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                   BUTTERCUP GOLD AND OTHER STORIES 



       BUTTERCUP GOLD 

AND OTHER STORIES 



                          Ellen Robena Field 



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                        The Little New Year 



     One cold morning Maurice awoke from his dreams and sat up in bed 

and listened。 He thought he heard a knock at his window�察�but though the 

moon   was   shining   brightly�察  �Jack   Frost   had   been   so   busily   at   work   that 

Maurice   could   not   see   through   the   thickly   painted   panes。   So   he   crept 

sleepily   out   of   bed�察  �and   opened   the   window�察  �and   whispered�此   �Who   is 

there�拭─�

     ;I am�察─�replied a tinkling voice。 ;I am the little New Year�察�ho� �ho� �And 

I've promised to bring a blessing to everyone。 But I am such a little fellow 

I need somebody to help me distribute them。 Won't you please come out 

and help�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�it's so cold� ─�said Maurice�察 �I'd rather go back to my warm bed�察 ─�

and he shivered as Jack Frost�察�who was passing�察�tickled him under the chin 

with one of the frosty paint brushes。 

     ;Never mind the cold�察─�urged the New Year�察 �please help me。; 

     So   Maurice   hurried   into   his   clothes�察  �and   was   soon   out   in   the   yard。 

There he found a rosy´cheeked boy a little smaller than himself�察�pulling a 

large cart which seemed to be loaded with good things。 On one side of this 

cart was painted the word ;Love�察─�and on the other ;Kindness。; As soon as 

the New Year saw Maurice he said�察 �Now please take hold and help me 

pull�察─�and down the driveway and up the hill they travelled until they came 

to an old shanty。 

     ;Here   is   where   I   make   my   first   call�察─  �said   the   New   Year。   Maurice 

looked wonderingly at him。 ;Why�察�nobody lives here but an old colored 

man who works for us�察�and he hasn't any children� ─ �He needs my help�察─�

said the New Year�察 �for grown people like to be thought of just as much as 

children do。 You shovel out a path to his door�察�while I unload some of my 

blessings�察    �and   the  little  hands   went    busily   at  work�察  �piling   up   warm 

clothing�察  �wood�察  �and   a   new   year's   dinner�察  �the   New   Year   singing   as   he 

worked�此� 

     ;Oh�察�I am the little New Year�察�ho� �ho� �Here I come tripping it over the 

snow�察�Shaking my bells with a merry din�察�So open your door and let me 

in。; 



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     Old Joe�察�hearing some noise outside�察�came to the door�察�and when he 

saw all the nice gifts the tears ran down his cheeks for gladness�察�and as he 

carried them into the house�察�he whispered�此 �The dear Lord has been here 

to´night。; 

     ;Where am we going now�拭─�asked Maurice�察�as they ran down the hill。 

;To take some flowers to a poor sick girl�察─�answered the New Year。 

     Soon they came to a small white house�察�where the New Year stopped。 

;Why�察�Bessie�察�our sewing   girl lives�察�here�察─  �said   Maurice。 ;I didn't know 

she was sick。; ;See�察─�said the New Year�察 �this window is open a little�察�let 

us throw this bunch of pinks into the room。 They will please her when she 

wakes�察�and will make her happy for several days。; 

     Then they hurried to other places�察�leaving some blessing behind them。 

     ;What   a   wonderful   cart   you   have�察─  �said   Maurice�察   �though   you   have 

taken so much out�察�it never seems to get empty。; ;You are right�察�Maurice�察�

there is never any end to love and kindness。 As long as I find people to 

love and be kind to�察�my cart is full of blessings for them�察�and it will never 

grow empty until I can no longer find people to help。 If you will go with 

me every day and help me scatter my blessings�察�you will see how happy 

you will be all the long year。; 

     ;A happy New Year� ─�called some one�察�and Maurice found himself in 

bed�察�and his sister standing in the doorway smiling at him。 ;Have you had 

a pleasant dream�察�dear�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Why�察�where is the little New Year�拭─�said Maurice�察 �he was just here 

with me。; 

