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Veale - -Illustrator: Palmer Cox - -Release Date: February 12, 2017 [EBook #54159] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BUSY BROWNIES *** - - - - -Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by the -University of Florida Digital Collections.) - - - - - - - - - -[Illustration: BUSY BROWNIES - - ILLUSTRATIONS BY - PALMER - COX - AUTHOR OF - THE BROWNIES - - STORIES BY - E. VEALE - THE - FAIRY TALES AUTHORESS. - - _COPYRIGHTED 1896_] - - - - -THE FAIRY QUEEN’S PALACE. - - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -All the Brownies had promised to help, and when a Brownie undertakes a -thing he works as busily as a beaver until it is accomplished. Now this -is what they determined to do. - -[Illustration] - -The Fairy Queen’s palace had been destroyed--a wind that had swept -through the forest carrying trees before it, and spreading ruin as it -traveled, had lifted up the Fairy Queen’s home and dashed it all to -pieces. Poor little Queen; how sorrowful she felt to lose the pretty -house where the royal family of Fairyland had so long lived. - -[Illustration] - -But true to their nature the Brownies came to the rescue, promising -to build a palace far more beautiful than the one that was lost. Such -helpful little creatures as the Brownies never lived. No chance of doing -good to one in trouble ever escapes these generous little fellows and -certainly this was a work to be hailed with much joy. - -For a long while before they commenced, you could see them gathered in -groups, discussing how and where they should begin, and how they could -make the palace more beautiful. They were a funny looking set when they -started out for the place where the house was to be built. Each one -carried something. One little fellow had an axe, another, hammer and -nails, one the mortar hod and still another the plane, while the master -worker could be seen with the square in his hand giving directions to the -whole crowd. - -They commenced their work one beautiful moonlight night. Brownies, you -know, work when the darkness has put all the world to sleep. What a time -they had getting all the things together. Arriving at the spot, some fell -to chopping wood, while others mixed the mortar and rigged up the pulleys -by which they were to raise the stuff to the roof. How the hammers rang -out as they struck the bright little nails. The grindstone went spinning -around so fast it hummed quite a tune, as the carpenter sharpened his -tools, for the Brownies had so much to do they must work their very -fastest. The plasterer mixed the mortar, the painters made their brushes -fly over the house; the masons worked with a will at the chimney, and the -paper hanger’s scissors shut with a click as he cut off the paper for the -palace walls, which were to be so prettily decorated. - -When morning came all was finished and the Brownies felt proud and happy -as they looked at their night’s work. They worked as if by Magic and -almost before you could think, the palace rose high in the air. The -Brownies don’t have accidents very often but they must have been nervous -this time for while four or five of them were seated on a “Jack” painting -the outside, over went the paint, brushes and all, and the little fellows -who were standing on a ladder underneath had an unexpected bath. - -[Illustration] - -They were only sorry to think that they had left their camera at home for -they would have been happy to give the children a picture of the house as -it looked when it was finished. - -Although they were tired and their eyes were growing heavy with sleep -they felt repaid for all their efforts, especially when the Fairy Queen -seemed the proudest and happiest of them all. She thanked them heartily -for their loving service, and when they had seen her safely settled in -her new home, they all disappeared, to be seen no more until there was -more good work to be done. - - - - -THE BROWNIES’ VISITORS. - -[Illustration] - -The Isle of Fun and Frolic was the home of the Brownie boys and girls, -and no one can e’er deny that the island was well named. These youngsters -had no thought but to run and play, to sleep and to eat. They loved the -flowers and they loved the birds--and the butterflies led them lively -chases in their games of hide and seek. But one day came a change in -their lives, and they learned that others lived in the world besides -themselves. Little Peak Hat discovered it, as she stood on the rock -looking out toward the sea. It was a great vessel ploughing the waves, -its white sails flapping in the winds, and as she watched she saw it -moving steadily towards the island. All the Brownies came rushing at -her call, and their wonder knew no limit. On came the vessel closer and -closer, the Brownies watched as long as they dared, and then fearful of -being seen hurried away to hide themselves where they might occasionally -take a peep. What great big creatures were landing on the island, and -what loud voices they had as they called to each other. It sounded to the -Brownies like the roar of distant thunder. All day long the little people -remained hidden, but when night came they stole from their hiding places -to talk it over. What kind little hearts these Brownies had. All the nice -pieces of wood should be piled up for these strange people’s comfort, the -best grapes should be saved for them, they would coax the fish to nibble, -and do all in their power to make these queer guests happy. Indeed they -seemed to think of nothing else, and had you visited their home in the -old forest, you would have found them busily engaged in planning how they -could add to the comfort of their strange guests. The Brownies are never -so happy as when they are busy making others happy. They believe that -the best way to enjoy life, is to give pleasure to those they meet. Of -course the visitors did not know what was making their visit so pleasant, -for these busy little creatures always work quietly and secretly. The -visitors did not stay long, but the Brownies did good service, and when -they had gone they quite missed the pleasure they had felt in making -others happy, and they were continually wishing that some favoring wind -would bear some other ship to their shores that they might again have an -opportunity of renewing their acquaintance with these queer people. