. Those midsummer fairies . God to do, God forgives us very very much—oh, so we ought to forgive other people. Thus urged Effie among the fragrant wild hyacinth,the sunshine falling upon her sweet earnest face ere-while. I—I never tliinked of that before, said the littleboy. Who told you all these things, Effie ? Papa, the child answered. He always tells useverything, 3^011 know, Bernie, everything we ought toknow. He reads it in books, and then he splains it tous, sos we can understand. Miss Effie, Miss Effie, called Annette. Tislunch time, an if you are coming to help me u
. Those midsummer fairies . God to do, God forgives us very very much—oh, so we ought to forgive other people. Thus urged Effie among the fragrant wild hyacinth,the sunshine falling upon her sweet earnest face ere-while. I—I never tliinked of that before, said the littleboy. Who told you all these things, Effie ? Papa, the child answered. He always tells useverything, 3^011 know, Bernie, everything we ought toknow. He reads it in books, and then he splains it tous, sos we can understand. Miss Effie, Miss Effie, called Annette. Tislunch time, an if you are coming to help me unpackthe picnic baskets, you must come at JEANIE. CHAPTER IX. LOST. If not with you, I know not where she is, She may have lighted on your fairies here,And now be skipping in these fairy rings,And capering hand in hand with Oberon. —The Foresters. LORD TEXXYSON. THE golden sun was low in the beautiful, calm sum-mer heavens, and a soft, westerly breeze, flower-scented, strayed gently over tbe blue and purplebanks of wild hyacinth, and fanned Effies prettyearnest face as she sat beneath a great oak tree at herfathers side, a little apart from the others, and talkedwith him as she loved to talk of all that interested hermost. The happy holiday was nearly over, and it wastime to take the homeward road. The children hadhelped Annette to pack away the cups and saucers,plates and dishes and all the other impedimenta of a (149) 150 THOSE MIDSUMMER FAIRIES. picnic, and now Effies quick eyes could discern thecarriage and horses awaiting them at the base of the o c? hill, where the heavy chalk road commenced, althoughDr. Allan, short-
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