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diff --git a/old/65841-0.txt b/old/65841-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index f0936b3..0000000 --- a/old/65841-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,842 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Lost Dryad, by Frank R. Stockton - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The Lost Dryad - -Author: Frank R. Stockton - -Release Date: July 14, 2021 [eBook #65841] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Tim Lindell, Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was - produced from images generously made available by The - Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LOST DRYAD *** - - - - - - THE LOST DRYAD - - - - -ONE THOUSAND COPIES OF THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN PRINTED AT HILLACRE FOR THE -UNITED WORKERS OF GREENWICH――EASTERN BRANCH, INCORPORATED. - - - - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Sincerely yours -Frank R. Stockton] - - - - - THE LOST DRYAD - - BY - - FRANK R. STOCKTON - - - [Illustration] - - - PRINTED AT HILLACRE - FOR THE EASTERN BRANCH OF - THE UNITED WORKERS OF GREENWICH - RIVERSIDE, CONN. - 1912 - - - - - Copyright, 1911, by The Curtis Publishing Co. - Copyright, 1912, by The United Workers of Greenwich. - - - - -[Illustration] - -IN EXPLANATION - - -A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and -_The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold -which of his stories she liked best. Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old -Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him. The fanciful stories he wrote for -children were very near to his own heart. - -Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition -of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her -a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum. This she -illuminated and decorated, bound it in leather and sent it to Mr. -Stockton. - -One day Mrs. Gotthold’s mail contained a parcel. Being opened, this -proved to be a small leather-bound book of neatest manuscript, bearing -on the inside cover this inscription: - - To Mrs. Florence W. Gotthold, this little story――which was - written for her, and of which there is no other copy――is - gratefully presented by - - FRANK R. STOCKTON - - Claymont, Nov. 3, 1901. - Transcribed by E. W. Tuttle. - -A title-page, also in Mr. Stockton’s handwriting, read: - - The | Lost Dryad | By | Frank R. Stockton | Only Copy. | - Claymont | Charles Town, W. Va. | 1901 - -The book consisted of twenty pages written by Mr. Stockton’s -sister-in-law from his dictation. - -Ten years have passed. Mr. Stockton died in April, 1902. None of his -immediate family remain. The friend for whom he dictated this quaint -little tale has regretted that her pleasure in it was not being shared -by others. Her interest in the Eastern Branch of The United Workers of -Greenwich, Connecticut, has prompted her now to give the story to them -for publication. The magazine rights were sold to the Curtis Publishing -Company. The money thus obtained has been expended in producing this -edition of one thousand copies――the first edition of one of the last -tales of America’s well-loved story-teller. - -The proceeds from the sale of this book will go into the construction -of a children’s club-house and playground in a very poor little -village, where some of the little ones wander through childhood almost -as forlornly as the Lost Dryad bereft of her oak-tree. To prolong the -youth and bring joy to the lives of these children is the purpose of -this publication of the troubles and adventures of The Lost Dryad. - - COS COB, CONNECTICUT, - Thanksgiving day, 1911. - - - - -[Illustration] - -THE LOST DRYAD. - - -There was once a dryad who was truly lost. The summer was drawing to a -close; the nights were becoming cool, she had no home, and she did not -know where she was. - -Not long before, while she was still in her oak tree, there had been a -terrible storm; the tree had been dashed to the ground and splintered -to pieces, while the poor dryad had been blown away, and away, and -away, she did not know where. Now she was looking for another oak tree -to live in, but she was lost, absolutely lost. One tree she found, -which she thought might shelter her, but when she examined it she found -that it was getting old and its trunk was badly cracked. After her -terrible experience she was afraid to go into a cracked tree, and so -she kept on her way. - -At a little distance, she saw a village, shaded by trees, and the -thought came to her that she might possibly find a home in a big oak -there. That would be fine, truly. She had never lived in a village, it -would be a new experience. - -So she kept on, but when she reached the place she found that few of -the trees were oaks, and these were not very well grown and too small -for her. It was nearly supper-time in the village and, therefore, there -were not many people in the street, but presently she met a big man -with a cross face. - -“Oho! Oho!” he cried, “who are you? You cannot go about the street -like that!” - -The poor dryad was terribly frightened. “Like what?” she asked. - -“You must go home and dress,” he said. - -“I am dressed,” said she; “these are all the clothes I ever wear.” - -“Do you call these clothes?” he said. “Come along with me! I am a -constable. I will take you to the lock-up. You must be crazy! But they -will take care of you there and, at any rate, will dress you properly.” - -The poor dryad trembled from head to foot. She did not know what a -lock-up was, but she knew it must be a terrible place, and she had -never seen anyone look so cruel as this man. He had already seized her -by the arm, and if his grasp should become tighter, she believed her -arm would break in two. Poor, weak, beautiful dryad! What could she do? - - -She thought of something. It was her only hope! It must be remembered -that there is a peculiar property pertaining to the kiss of a dryad. -Whenever a dryad kisses a human being, that person becomes ten years -younger. So all good mothers are very careful to keep their children -away from large oak trees. If a girl, of a dozen years, were to sit in -the shade of one of these trees, she might attract the attention of an -affectionate tree dweller; and then, if this dryad should kiss her, the -little toddler of two years might go home――if perchance, she remembered -where she lived――and astound her parents. But if a child who was not -yet ten should be kissed, it would disappear utterly. - -The dryad remembered her rare gift, as she looked up tearfully into the -stern face of the constable. - -“Please, sir,” she said, “don’t take me away; I shall be frightened to -death if you do. I have something to tell you, but only you must hear -it. Please let me whisper it to you.” - -The constable looked at her. He was fond of hearing secrets, and it -was quite proper that people should confide in him. So he bent down -his head to hear what the dryad had to say. In a moment she kissed him -twice, and, before he had time to notice the change, he was a man of -thirty years of age, vigorous and handsome. He released his grasp upon -her arm and stood up, straight and tall. - -“Oho!” he cried, “and who are you?” - -“Put down your head,” said the dryad, “and let me tell you.” Then she -gave him two more kisses. - -Now there stood before her a boy of ten, very much troubled. - -“I don’t know what is the matter with my clothes,” said he, “my -breeches are all down about my feet. They are like an old man’s -trousers. And my shoes and stockings! Where did I get such big shoes -and stockings? And this great jerkin, it is too big for me. I am going -to throw it off.” - -“That is right, little boy,” said the dryad, “throw it off, and pull -off those shoes and stockings; you can walk a great deal better in your -bare feet. You must have been asleep and in a dream you put on your -father’s clothes.” - -“I expect that was it,” said he, “it must have been that.” - -“Now run along home, little boy,” said the dryad, “and carry carefully -your father’s jerkin and his shoes and stockings. Perhaps if you put -them where you found them, he may never know. Now run along!” - -And the little boy ran along. - -The dryad was now alone, but she was still frightened. She was sure -there were no trees here which would suit her and she was afraid of -meeting some other cruel person, so she slipped into a side street, and -there she saw a light coming through a glass door. This was the only -light in the street and she went up to it and looked in. - - -Inside was a small room, not very well furnished, and by a table, with -a light on it, there sat a girl, trimming a hat. The dryad smiled with -pleasure; she was not afraid of a girl, especially one who was so -pretty, and looked so gentle. Perhaps she might tell her where there -was a good oak tree; so she opened the door, without making any noise, -and stepped in. - -At first the girl was startled and dropped the hat she was trimming, -but when the dryad quickly told her who she was and what a sad plight -she was in, she was reassured. She had heard of dryads and was glad to -see one. - -“But you must remember this,” she exclaimed, “on no account must you -kiss me. I am engaged to be married and I would not have you kiss me, -for the world.” - -“Oh, no! no! no!” said the dryad, “no matter how good you are to me, I -shall be very careful. And can you tell me where there is a large oak -tree?” - -“I do not remember any,” said the girl, “but I expect you sorely need -one for you must feel cold in the evening.” - -“Oh, no!” said the dryad, “I am not cold. But what a beautiful hat you -are making! Such lovely silk and lace you are putting on it!” - -“Yes,” said the girl, holding up the hat before the lamp, “I am trying -to make it pretty, but this silk is tarnished; it has lost a good deal -of its color. My step-mother thinks it is good enough for me and so I -must do the best I can with it.” - -“Poor girl!” said the dryad, “she ought to give you the nicest stuffs -there are in the village, you are so pretty.” And, moved by pity and -affection, she was about to give the girl a kiss of sympathy, but -remembering just in time that that would never do, she kissed the hat. -Instantly the silk and the lace were as bright and new as if they had -just come out of the shop. The dryad exclaimed with delight. - -“Look! look!” she cried, “did you ever see more charming colors?” - -The girl had never seen more charming colors, but her countenance fell. - -“They are very pretty,” she said, “but what an old-fashioned hat! It -looks like one of those hats people used to wear ten years ago.” - -Now the poor dryad was greatly troubled. “Have I spoiled it?” she said. -“Oh! I shall be too sorry if I have done that.” - -The girl turned the hat around and looked at it on every side. - -“Of course, I could not wear it as it is,” she said, “but I am sure -I can alter it. Yes, I can change the shape and then, with these new -trimmings, it will be perfectly lovely. I thank you ever so much. But -please do not come any nearer; you might forget yourself.” - -“And you are going to be married?” asked the dryad. - -“Yes, truly, if I can,” said the girl, “but my step-mother does not -wish it; she wants me to stay here and work for her. But I shall be -patient and, in the meantime, I am so glad that he will see me in my -new hat.” - -“And is your step-mother so very cross?” asked the dryad. - -“Oh, very! If she were at home I could not let you stay here, and as I -expect her to come back shortly, I am afraid――” - -The poor dryad clasped her hands. “You do not mean,” she said, “that -I must go away? I hoped that I might stay here until the people of the -village were all in bed.” - -“I am very sorry,” said the girl, “but really, if my step-mother should -come back and see you here I don’t know what would happen; but I will -tell you what I will do: I will lend you one of my frocks and a cape, -and you can put on my sun-bonnet; then you can go out and look for a -tree and people will not be apt to notice you, and if you will come -back after a while, when my step-mother has gone to bed, I will go out -with you and help you to find a tree if you have not found one. Oh, now -please don’t! People can be very grateful without kissing, you know, -and I will bring you the clothes in a minute.” - - -When the dryad had put on the frock and the little cape and the -sun-bonnet, she looked very much like an ordinary person, and when she -went out on the street nobody noticed her, for there were girls in that -village who were so poor that they were obliged to go barefooted. - -This lost dryad had no very good idea of time and, after she had walked -about the streets, and even a little way into the country, looking -for a tree and finding none, she thought that the cruel step-mother -must surely have gone to bed, and so she went back to the house of her -friend the girl, and opening the door she slipped in. There she saw the -cruel step-mother scolding the girl. As she entered, the step-mother -stopped short in her scolding, and the poor girl looked as if she was -about to faint. - -“Heigho!” cried the woman, “and who is this? How dare you come in -without knocking? What! Where did you get that sun-bonnet? You wretched -creature!” she cried, addressing her step-daughter, “what does this -mean? And your cape and your frock?” And without waiting for an answer -she stepped up to the dryad. - -“Take that off this minute, whoever you are!” she cried, and as she -said this she grasped the sun-bonnet and pulled it from the dryad’s -head. - -The girl almost fainted and sank into a chair, while the poor dryad, -nearly scared out of her wits, had barely sense enough left to throw -her arms around the step-mother’s neck and give her four kisses, as -quick as lightning. - -The next day was the step-mother’s birthday, and she intended to -celebrate the occasion by inviting some of her old cronies to sup with -her; but now there was a little girl standing on the floor, beginning -to cry. The dryad clapped her hands with delight. - -“So many clothes,” she exclaimed, “and such a dear little body in the -middle of them all!” - -The girl with the hat cried out, “Oh, what have you done!” But, in -spite of her consternation, she could not help laughing. - -“She does look funny,” said she. There was such a difference between -the little child and the cross step-mother, that it was impossible for -any one to be really sorry. - -“How queer it is!” said the dryad. “She knows nothing at all of the -life she has lived.” - -“Of course not,” said the girl, “she could not look back on her future, -you know.” - -“I want to go to bed,” said the little one, rubbing her eyes, “and -please take these things off.” - -“That is what we must do,” cried the dryad, “we