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE BROWNIES’ PLUM PUDDING. - - -’Twas the evening of the twenty-fourth of December. The clouds had been -gray and heavy all day, and now the snow flakes were beginning to fall -thick and fast; so fast that already quite a white blanket was spread -over the earth. - -This did not please the Brownies; they had work to do, and a snow storm -would hinder rather than help its progress. - -Somewhere in the woods nobody knew where, for the Brownies kept the -secret all to themselves, was a great big Christmas Pudding full of plums -and citron, raisins and spices, and the Brownies wanted to bring that -pudding home. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -It was so big and heavy that they had built something that made one think -of a raft or perhaps a ladder with the sides very far apart. How they put -the pudding on it would be hard to tell, but they managed it and bravely -they struggled with their burden perched on their little shoulders. They -took turns so that no one got too tired, but all were glad when they were -safely out of the woods and had landed the pudding in the hollow of the -old tree back of the school house, for this had been the spot chosen for -the grand feast of the morrow. Then to their homes they skipped away to -dream of the good times in store for them, and if their backs did ache -and their poor little feet felt sore and weary, the vision of the pudding -dancing in their heads made them forget all their woes. - -And what a treat they had on Christmas Day! The pudding was so good, -and the day was so merry that the Brownies wished as they shut their -sleepy eyes that Christmas came more than once a year. They made up their -minds that they would never let a Christmas go by without having a plum -pudding, for it was the best thing they had ever tasted. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE RAID OF THE INSECTS. - - -She was Queen of the garden, this beautiful creature, and all the flowers -loved her. Each vied with the other in trying to please her. The tall -white lillies held their heads still higher as she passed by, the tiny -bud opened its curled petals further and further until it burst into a -glorious rose, the blue bells tinkled their sweetest music, and the shy, -gentle mignonette shed forth its loveliest perfume--every flower did all -in its power for her sake. - -And the Queen loved all the flowers, too. She begged the sun to shine -down upon them, and she asked the morning dews to bathe their bright -faces, and the gentle rains to give them plenty to drink. - -At last there came a day when the lillies hung their heads; blue bell -and heart ease fell from their stems, the poppies that had gleamed so -brightly in the sun light covered their faces and shone no more, and all -the garden seemed full of gloom and sadness. - -The Insects had done it all. With their sharpest weapons they had -attacked the flowers, making them one by one yield to their violence. - -[Illustration] - -How this grieved the flower Queen, but at last she thought of the -Brownies, and she smiled for well she knew these clever little workers. -She found a trumpet flower that had escaped the cruel foe, and blew one -gentle blast. Quick as a wink the Brownies came running. Their faces -looked sad when they heard the trouble, but they promised to do all in -their power to help their gentle Queen, and bravely they went to work. -They took turns at the grindstone and sharpened their spears and swords -and axes until they glistened in the moonlight, and the insects might -well have trembled had they seen them. - -[Illustration] - -In the morning when the sun peeped out to waken the flowers, the insects -once more started on their raid, but they were not prepared for what -followed. Curled up underneath flowers and bushes hid the Brownies. -Out they rushed and war raged fiercely, but the Brownies came off the -victors, and the bees and the beetles, the hornets, ants and caterpillars -lay dead upon the ground. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE BROWNIES’ WEDDING GIFT. - - -Once upon a time, long, long years ago, there lived somewhere the other -side of the Atlantic Ocean, a maiden who was as beautiful as an angel, -and better than being beautiful, she was also good and gentle. - -Elsie and her father lived alone, for her mother had died many years -before, and this beautiful maid kept her father’s house, and managed -all things like some wise and noble queen. The poor people of the -village loved her, for it was her gentle hands that brought broths and -strengthening food to the sick mothers, her beautiful eyes that read -comforting words to the old women, and in her untiring arms many a poor -little baby had been rocked to the land of dreams. - -There was somebody in the village who loved her better than all the -people put together, but he dared not tell her, for he was poor, very -poor, and she was rich