. St. Nicholas [serial] . A HEADING FOR SEPTEMBER. BY EDGAR PEARCE, AGE 17. MARGARETS JOURNEY THROUGHFAIRYLAND. BY MARY GRIGSBY (AGE 13).DRAMATIS PERSONS. Margaret, a mortal child; Puck and Muck, twobrownies; Roseleaf, Dandelion, Harelip, andBluebell, fairies; Oleander, the fairy king; a num-ber of subjects and attendants. Scene I. A mossy dell wherein the fairies andbrownies are holding a midnight revelry. Enter twobrownies, leading between them a shy, frightened mortalchild with her arms full of daisies and other wild being granted permission to speak, Puck begins : To you, your M
. St. Nicholas [serial] . A HEADING FOR SEPTEMBER. BY EDGAR PEARCE, AGE 17. MARGARETS JOURNEY THROUGHFAIRYLAND. BY MARY GRIGSBY (AGE 13).DRAMATIS PERSONS. Margaret, a mortal child; Puck and Muck, twobrownies; Roseleaf, Dandelion, Harelip, andBluebell, fairies; Oleander, the fairy king; a num-ber of subjects and attendants. Scene I. A mossy dell wherein the fairies andbrownies are holding a midnight revelry. Enter twobrownies, leading between them a shy, frightened mortalchild with her arms full of daisies and other wild being granted permission to speak, Puck begins : To you, your Majesty, our king,We fain would dare a request to bring:That your fairies, before they farther roam,Will accompany this poor maiden found her tremblingly (poor mortal)Crouched beneath our fairy portal,. A SUMMER SNAP-SHOT. BY S. BUTLER MURRAY, JR., AGE 14. By her golden tresses gowned, By a wreath of wild flowers crowned. King. Indeed, she is a pretty maiden,With her arms with daisies , my subjects, how do you feelRegarding our kind Pucks appeal? Fairies All. We agree with your Majesty,• To take her home immediately. Scene II. They all arrive at a tiny lake, and em-bark in a canoe. Strains of music are heard, and thefairies sing, while Margaret falls asleep. Quickly row, quickly row,Lightly touch the shining water ;Give the mortals back their daughter. Quickly row, quickly row. Quickly row, quickly row,Lovingly the moons rays gleaming On the head of her who s row, quickly row. Quickly row, quickly row,The stars their midnight vigil keepingOver her who s sweetly sleeping. Quickly row, quickly row. The strains of music cease, the boattouches the shore, and Margaretawakes. The brownies carry her onshore, and are about to disappear whenMargaret calls them back
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