Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — A Gingerbread Dream. [ARTICLE]

A Gingerbread Dream.

There waa a little maiden: Her name waa tiny Nell; She went about from afreet to atreet With gingerbread to aell. And aome were shaped like elephant* And Some like queena and kinga And aome like parrota, dog* and cata And lota of funny things. One night she dreamed of gingerbread And how much she haul sold, While roundabout were kings and queens With crowns of shining gold. They aald: "Are we 'but pennies And half pennies? Oh. dear! My little maid,%ou aell us Too cheap, ‘tla very dlear. Because you take such trouble.” The elephant replied: “We’re worth more than you ask for us; It cannot be denied. I’m worth at leaat a florin, The queen's worth half a crown. And for the king a guinea Tou ought to ask In town.” Poor little Nell aald, weeping, "That truly la absurd.” ”A shilling for. poll parrot!” Cried out that noiay bird. At this she took her basket up And tossed the cakes all out. "There, you may go and sell yourselves And what you’re worth find out!” Then down sank king and elephant And parrot, dog and queen. And Nelly opened wide her eyes And found It was a dream. -.Philadelphia North American.