The Fairy Godmothers. 17

like a cloud from before the fun. And it is true
that juft then Aurora was happy. It was a plea-
fant tafk to her to arrange and fmooth that curling
hair, and to put on the fimple white drefs the
knew fet off her beauty fo well. But alas! for
the happinefs caufed by thoughts of one’s elf!
The toilet over, fhe ran down to her Mamma,
and was welcomed with a {mile of fondnefs and
approbation. Indeed, when fhe was happy, a
{weeter face could not be feen, for fhe was not a
naughty child, and if it had not been for the F airy
gift, I do think fhe would have been a very nice
one.

The Fairies who invifibly had witneffed all I
have defcribed to you, were not fo loud in their
admiration of Aurora as you or I might have been.
They are fo handfome themfelves, they think but
little of earthly beauty, and even Ianthe could not
con{cientioufly fay, “* What a happy looking little
girl fhe is.” That was juft the one thing that
was wanting : ay, and it continued wanting even
after the room was filled with company, and fhe
was petted, and carefled, and praifed on every fide.
Her fpirits became very high, however, and fhe
enjoyed herfelf much ; and it is perhaps only very
very critical folk, bent on fpying out a fault, that
could have detected the little clouds of anxiety that
now and then fhot acrofs her face. A thought
of whether her curls were all right, or her drefs
untumbled, &c. juft now and then difturbed the

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