i Mature. "Was it the same manager, we wonder, turn back and take a look at them. I touches up his toilet for my sake before "What are they?" said Delia. to whom Mr. Sola's small tuper ran in unceremonicuslj, as in my wont, every meal, as punctiliously as if we had As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, "Don't look behind you that's number came crying tor a redress of his griev announcing myself, as I opened the sitting-room company. Leadsbv the hand her little child to bed, one. Don't touch anything that's number ance? He has been cast to play doublefour" door, by a hearty 'Good-even- Half willing, half reluctant to be led, 'Of course, when he is so thoughtful two. Don't laugh that's numoer in a pantomimic game ot animateddominoes: And leaves his broken playthings onthefloor, ng.' There was no fire in "the room, but of me, I cannot be less regardful of him three. Now, go on your way." 8till gazintr at them through the open door, but the dresser had allotei plenty of dust and disor-'er. All these little things take a few ot the Not wholly reas-oiiedand comforted Hand-in-hand, the little girls once more "double-four' to his brother Jim, and in "Come right in here," shoured out precious momenta of our fleeting bves. By piom ses of others in theii stead. set off, their hearts beating so fast at the sisted upon his being contented with donning Henry, and I followed his vo ce through Which, though more splendid, may not please but we consider their observances our pmspect of enter-ng Fairy Land that they the tabard of "tour and a blank."' him moie, the dining-room, unwarmed except by bdunden and interchangeable duty. could hardly breathe. At the top of the So Nature deals with us, and takes away He had protested, he had howled, he hau the far-away warmth ot the kitchen fire. Since housekeeping is the principal busi hill they found the big rock all Our plavthings one by one, and by the punched Jim's head, without effect. A large basket of rough, unfolded, and ness I have in hand, I want to do my best hand over hung with vines, just as the old "What am I to do?" the little pantomimist unironed clothes was turned bottom-up in that vocation to be conscientious ana Leads u- to rest so gently, that we go, woman had said, and Dipsy, crowding cried. "I'd sooner give up the profession wards on the extensioa-table, an immense Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, painstaking in that as I would in teaching forward, knocked first, crying out as she Being too full of sleep to understand than be took down so many pegt clothes-horse fi.led half the room, and uausic or any other accomplishment. did so: How far the unknown transcends the what we without never 'aym' done nuffiti." every cnair was loadel with coats, hats, I eDjoy my work it comes easy to me. know. "Open gates "Never mind, my boy," replied the I take both pleasure and pride in it, and cloaks and shawls. Dipsy waits, amused stage-manager, "you shall play I think the secret of my succes-j in this "We just use the dining-room as a sort of "SUPERS" OJN"Tii*) STAGE. And so does Delia!" double-four and if yru behave yourseli humble sphere of mine has been my "gangway" in the winter,' said Henry, properly till Boxing-Night you shall play keeping every thing up from the very The vines swuug aside, like green curtains Comic Doings of Tben Humble Players. and den up here, except when we have double-six." fii st, and never allowing myself in the stirred by the winds, and a great, Supernumeraries on the stage, ordinarily company. If any body runs in upon us, smallest particular to fall into slipshod glittering doorway, with pillars of solid That little feilow would never have called '-supers," says Chamber's Journal, they must take us as they find us This ways.' crystal on either side, appeared,while beyond made such a mess of his "business" as did leceive a small pay, but are not reckoned was not an over-cordial welcome^ but I you could see a lovely garden with a street urchin who made his first appear within the roll of actors. They went along into the kitchen, where Henry Mark and Jane, now settled in their apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, ance on any stage under the auspices of make up a crowd, when a crowd is wanted was seating himself at the tea-'able which, beautiful, well ordered Christian home apricots, and every surt of delicious fruit Mr. J. C. Williamson, when the latter was in a piece, and so on. Though viewed it vcu will believe