejoicing because
Winter, with the icy blasts and
ing snowstorms had gone, and
er was fast approaching.
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sisters and {nude of the
ambitious.
dandelion
bud, which was filled with such lofty Now, if we were all beautiful flowers blown here and there
“Do stop wanting to be we could make some folks very happy. wards."
anything'but just a yellow dandelion; but as it is, we must remain for a few Not bear-in; any answer, to her eon.
you can’t be a bird with wings and a die?! in this field. then we Will change versatiorg and looking around and see-
bautiful voice, neither can you be a into masses of ‘fuuy, wuuy' and be ingall-the Mm brads”
The Tragedy of the Easter Hat, as Told
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my humble yellow flower.”
And so. under the glowing sunshine
and rocked by soft winds, the ambitious
little dandelion grew from a bud into a
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Out in the country fields the grass
Was showing a tender greenrxess and
Iotted here and there were dandelion
77 plants, whosfiiny brds were beginning
lo glimmer with rings of lovely gold.
One bud in particular, which was
much larger and more golden than any
of the others, cried:
fitters, who are dwelling on the same
plant that I am, and also dear friends,
who are growing on other dandelion
plants, in this beautiiul, field, I feel
filled with joy this lbvcly morning, and
fit is my feeling one of joy?
"I feel as I would love to fly far, for
way. Oh! if I only hid wings like the
Mul little birds! And then again,
feel as if I would indeed be wonder-
lully happy if I was a lovely flower.”
“Oh! Oh!” cried the brothers and
”Brothers and
lovely flower, so do please be satisfied
with just what you are. If you con-
tinue to keep
happy you would be if you were
changed into something beautiful, you
will get us all dissatisfied with our lots.
These are not the days when dande-
lions have fairy godmothers."
“I wish 1 were not filled with such ,
lofty ambitions, and 1 know as well as V
you do that I must remain a humble
dandelion. But how I would love "to be
able to see some of thealtars in the
city churches. I have been hearing the
really folks say as they wall: along the
lane which leads past the field to the
next town that the flowers will be un-
usually beautiful this year; everycme is
so interested in seeing the churches look
bright with many gorgeous flowers.
on calling to us. how,
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(A Legend 0! .m.)
NCEupon a time thecca'non of After
Middleham Church quite forgot I;
to attend an important mas
o the clergy.
When he remembered it it was al-
most the hour set for the meeting, and
yet he was in his own :home; miles
away from where the mediug'was to
be held.
It was a very inlportnnt meeting and
the presence of file anon was necee
in can: lessor.
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sexy and so worried was he Mann-
thinkingly he exclaimed:
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and promptly he annealed at the Riff
0! the unwary cam.
“I’ll get you tired!" he deckred; ,o
The moat was. scared, and refined
the evil one’e mm ‘
"You an not draw back!” said he:
“1' ll get you to the meeting in time and “1'
you must keep to your bargain!"
And despite the ecpostulations of the g'
canon, the evil e one whisked him ofi
through the air and set him down at
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the assembly was convening. '
‘fl’ll meet-you at the west doci- wllen ,
the meeting is over,",'soid the evil one.
“I’ve done my part. yqu must do
yoursl”
properly to all tlu business of the meet-
ingconldmroely thinkofanyflling
buttheterfiblenenaltymiringhimat
the west door of the church.
Whenthetirne‘carnetodepart he
stood a long while considering and
finallydecidedtogooutbytheeast
dooraudthlnbyandeludethefiend
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andafteraliasvhqkaroqndaduallx
scampered allthewnyhoule—tohiswna'
house.
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musings 4s thd; reason there is always a; I}
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age this be heaven.
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For lime: laughter and flowers,
Butteifliu and gay bower: »
It’s the lonelier: place, this Euler-Egg
Town. ;
t A deuime Bus is; a Spring 3-3! and
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3 Will show you about this gay Easter-
3 Egg Town,
Where that's lime: of blue
M b! brightest red, too,
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But each one is a dear,
And seem quite at home in thLLEarler—
Egg Tm .
You ask bowyou’llsfiad this Easter-Egg
Town,
You my hunt this old florid far upand
and than down .
And ought never find it unless you are
we,
And In with your fancy a: well as
your eyes.
Then forth will spring house: of candy
:0 sweet, "; '
'Twill tempt you qt and to rit down
and eat an Enem~£gg Town!
P. 51—le have misred'a lot affirm
if yon; have Wr dressed eggs, chick:
and duck: and Irate u too»; of your
can. Try it H’itls paste, scissors, to-
m paper, paint or pen and wit you can
”lobe some very, very cunning Easter
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round, golden flower. -
Very beautiful was the in her» own
humble way, and her brothers 8% sls<
tcrs grew with her until really folkg
walking along the country lane said N
each other: “Some of the dandelion:
in Farmer Jones’ field look uncommonln
large and yellow this Spring.” ;
Then, on the second day of the opem
ing of the bud of this ambitirus dandeu
lion, the unexpected happened. i
The minister of one of the w
churches in a dty a number of miles
away from this field walked along thq
country lane with his little daughter. a
years old.
“Oh, Father 3" she cried, as she saw
the ambitious dandelion nodding on he:
plant, "see what a pretty flower in the
field, close beside the fence.
"How I would love to have ill
\V ould it be stealing if I readied
through and picked it? I would so love
to have it.” Q
Just then Farmer Jones came M-
ing through the field, and he law:
long and loudly at the little girl’s Queen:
tion, as he said:
"My dear child, how I wish 1 wild
give you every dandelion plant M189; ..
field!”
Tut I only Willis onekfiyiaa;
ther dig up that little plant with his:
penknife? If I had‘it I couldplant it” '
in my small jardinicrc at home, and
place it on the altar of father's church.
"I have longed to have a flower to
put there, but I have not said' so be
cause there are so many lovely ones be
ing put there by the congregation.”
Oh? how the heart of the ambitious'
dandelion sang with joy! Could it be
possible that after all her great longing
was'going to be satisfied?
Yes, her longing was satisfied, and on
Easter Sunday, mingling with roses,
azaleas, lilies and dafiodils, the dander
lion and her brothers and sisters stood
in the little girl‘s blue jardiniere ontho
altar of one of the largest churches in
a great city. .
“hen the choir sang “Behold thd
Lilies of the Field” her heart sang with
them in a. great joy. And so there was
one happy, humble little field We: on
that glad Easter Day.
Norwalk Chronicler