The Fairy Godmothers. 27

downy pillow,in a bed richly hung with crimfon
drapery, in a room filled with luxuries, glowing
with warmth and comfort. You are fhocked that
the heart within fhould be difturbed by nafty little
envyings, that made the good things fhe poflefled
of no value to her. ”Tis well; but remember we
are all rich by comparifon. Go to the poor froft-
bitten wayfide beggar-child, my little readers ;
bring him into your comfortable drawing-room,
which you fit in every day and think nothing about,
and he will fancy he has got into Paradife, Itis a
luxurious palace to him. Take him to your fnug
bed and let him fleep there, and it will be to him
what a ftate apartment in Windfor Caftle would be
toyou. Donot then let you and me {cold too much
at Julia, but let us keep on the watch to drive
away from ourfelves the difcontented grumbling
thoughts that are apt to make us all ungrateful to
God. Juliadid not fleep well. The fillagree box
was a fort of night-mare to her. She dreamt of its
growing up into a great giant, and thumping her
on the head, and calling out that fhe ought to be
afhamed of herfelf. Do you know, I think this
dream was owing to her Godmother, Euphrofyne,
for fhe lingered behind the other Fairies as they
vanifhed, and fhook, not waved, her wand over
the fleeping child, with a very angry face.

In the morning Julia, like Aurora, awoke in a
temporary forgetfulnefs of her troubles. The
morning air is fo refrefhing and fleep does one fo
much good, and the fun fhining through the win-