me, Aunt Mary, was on the banks of the Connecticut, only the that ever was heard ot. Beautiful fountains playing Stiuck Oil" in a country town. as a kind of nobodies, they cannot be their little hangniug cooking-table covered other evening spoke of the two lessons sparkled in the sunshine, toys of all Led on by the ear by Lizzie Stofel, and done without, and managers need to take over with a strip of oi'-cloth. A few that December evening brought them, sorts were scattered about, and the air asked, "What for you call me Dutchy?" care not to give them oftence. odd pieces of crockery were scattered upon and the lasting impressions they wrought. was filled with delicious music, as if a the debutant bluited out. 'Cause you These humble players have been aptly it without regard to order. Phrenological Journal. military band were playing somewhere told me to!" to the immense delight" of described as serfs of the stage, for whom "The little bit of a kitchen was untidy, in the distance. the house. As soon as the act was over, there is no manumission. Let them work the stove dirty and rusty. There weie Kot Yf t. And this was Fairy Land! he was told he might go in front and as hard as they wil', play their parts as memories of Saturday's baking in the Not yet, O friend, not yet. The little girls rushed through as if before any one could stop him he pulled well as they may, their merits niee^ scant shape and appupiancc of flour, dough and patien stars they had wings ou their teet the crystal back the curtain, climbed over the footlights recognition either before or behind the Lean from their lattices content to wait. grease on the flour, table and door-latches, AH is illusion till the morning bars gates closed behind them: and Dipsy, into the orchestra, and coolly lef curtain. For the wages of some threepence and a salt cod fish, with a cotton string Slip from the levels of the Eastern gate, springing forward, began 1o fill her pockets tie theatre. an hour, they have to submit to being tied around its tail, was hanging to the Night is too young:, O friend, day is too neai with the beautiful toys and tempting Boleno, the clown, never evoked bullied and badgered, and put to all knob of the closet door. Susan's hair Wait for the day that maketh all things clear fruit. heartier merriment than that caused by manner of personal discomfort. Still, Not yet, O friend, not yet. was rough and frowsy, and her gown was 'Stop, Dipsy," said Delia. "Remember his first appearance in public as one of with a sense of inferiority, the super considers torn and soiled. Dear me, who could Not yet, O friend, not yet. what the fairy said." the "principal waves," in the nautical himself fn actor. He treads but have imagined that such a state of things All is not true "Oh," said Dipsy, "she won't know!" piece "Paul Jones." It was at Sadler's the lowist rung but his foot is on the was so soon to follow their great and expensive All is not ever as it seemeth now, And then an old man with a gilt crown Wells Theatre, soon after the "real water," theatrical ladder. The climbers above wedding 1 What a picture of Soon shall the river take another blue, on his head came hobbling towards for which that house was long famous, may superciliously ignore the connection Soon dies yon light upon the mountain brow. loveliness the bride was! They might as What lieth dark 0 love, bright day will All, them. had given place to the conventional canvas but he feels that he, too, is an actor, and well hii two or three rooms in a flat to Wait for thy morning, be it good or ill, "Oh, what a funny old man!" criod sea with its wave 1 oiling bojs underneath sometimes asserts his fellowshiplike the den up' in as to own that large, elegantly-furnished Not yet, O friend, not yet. Dipsy, bursting out laughing. The last scene represented the poverty-stricken fellow who publicly hailed house and not use it, or to Bret Ha) te. 