as a young princess. Now it happened that the -maiden loved the youth as much as he loved her, but she was too proud to -show her love because she thought that the young man did not care for her. - -[Illustration] - -One day great changes came to the home of Elsie. Her father had gone on a -journey and when he returned he did not come alone but brought with him a -wife and she brought with her two proud and unlovely daughters. - -It was a great trial for the maiden, she and her father had always been -so happy together, and she wept when she thought of how little of his -time and love could now be spared for her. Well might she weep--for -the new mother set right to work to put her daughters in the place of -Elsie, and with cruel words and taunts compelled her to wait upon these -step-sisters, until her life became one dreadful burden. Tales, unkind -and untrue were carried to the father, and when his wrath was turned upon -her she could stand it no longer, and made up her mind to leave her home -forever. - -[Illustration] - -One night when they all had gone to a ball, to which Elsie also had been -invited but from which she had been compelled to stay away because her -beauty so far out-shone the gaudy make up of the sisters--she packed a -few treasures and with many tears and farewell glances, for the spot she -loved so well, she went alone into the great wide world. - -It chanced that Earnest, the youth who loved the maiden with all his -heart, had grown restless and unhappy thinking of his sweetheart, and yet -not daring to tell her his love, and he had come to her home thinking -that perhaps he might find comfort in being thus near her. He wandered up -and down, when all at once he stopped, looked around him, and then rubbed -his eyes--for he surely must have been dreaming, this could not be Elsie -who stood before him. But it was she and no other--poor Elsie leaving her -home, sad and broken hearted. - -[Illustration] - -Pride no longer held the youth speechless, and sorrow made Elsie see the -tenderness and sympathy in her lovers eyes. Oh, how happy she was as she -poured out to him all her troubles and found comfort and rest in his -loving arms. - -While the lovers stood together planning a life for the future--things -had been entirely taken out of their hands by the good little Brownies. - -They had known Elsie and worshipped her for her goodness, and now the -time had come when they might show their appreciation, and while the -lovers talked they had gathered silently around them. Then the Queen of -the Brownies spoke, “Good and lovely maiden, and noble youth,” said she, -“we know of your troubles and we want to help you. Listen to what I tell -you, and you shall have riches in abundance. Go, when I have finished -talking, enter the Briarly woods. There in the hollow tree you will find -a casket filled with bright and shining gold, take it, spend it wisely -and take with it the blessings and good will of the Brownies.” It was a -wonderful wedding present, and filled the lovers hearts with gratitude. - - - - -THE BROWNIES AND THE FARMER. - - -The Brownies were sorrowful, more sorrowful than they had ever been in -their lives before, and that is saying a great deal, for Brownies you -know, live such a long, long while, and the saddest part of all was that -there seemed no way out of their trouble. The Brownies who lived in the -apple orchard saw it first and when they told their friends, all with one -voice, cried out, “The wrong must be righted!” - -Now this was the trouble. Farmer Grump had bought the Old Clover Farm -where the Brownies had lived happily for years, and now each day was -full of trials and discomforts, for this cruel farmer seemed always to -be finding a way to make the life of his stock miserable. The cows had -great boards tied over their eyes--so large that they could not see and -so heavy that when the poor creatures went to crop the grass, Bang! Bang! -went the board against their noses. - -[Illustration] - -The pigs suffered too. Into their noses had been driven rings that almost -made them bleed when rooting in the ground. And what happiness do you -suppose life holds for a pig if he cannot root? - -The Brownies liked the donkey for he seemed such a patient, long -suffering animal but the farmer’s children made his life wretched--they -beat him, they stoned him, they even took their naughty little feet and -kicked him. - -The sheep suffered, and the horses as they dragged the plough through the -hard earth or hauled heavy loads along the sandy roads felt constantly -the slash, slash of the farmer’s cow-hide whip. - -Everything on the place suffered, so do you wonder the Brownies looked -sorrowful? - -At last they could stand it no longer, and all met one night at the “Seek -us further” tree where the oldest Brownies lived. He had gotten up in -the limbs so that all might hear, or at any rate see him, and announced -that they had long witnessed these scenes of cruelty in silence, but -now something must be done, and they wanted all the Brownies to help. -He thought it would be a good plan if they went when no one was around -and whispered in the sufferers ear that the time had come when they must -rebel. They must stand up for their rights. - -“Hurrah!” and “Three Cheers,” cried the Brownies in chorus, as they waved -their funny little hats. The farmer heard the noise but he thought it was -only the wind blowing through the trees in the apple orchard. - -[Illustration] - -The meeting was dismissed, and quietly and carefully the Brownies went -about their work--and they did it well, too, for the next morning when -the farmer went to harness his horses, and as usual brought the cruel -whip down on their back--he found that two could play at the same game -for up went the horses heels and sorry trouble Farmer Grump had to get -them harnessed. