“ They were a kind of berries the fairies were very fond of. There' are none of them now, so there is no use telling you what they, .were like. They were the fairies’ principal food:during the winter, and so they needed a great many of them at preserving; and pickling time. There fore, on a certain day of every year, the people of the country round about used

to give up everything else, and go to work gathering chipply-berries for the fairies, for it was considered a great thing to be on good terms with these little folk. When the day for gathering chipply berries came, at the time I tell you of, the', fairy' godmother called Ramp and Bramette to her. ‘I Am very anxious,’ she said. ‘ that my two godchildren: should distinguish themselves on this day ; and, therefore, I am going, to offer a prize, for you to work for. Whichever of you succeeds the better in the labors of to-day shall have this diamond, which you see is as big as the largest chipply berry;’ The Children were delighted at this offer; and ran away to the chipply fields. In the. evening the fairy god mother came to see what they had. done.- Bramette had a bushei-basket full of ber ries. ; ‘ Did you gather all these ?’ asked the fairy. “ Oh, , no,’ said Bramette, ‘ they : were nearly all gathered... by my father and mother, my grandfather and grandmother, who are the best chipply berry gatherers in this district.’ But did not you gather any of them ?’ asked the fairy. 4 I believe I did pick a few at first,’ said Bramette, ‘ but. I liked best to measure them as they were brought in, to see how many we were getting.’ ‘ Then they are really yours,’ said her godmother. * Oh, yes, they are,’ answered Bramette. ‘ Father and mother, and grandfather and grand mother, said that I should call them all my own, so that I might try for the prize.’ ' , “ And what have you done :’ said the fairy,, turning to Ramp. 