'Ah! said the old man "Breaking the ocean, bearing on its expanse of waters David Ga:rick as his "dear colleague," so misuse it. rules of Fairy Land? Come to the dungeons two ships preparing for action. The on the score that it was his crowing that "This scene rather discouraged me. DIPSY AA'D BELLA. quick." waves rolled as the boys bobbed up and made the ghost of buried Denmark start Were Jane and I to deteriorate in that And as he spoke, all the toys and fruit, down, and all would have gone well had like a guilty thing upon a fearful summons way, I lhink I would rather have every Delia had run away. in Dipsy's pocket changed to living crea-' not Master Harry discovered a small hole and the le^s obstru9ive super, who, thing stop just where it is. I believe it She was a little girl, nine years old, tures and bounced out, tinning summersaults in the canvas above him. when told of Macready's death, exclaimed' would save us a woild of trouble, and we who had been picked out of on orphan as they uid so, and crying. "She Into this hole he put two fingers, intending would go on looking at married life, as asylum by old Mrs. Blidge. Old Mrs filched us-she stole us! Stop thief! Stop to take a peep at the fiont of the "Ah! another of us gone!" we would have made it, through rosecolored Blidge lived at the foot of a mountain, thief!" while the old man with the gilt house. The rotten stuff gave way the It is recorded that a French super, glasses "and Mark moved uneas close to Enchanted Land, and a very hard crown, who was the Chief Watchman of waters of the Atlantic divided, and disclosed playing an assistant footman in apopular ily. got up nervously, and going around mistress she was, ac Delia soon found out. the Garden of the Fairy Queen, dragged a small head besmeared with blue oprea bouffe for the ihst time, fell down the table, seated himself by Jane's side She kept her ali day picking berries, and Dipsy a long, kicking and smuggling, toward paintthe result of fricticn aga nst ihe in a fit, brought on by the excitement and tendeily kissed the pretty, reproachful then locked her up lest she should escape, a hugh building in the rear. Opening painted cloth. Catching sight of this, consr quent upon his having to create a face she raised toward him, while while she (Mrs Blidge) trudged off a door, he pointed to a heap of round young Joe Grimaldi, who was the captain role.' Tco much z^al is always inconconvenient. Aunt Mary was considerately looking to sell them at the neai est village. Sometimes "Please, sir, what aie those?" said things. in command of one of the vessels, At a performance not very another way. she fed Dalla and sometimes she Dipsy, trembling all over. called out, Man overboard!" when the long since of "Richard 1IL," the armies forgot to feed her, until Delia grew thin "Perhaps Henry is not altogether "Little girls' heads," gioweld the stage-caipenter stuok his fist at the appalled contending at Boswoith were so carried and lean and as for clothes, any old rag blameless in the premises," said Aunt Chief Watchman. offender, causing the luckless away by professional ardor that the was good enough. Mary, coming back to the table with a But thia was said only to give Dipsy a yourg rascal to disappear from view, and mimic tray came very near the real red feee af er an energetic hunt for the One day Mrs Blidge sent Delia out to good fright. They were cocoanuts to bob with such vigor at a remote distance thing and one galiant aicher introduced sheais "did he fix himseif up for tea?" draw water at the well, and by some mis "he sat make cocoanut puddings for the grand that a sudden storm seemed to have himself to the manager's notice with an "O, dear, no," replied Mar take the chain slipped off the cylinder, Jinner party that the Fairy Queen was brosen over the ocean far aw ay. anow through his nose, so astonishing down and ate his bread and milk in his and down went the bucket crash into the going to have the next day" w7eh. So Ddlla took the tin dipper, and that gentleman that he salved the wound An American critic, disgusted with shirt sleeves, colarless and cravatless, and At this Dipsy fell down on her knees with half a soverign. The next evening the mob in Julius Coesar," when the with unbrushed hair and whiskers. He threw it after the bucket and began to shriek and cry for mercy. the casualties rose to such alarming proportions play was acted .ately at Booth Theatre, would not have shown himself to Susan "Lie there, both of you," said she. "I'll "Tell me," said the Chief Watchman, that a like treatment would have because they showed no discrimination, in such a plight before his marriage, I never touch yiu more!" very sternly, "whether you would rather vell-nigh exhausted the treasury. cheering the meanest soldier walking in assure you.' And away she tiudged up the mountain be a little girl without any head, or to beturned procession, while they let Caesar and An Considering how often the super to seek her fortune. Aunt Mary looked at the pretty Susie's into a bioom to sweep the pave thony