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The truth is, that nobody to day knows what was done in this session of the fairies, for the proceedings were kept secret. The only one who knows was an old Welshman whom the story teller used to meet once in a while. THE TRUTH IS THAT NOBODY TO DAY KNOWS WHAT WAS DONE IN THIS SESSION OF THE FAIRIES FOR THE PROCEEDINGS WERE KEPT SECRET THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS WAS AN OLD WELSHMAN WHOM THE STORY TELLER USED TO MEET ONCE IN A WHILE
ing. When one of these got up to speak, it seemed as if he would never sit down. He tired all the lively fairies by long-winded reminiscences, of druids, and mistletoes, and by telling every one how much better the old times were than the present. President Puck, who always liked things short, and was himself as lively as quicksilver, many times called these long-winded fellows to order; but they kept meandering on, until daybreak, when it was time to adjourn, lest the sunshine should spoil them all, and change them into slate or stone. It was hard to tell just how much business was disposed of, at this session, or whether one ever came to the point, although there was a great deal of oratory and music. Much of what was said was in poetry, or in verses, or rhymes, of three lines each. What they talked about was mainly in protest against the smoke of factories and collieries, and because there was so much soot, and so little soap, in the land. But what did they do at the fairy congress?  WERE IN BAD HUMOR ALMOST TO MOPING WHEN ONE OF THESE GOT UP TO SPEAK IT SEEMED AS IF HE WOULD NEVER SIT DOWN HE TIRED ALL THE LIVELY FAIRIES BY LONG WINDED REMINISCENCES OF DRUANTS AND MISTLETOES AND BY TELLING EVERY ONE HOW MUCH BETTER THE OLD TIMES WERE THAN THE PRESENT PRESIDENT PUCK WHO ALWAYS LIKED THINGS SHORT AND WAS HIMSELF AS LIVELY AS QUICKSILVER MANY TIMES CALLED THESE LONG WINDED FELLOWS TO ORDER BUT THEY KEPT MEANDERING ON UNTIL DAYBREAK WHEN IT WAS TIME TO ADJOURN LEST THE SUNSHINE SHOULD SPOIL THEM ALL AND CHANGE THEM INTO SLATE OR STONE IT WAS HARD TO TELL JUST HOW MUCH BUSINESS WAS DISPOSED OF AT THIS SESSION OR WHETHER ONE EVER CAME TO THE POINT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF ORATORY AND MUSIC MUCH OF WHAT WAS SAID IN POETRY OR IN VERSES OR RHYMES OF THREE LINES EACH WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS MAINLY IN PROTEST AGAINST THE SMOKE OF FACTORIES AND COLLIERIES AND BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH SOOT AND SO LITTLE SOAP IN THE LAND BUT WHAT DID THEY DO AT THE FAIRY CONGRESS
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