     ;Come      into  Mamma's       room    and   see  what    he   has  brought     you�察─�

answered his sister。 There in a snowy white cradle he found a tiny baby 

brother�察�the gift of the New。Year。 How happy Maurice was then� �But he 

did   not   forget   his   dream。   Old   Joe   and   Bessie   had   their   gifts�察  �too�察  �and 

Maurice   tried   so   hard   to   be   helpful   that   he   made   all   his   friends   glad 

because the happy New Year had come。 



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        Mother Nature's House Cleaning 



     One morning Mother Nature stood at the door of her house looking out 

over the world。 King Winter's reign was over and he had gone back to his 

home   at   the   North   Pole�察  �and   Spring   was   coming   over   the   hill   with   her 

three little helpers to make Mother Nature a visit。 

     Let us see who these helpers were。 First there was roguish March with 

his rosy cheeks�察�and his curly hair flying in the winds that blew all about 

him。 Next came Baby April with her apron full of violets�察�daffodillies�察�and 

green   grasses。   Part   of   the   time   she   smiled   sweetly�察  �and   part   of   it   she 

frowned till the   big tear drops   chased each   other   down her   cheeks。   Last 

came     May�察   �playing    tag  with   the   sunbeams�察    �wandering     knee´deep      in 

flowers�察�and calling to the birds that sang around her�此�

     Mother   Nature   watched   them   coming   and   murmured�察   �Such   a   dirty 

world as King Winter has left behind him� �It must be cleaned up before the 

little girls�察�April and May�察�come�察�but March I am sure will want to help me 

do it。; 

     She beckoned to the frolicsome boy who came racing down the hill to 

see what she wanted。 ;I must have some rain to wash away all this dirty 

snow�察─�she said�察�so March whistled to the East Wind�察�who blew together 

the rain´clouds�察�and soon the tiny rain drops were busy at work washing 

the floors of the world�察�and in a short time the snow was all gone。 Then 

Mother      Nature   wanted     the  sky   ceilings   cleaned�察   �so  this  time   March 

whistled to the West Wind who began to sweep away the cloud cobwebs 

from the sky till the cheery old sun smiled again�察�and shone Mother Nature 

a bright ;good morning。; 

     ;Now March�察─�said she�察 �there is one more thing you can do to help。 

You   must   start   the   work   for   Baby  April。;   Then   March�察  �with   the   South 

Wind to help him�察�awoke the seeds�察�whispered to the trees to begin to bud�察�

started the brooks singing�察�and called the robins back from the South。 

     When his visit was over Mother Nature thanked him for helping her so 

well on all of the thirty´one days he had spent with her�察�and told him she 

would send for him again when her next cleaning day came around。 



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      How the Raindrops and Sunbeams 

                                    Helped 



     One morning Mother Nature looked about her�察�and said�此 �My children 

have had such a nice long rest and it will do them good�察�for they have a 

busy summer before them。 It is time to go to work now�察�and as some of the 

babies just won't wake up till they have to�察�I must send for my helpers at 

once。; The long days carried her messages�察�which in our language would 

have read something like this�此� 

     My Dear Helpers�察�Sunbeams�察�and Raindrops�此�

     You   are   needed   down   here   on   eurth。   It   is   time   to   dress   my   plant 

children�察�and give them work to do。 The birds must be called back from 

the   South�察  �and   the   cocooons   must   be   opened   so   that   my   butterflies   can 

come out。 I shall have to make good soil and get my clover beds ready for 

the   honey   makers。   Come   at   once�察  �as   some   have   been   sleeping   too   long 

already。 Whisper to the trees as you pass that it is time they were budding�察�

Be gentle with all�察�for they are my children�察�and I love them。 

     Good´bye�察�from your Mother Nature 

     This she directed to the Sunbeams at Blue Sky Park�察�and the Raindrops 

at Cloud Land。 When the message reached these little helpers�察�they started 

off   at   once   to   obey   the   call�察  �and   the   sun   gave   such   a   merry   laugh�察  �that 

Grandma came to the door of the farm house and remarked�此 �How warm it 

is today�察�quite like spring�察�I believe I will set out my geraniums。; But just 

then   a   silvery   voice   said�此   �Wait   a   little   while   longer   till   we   make   the 

ground soft�察─�and pop came a raindrop upon the dea
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