go by unrecognized, insists upon changes his nationality, one would expect Pretty soon she met another little girl, clock oa the mantel, took out her gold ments of the Fairy Courts?" the supernumeraries being better taught him to be too thorough a cosmopolitan picking bluebairies off the bushes, and pencil, wrote a little note, and then said "Oh, please, sir, a broom," piped out It is certainly the duty of the stage manager to cherish any insular or continental eating them as if she was half starved to to the young man, "I wish, Mark, dear, poar Dipsy. to see that they are properly instructed, prejudices. They nevertheless have their death. you would carry this billet over to my And so, in the twinkling of an eye, but it is no use to ask too much sympathies and antipathies. "Who are you!" said Delia. nephew, Horace Alden's, for me. They she found herself transformed into a of them like the actor-manager who "Shure, sir," said an Irishman who "I'm Dipsy," baid the strange little live in the east tenement in the Rutherford broom, standing up in the corner, with a called upon his supera to assume an oily had tor some nights died a glorious girl. Block, you know, and on the strength red string passed through the place where smile ot tiuculent defiance and the author death fighting for Fatherland, "it's \.nd what are vou doing here?" asked of your cousinship that is to be, I wan her eyes used to be, to hang herself up of "Jeanne d' Arc," who, in his mighty onpleasant to have to be a German Delia. you to run in without ceremon y." by! Dipsv, "I'veiun awav." stage directions, requires the representatives I'd rather play a Frenchman." "Oh," sa Mark came back in half an hour with Then the Chief Watchmen turned to ot the English spectatois at the piosession He had to be contented Dy receiving "Isn't that funny?" said Delia. "So a radiant face. Removing his hat, he Delia, with a gracious smile. to the pyre to give vent to a buz the manager's assurance that if he continued have I. I dropped the bucket down the made Aunt Mary a low bow, saying, I am "It's for you, little girl, said he. I and murmur of hatred and exultation to work up his agony well, he well. What did you do?" very much obliged to you I wouldn't permitfel to change his uni- am to take you to the Fairv Queen, when and the representatives of the Amazon's might be "1 let the oatmeal porridge burn," said surrender tbc opportunity that may De you will get leave to pluck all the fruits countrymen to express their feelings in a form at the end of the month. Greater Dipsy. "Anl while my cross old grandmother graciously given me of helping make a and flowers, and play with all the toyp buzz and murmur of love, pity and sympathy. success awaited a stalwart navvy, who, was looking for a nice limber home with Jane here for any earthly consideration." you like.*' Such exacting gentlemen remind after crossing the Danube several times stick to beat me with, I ran away." But, please, sir," faltered Delia, who one of the French manager who fined at Alexandra Park, declared 1IP must "And what aie you going to do now?" "Indeed," cried Aunt Mary, in seeinins was very tender hearted, can't Dipsv one of the supernumei nries engaged in "chuck it up" if he he could not be a asked Delia. surprise, "perhaps you will be good come too?" "Paul et Virginie for not making himself Turk. His desire was granted, and the I don't know," answered Dipsy, enough to tell us what has changed your "She will sweep the garden-walks black enough, and afterward discovered next afternoon he was pitching Russians "Neither do I," said Delia. "Let's mind so suddenly." sometimes," said the Chiet Watchman. that the man he had fined was a into the water with a will. take hold of hands and go up the mountain "Well, you see," said Mark, "I ran up "Brooms have nothing to do with toys negro bom. together." Somebodywe think Mr. Dutton stais and opened the door at the top, as and plums and roses." +o a great field Cooktells a good story of an ae^ssoire Pretty soon they came you told me. and such a charming picture The Fairy Queen was sitting on her once attached to the Porte St. Martin of blueberry bushes, where a pail stood that I saw. A living-room, neither throne, all spangles and precious stones SLIPSHOD WAYS. Theatre. Fombonne had won managerial filled nearly to the brim with the fruit. parlor, dining-room nor kitchen, but a and green gauze, with a diadem of dewdrops praise for the adroitness with "Stop!" said Delia. "It isn't