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -Then the pigs took their turn. They showed their long white tusks and -acted so savagely that the farmer left them in fright. Even Ned the -patient donkey, kicked up his heels, galloped away and no one could come -near him. Everything seemed possessed with the same spirit and Farmer -Grump went to his breakfast the most puzzled man you could possibly -find. But the animals won the day, for that very afternoon the farmer -went to town and when he came back he was carrying a large board painted -in great big letters telling all the neighbors that his stock was to be -sold the very next day. This he hung up by the road side, and as it was -market day, the farmers learned the news, as their tired horses jogged -slowly along towards home. They decided that they would attend the sale, -and were on hand bright and early the next day. The old farm place was -crowded with buyers, anxious to get horses and pigs and other animals for -little money. - -[Illustration] - -How happy the Brownies were as they crowded around, for the new owners -had thrown the cruel devices of Farmer Grump away. They were happy when -they thought of the good homes these poor animals had found--but gladdest -of all where they when they thought of Ned, for Widow Love had bought him -to cart to market the beautiful butter that she made every week. They -knew that she would be very kind and gentle to their old friend. That he -would have the softest of straw for his bed at night, and the finest of -oats for his dinner, while there would be no cruel children to beat and -kick him and make his life miserable. Ned lived a long while to enjoy -this beautiful home, and the Brownies always found him a faithful servant. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE BROWNIES RIDE. - - -[Illustration] - -“Are you in the humor for a lark, boys?” It was Dot, the very smallest -and as everybody knows, the most mischievous of all the Brownies, who -said it. - -“We are that!” was the reply. - -They were coming home from school, these Brownie boys, and dinner pails -and books were thrown down at once while they crowded around Dot to hear -of the prospective fun. - -“You know that clover field to the right of the big stone house,” he -began, “well some time ago Grimes put up a sign which read ‘Horses taken -to Pasture.’ You should see the luck he has had. I guess as many as a -dozen horses are running around in that pasture field. It’s bad for -them to do nothing but eat all day, so I thought we would be doing a -good thing for them, and for ourselves too, if to-night, you know it is -moonlight, we borrow these horses and go for a ride.” - -You should have heard the yells of delight with which this scheme was -greeted. No body but approved, except of course Croak, he always objects -to everything. - -The plan was for them to meet at the school house at ten o’clock, then go -together to the pasture lot. A number of the Brownies were to bring ropes -which they would tie around the horses’ necks and haul them into the road. - -The hour came; the Brownies met, and the work began. They had forgotten -saddles, but some of them crawled through the windows in the harness -maker’s shop and came back loaded with both saddles and bridles. Such a -time as they had getting them on, and so many Brownies had been invited -that there were not enough horses to go around so two and sometimes three -saddles must be put on one horse. - -[Illustration] - -All was ready at last and off they started. It was so funny to see them. -Some of them actually hung on to the stirrup straps. Things went pretty -smoothly at first, but Oh my! what a difference by and by. Saddles -slipped, bridles came undone, and the Brownie boys and even the poor -horses went over and rolled around in the mud. But the bitter must be -taken with the sweet so nobody dared complain, when the ride was over -and the horses and harness were put in their proper places, everybody -pronounced it one of the best frolics he had ever had in his life. - - - - -BROWNIES AT SCHOOL. - - -[Illustration] - -There was a great commotion in Brownie land, for the good Queen had -just sent forth a command that all the Brownie lads and lasses must go -to school. She had sent her messenger to all the mothers and fathers, -bearing her orders that they must send the children to the old school -house early the next evening. They could use the same room that real -children used, for they would go to school when most little people were -asleep. The Brownies were greatly excited. They could be seen talking -together in the most earnest manner; some pleased, others sorry over the -unusual event. - -[Illustration] - -However, all the children and a good many of the parents assembled the -next evening and listened with great interest to the words of Prof. -Lofty, as he told them what he expected them to do during the winter. - -[Illustration] - -Brownies have no names you know, so the teacher had to ask the scholars -to put a letter on their backs so she could tell them apart. They, looked -quite funny running around with this kind of a mark; quite like the -kindergarten children when they go on a picnic and have the tags tied to -their dresses, so they can be identified when it comes time to go home. -The Brownies proved good students, and soon became very wise. - -[Illustration] - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Busy Brownies, by E. 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