Darknefs and Light. 2S. 19

“ Little boys fhouldn’t fay things are not likely,
when they don’t know any thing about them,”
cried the Fairy gaily, to cheer them up.

“I dare fay, if I were to afk you, you would
tell me it was a bit of fand that got into your eyes
laft year, that made you blind; but it was no fuch
thing, clever Mafter Roderick. Your naughty
Coufin Eudora had fomething to do with that ;
but, luckily, fhe can put her own work ftraight
again. Coufin Madeline, what do you think of
my pretty light ?”

“ Eudora, it is dreadful.”

** Then fhut your eyes, poor thing, we don’t
want to blind you. But Roderick and I have
not done talking yet. Come, little boy, lift up
your face towards me, and open thofe pretty eyes
wide, that I may fee if I can’t do them fome good.
Why, they are as blue as the water round our
ifland ! There, now, they are looking at my face.
Mind you tell me if you think me pretty.”

“¢ Eudora !’”’ exclaimed Madeline.

s¢ Sit down, fit down, and fhut your eyes, good
woman. Now, Roderick, wont even my Fairy
light break through your darknefs ?”

*¢ T think it will,” fighed Roderick; ‘there is
a white light all round me, as if I had gone up
into a bright white cloud. You frighten me,
Fairy! ‘Take away the light, and put me back
into the darknefs again.”

“¢ Not fo, my pretty Roderick ; but I will foften