ours." happy combination ot the three, made on her head, and holding a silver BT MRS. ANNIE PKE8TON. which he handed letters or coffee-cups "I don't care," cried Dipsy, stamping attractive and homelike by perfect neatness sceptre tipped by a star. She received Mark and Jane were to be married in a upon a salver, and his excellent manner her little foot. "I'm hungry!" order and good taste. Such a cordial Delia very kindly, and adopted her week. Dropping into the Taylor sitting of announcing the names of stage guests welcome that I bad, to be sure. I "So am I," said Delia "but we mustn't among the faries at once. room one evening, Mark found Aunt Mary and visitors Naturally enough, he was heartily ashamed when it came over take what isn't ours." "What favor have you to ask?" said assisting Jane about some of her elaborate thought his services might be more me how well I used to know both Horace Dipsy, however, only made a face in she smiling, as Delia fell on her knees and mysterious bridal prenarations. liDerally rewarded, and made his thought and his charming wife, and tha return, and sitting down, began to gobble on the glistening pavment. Aunt Mary was always considerate and known had not called on them before. up the beiries as fast as she could. "Please, your majesty," sobbed Delia, sympathetic in her "words and ways, and "Monsieur Fombonne," said the manager, All of a sudden a tall old woman, with "I gave Julia your note, and she read "my little mate Dipsy has broken the Mark liked her. He sat down by her "I acknowledge the justice of your a curious peaked cap, and a no36 and it with a little laugh, and insisted that I laws, and has Deen turned into a broom. n~w in unwonted silence, and with a application. I admire and esteem you. chin that almost touched each other, should take off my overcoat and take tea Could you be so very good as to turn hei clouded brow. You are one of the most useful members seemed to rise up before them out of the with them. The cosey round table, with back into a little girl?" of my company. I well know your worth Jane looked at him furtively from behind very middle of a huge cluster of blueberry its snow-white cloth and pretty tea-service, "Are you willing to take her place for no one better." the clouds of white lace and muslin bushes. looked so inviting I could not resist a month*" said the Fairy Queen, gravely. blowing with pleasure at this recognition in her lap, as he mechanically poked "Who's eating my berries?" said she,in the temptation. 'Horace does not get Delia hesitated a moment, and then of his merits, M. Fombonne, with over the multitudinious trifles in her a shrill voice. out of the store till seven he sees to the said: one of his best bows said: dainty work-basket, making as vague Dipsy put her blue stained fingers behind closmg up, so we have our tea at half "Yes, jour majesty, I am." "I may venture than to hope" and unsatisfactory answers to her numerous her. past seven,' Mrs. Aid en said. Julia's She did not like the idea of being a. "By all means, Monsieur Fombonne," questions as if he were guessing "It's that little girl," said she, nodding dress was plain, but tasty and neat, set broom very much but then it would only interrupted the manager. "Hope sustains conundrums. After ten minutes had been her head toward Delia. off by a dainty white aprjn, and her simple be for a month, and it would save Dipsy us under all our afflictions. Always spent in this rather stupid way, Aunt The old woman looked sharply from toilet was completed by a geranium from such a terrible doom. hope. For my part, hope is the only Marv asked, suddenly: one to another, but she did not say anything. leaf and a verbena blossom in her shining "Let the broom be brought," said the thing left to me. Business is wretched. "Well, Mark, what is it?" hair. Horace, in a handsome dressing queen, with a wave of her star-tipped The treasury is empty. I cannot possibly The young man started, and looked at "Please, ma'am," said Delli, humoly, gown and embroidered slippers, looked wand, and one of the black slaves raise your salary. But you are an artist her with a smile as bright as if a heavy we are two little girls going to seek our every inch a gentleman, as he is. brought it over his shoulder. She and therefore above pecuniary consideration. fog had been lifted off his mental horizon fortunes. Could you tell me where the "The situation made us confidential, and touched it with her hand, and immediately I do