THE ADVENTURES’ OF PRINCE’ HEMPSEED. 65

increased: as the tricks’of the actors became’ more ‘and ‘more
amusing. Little by little, the ‘spe¢tators,. confined within
the wooden walls‘with the grey canvas roof; gréw animated}
and their delight was displayed ina variety of ways. Heré
was a group of children whose mouths were wide open with
astonishment—there- were soldiershugely pleased with the
caperings of Zug: The wonder of those soldiers’ seemed
like stupidity: they. were motionless—petrified. A. little
farther on, an’ entire’ bench of nurses displayed more
astonishment still, while’ the babies:on’ their’ knees weré
forgotten,-and rolled‘upon-the floor.- In another’ direction,
numbers: of working
people, dressed in their
7 Sunday’s’ best; would
x have it'that' Turnspit
S< was’not a dog, but a
“\\ child concealed in a
* — dog’s coat: elsewhere,
oups of country-
women were more than’ half disposed to denounce the whole
as magic ; for the two children'séemed to them a magician
and a fairy. But, whatever the°opinions‘of all these good
people, they did not’ the less clap'their’ hands in every part
of the room; and cries*of “ Bravo!” shook the. deal: walls
and the canvas ‘ceiling. a ete
All went on'wéll upto this*point ; but, behold! in‘ the
middle of that bewitching evéting; Turnspit became very
restless, and drew néar the railing’ running in front of the
stage—then went back again to his post—then returned to
the’ railing; and’ ended: by quite: forgetting the good be-
haviour he had maintained up till that hour. What was it
that thus led him ‘astray from the strict line of duty:on such
an'occasion? Could it be that spectator with the ugly face
and vulgar manners, but whose clothes, covered‘with pre-
cious'stones and fine: pearls; were those of a marquis, if not
of aprince? He was'sitting ‘on’ the front bench. Between’