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The Fate of a Fairy
Excerpt from The Fate of a Fairy
Well, you are the fairest little one I have ever seen. Come and take me to your mama.
So she took my hand and we both went to my mother, and the queen told her she would pay her well for the use of the ground while the fair lasted and that not a blade of grass should be harmed by her tribe if she would let them in. My mother said, They say gypsies steal child ren. Would thee steal mine?
The queen said: I give thee my hand and pledge that we will not steal anything belonging to you, or let anyone else, if we know it.
So she gave five pounds to my mother, then she turned my hair back from my forehead and said.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Well, you are the fairest little one I have ever seen. Come and take me to your mama.
So she took my hand and we both went to my mother, and the queen told her she would pay her well for the use of the ground while the fair lasted and that not a blade of grass should be harmed by her tribe if she would let them in. My mother said, They say gypsies steal child ren. Would thee steal mine?
The queen said: I give thee my hand and pledge that we will not steal anything belonging to you, or let anyone else, if we know it.
So she gave five pounds to my mother, then she turned my hair back from my forehead and said.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
235 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2018
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September 3, 2013
I happened upon a first edition of this strange and wonderful book while browsing a junk shop in Palisade, CO. The narrator--who seems to be a fictionalized version of the writer--overcomes hardship and travels (alone and a woman) to the Wild West to try her luck. Her voice is flat but hypnotizing (think *True Grit*), self aggrandizing and humble at once. Her adventures are full of humor and danger. At root, she is a feminist and a humanist working against the grain of the times. Her final prophecies are poignant--though in one instance eerily inaccurate. I found this book highly readable and historically fascinating. And I wouldn't want to mess with Ellen E. Jack.
April 26, 2018
This is an amazing memoir of a tough-talking, gun-toting, "I shot the hat off his head," 20th century "mining queen" who came to Colorado as a widow and managed to enrich herself with multiple businesses and prospecting. The writing is spare and descriptive, but nevertheless one gets a full picture of this "curious lady" who enthralled tourists until she died near Colorado Springs in 1921.
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