not, f. cannot offer you money as he said Queen of the Fairies lives." I asked Mrs. Alden how she had man Dip3y stood trembling crying before but I can gratify a laudable ambition. "I declare Aunt Mary, I didn't mean "I am a fairy myself," said the old aged to settle down into being such a her. Hitherto you have ranked only as an to speak of it, but I am as nervous as a woman. wonderful little housekeeper, and she Delia was already beginning to fancy %I used to be somewhat inclined to accessoire from this time you are an actor. girl overovernex* Thursday not the At this Dipsy burst out laughing. said, that she felt stiff and bristling, like a ceremony itself, mind you I shall really 1 give you the right of entering the "No, yer is not," said she, flinging a be careless in my habits, and I suppose broom, but the Fairy Queen turned kindly green room. You are permitted to call enjoy the display in the churchbut I handful of blueberries at the old woman. my friends had some misgivings as to my towards her, and said: Monsieur Lemaitre man comrade to thee refer to all the life that is to follow." "Fairies are young and beautiful! You ability to keep house. Among my wedding "Generous littte girl,*you deserve a reward and thou Mademoiselle Theodorine. I "Marriage is indeed the most important are anpld fright!" presents was one from a great-aunt instead of a punishment. Go your am dure, Monsieur Fombonne, that you event of a lifetime, and the outlook, 'Dipsy hush!"' said Dipsy. of mine who was wonderfully skilful way, and be happy with your little friend will thoroughly appreciate the distinction to every reflective mind, must with her needle. It was the teapot-mat,' "I won't hush!" said Dipsy. in Fairy Land." I have conferred upon you." be a serious one," said the sweet faced old and she held it up for my inspection. It The old woman, howevor, paid no atattention So Dipsy and Delia were happy ever The manage*' read his man rightly the lady "but may I ask what has brought was a scalloped circle of scarlet broadcloth, to the little girls, impudent after. Dipsy had received such a severe promoted accessoiie was more than satisfied. up the subject so impressively before you with a slipper run down at the it eel words. lesson that she never again trangressed to-night?" embroidered in it in black worsted, with "You are in Enchanted Land now," the rules of Fairy Land: and Delia became Not so well pleased was the English "The fact is, Aunt Mary, "replied Mark, the words. 'Sever get 8lip-shod.\ said she. "If you go on straight up this in time, one of the chief maids of super who asked for a rise, pleading~that hesitatingly, "I have just come from 'This has been a coi stant reminder path, you will find a great rock, all hung honor to Her Majesty the Queen. he had been playing his part with the utmost Cousin Henry's. As I was passing the to me,' Julia went on. 'Were I tempted with vines, on the edge of a stream And sometimes on moonlight nights, care and zeal for a hundred consecutive gate ou my way here, I heard the woodshed to ne.lect any trifling dutjr for the next Knock at it, and say, 'Open gates, Delia' when they are floating, invisible, over the nights. The manager inquired door open, and Susan's voice call time, mv eye would fall upon or recall waits!" You will see what you will see!' world belpw, they could see Mrs. Blidge what part he played. put, 'Supper's ready.' The pleasing vision the words of Aunt Mittie's motto, and I "How do you know my name is Delia?" grumbling and muttering as she picked "Why, sir," said lie, "I am in the fourth of a neat dining-room, a cosey tea table, would not only do what I had thought of said the child, in amazement up sticks to boil herpot,and Dipsy's cross cat have to stake twenty pounds in the and two happy, contentci young neglecting, but would do it a little bef er, "1 know everything," said the old old grandmother scolding away, all to gamblig scenne." souls enjoying the nicely cooked, tastefully if possible. Horace, toq, has kept me woman, with a wise nod of the head. heiself, because she had no one else tt "Very well," quoth the manager "from served evening meal rose up before from falling into slipshod ways by his Didn't I tell you I was a fairy? But there 3cold at. to night you shall double the stakes. me, and I could not resist the impulse to own habits of neatness. He always are three things you must observe." But Dipsy and Delia were fairies now. *& fit &Z *3(f*' y^TW^'**3 Iftaia^iMLUitrt'x* ynnMnm^u