must undress her and -put her to bed.” - -“No, let me do it alone, you might forget,” said the girl. - -So the little child was put to bed in the back room and, in a moment, -was asleep. - -“Now I need not go away,” cried the dryad. - -“No, indeed,” said the girl, “I should be afraid to be left alone with -that little thing who was my step-mother.” - - -The dryad threw aside the uncomfortable gown and cape, and her face -sparkled with delight; she was so glad that she need not go away and -was so happy at what she had done. - -“Now,” said she to the girl, “you can be married, and you two can take -care of the little girl.” - -“Yes, I can be married,” said the other, “but not immediately, and in -the meantime I must support this little child and myself. I have no -money and how am I going to do that?” - -“Oh, I wish I could help you,” cried the dryad. “Could not I live here -until you are married? I really ought to do something for you, and I -will never kiss you or the child.” - -“But how could you help me?” said the girl, smiling. - -“I don’t know,” said the dryad, reflecting, “perhaps there are some -people in the village who would like to be younger.” - -“Yes,” said the girl, “that might do. We could live here together and -setup a kisserie. It will be very pleasant for me to have everything my -own way and not to be scolded, and I shall take the best possible care -of the child. I know there are people who would like to be kissed, but -you will have to be very, very careful not to make mistakes.” - -“Oh, I will do that!” cried the dryad. “I promise you, that, from this -moment, I will never kiss anybody, old or young, unless you tell me to.” - - -At this moment, there was a sound of hurrying feet outside. The door -was thrown open and an excited group of men and women rushed into the -room. - -“A dreadful thing has happened,” cried one of the women; “the -constable, Johann Milder, has disappeared. He left his clothes behind -him. Stranger yet, there is a little boy at his house who says he lives -there, and who he is and where he came from nobody knows. We have come -to see your step-mother; she is a wise woman and perhaps she may help -us. Where is she? Call her quickly!” - -“She is here,” said the girl, and stepping to the bed, she turned down -the covering. - -Then all the people pushed into the back room and when they saw the -sleeping child, two women fainted, just where they stood. The others -were so much astounded that not one of them could speak a word. Then -the dryad, who, so far, had not been noticed, laughed out merrily. It -was all so funny that she could not help it. - -At this the people turned and stared at her. There were some among them -who had seen dryads and they set up a great shout. - -“A dryad!” they cried, “a wicked spirit, a tree witch! She has done -this! She has been about with her sinful kisses.” - -With one accord the villagers dashed at the dryad as if they would -pound her into pieces and trample them upon the floor. - -But the dryad was in the door way, between the two rooms, and she moved -so quickly that they could not touch her. Had she felt free to do as -she pleased, she might have rushed in among them and, in a very few -minutes, have made a kindergarten of the whole company, but she had -promised her dear friend, the girl, that, without her permission, she -would never kiss anybody, and she could not break her word. So she fled -through the open door and away, and away, and away, until she was far -from the village. - -It was not long before the dryad came to the great oak which was old -and whose trunk was cracked. - -“Ah!” she cried, “here is this tree which I would not enter, but I -shall not despise it again. It will shelter me, for a time, and I must -no longer remain out in this cruel world.” - -So she slipped into the oak, and was so glad to feel herself safe that -she kissed the inside of the tree, over and over again, telling it how -thankful she was to have its protection, and to feel again as if she -was at home. - - -It was not long before the aged oak was a hundred years younger; -strong, vigorous, clad in the brightest green and able to withstand the -fiercest storm. - -Now, when the villagers knew what had happened, they thought it quite -right that the girl should marry and take care of the child who had -been her step-mother, and when the boy who had been the constable grew -up, he married this child, and there was a great deal more happiness in -that village than there would have been, if the lost dryad had not come -to it, looking for a tree. - - - - - Transcriber’s Notes: - - ――Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_). - - ――Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected. - - ――Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved. - - ――Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LOST DRYAD *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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