. St. Nicholas [serial] . MOON. 22 7 Elfie as if she were a princess, and walkeddown the great stone steps, Elfie had an op-portunity of looking around her and seeingwhat a really remarkable place this countrywas. There were hundreds of just such castlesas her own to be seen from where she stood,and E-ma-ji-na-shun told her that they belongedto poor people who could not afford to live in areal castle on earth. Far away in the distancewas a range of mountains, which glistened sogloriously in the sunlight that she was not aston- Hullo, Elfie ! is this cold enough for you ? Elfie looked around, a
. St. Nicholas [serial] . MOON. 22 7 Elfie as if she were a princess, and walkeddown the great stone steps, Elfie had an op-portunity of looking around her and seeingwhat a really remarkable place this countrywas. There were hundreds of just such castlesas her own to be seen from where she stood,and E-ma-ji-na-shun told her that they belongedto poor people who could not afford to live in areal castle on earth. Far away in the distancewas a range of mountains, which glistened sogloriously in the sunlight that she was not aston- Hullo, Elfie ! is this cold enough for you ? Elfie looked around, and saw what she feltsure must be one of the famous giants she hadread about. It was the form of an enormousman, nearly sixty feet high, seemingly made ofice and snow. He had on an ice overcoat, acrown of ice, and a snow beard. His face ap-peared to be made of strawberry ice-cream, andhis legs and feet were two great blocks of frozensnow; his hair was composed of icicles, andunder his arm was a tremendous pair of THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF JUST SUCH CASTLES AS HER OWN TO BE SEEN FROM WHERE SHE STOOD. ished when her guide told her they were madeof solid gold and silver. Many of the trees which grew near the castleshad diamonds, emeralds, and rubies hangingon them for fruit. They strolled on gently, Elfie looking fromside to side with delight, when she heard a ter-rible, rushing, roaring noise, and at the sametime felt an icy cold wind blowing past her andinto her face. She looked up to see the causeof the cold and the noise, when she heard a big,blustering, boisterous voice shouting : On looking further, Elfie saw that he had justcome from a gigantic cave in the side of aniceberg, which was floating around in a crimsonlake. How did you leave all your friends, downbelow on the earth ? he roared. How do you know I came from the earth ? said Elfie, who, seeing that E-ma-ji-na-shun waslaughing away heartily, was not afraid. Ho, ho! dont you know that I visit thatplace quite oft
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