28 Zom Seven Years Old.

 

hurry. “I want to see it longer—don’t let it
be hid!”

His aunt bent forward, and told him that it
_ would be pulled up in a minute or two, and
he should see them all again. He did not
like to wait even a minute or two for any-
thing; but Annie, and Bob, and Jack, and
Henry, and May, and even his aunt, had to
do the very same.

When the curtain went up in a little while,
the fairies had all run away, and the Prince
was alone. The sky was no longer painted
with a yellow moon shining in it, but was ail
black and dark. The prince had a lovely
green coat on this time, yet he did not look
happy. Tom was surprised that a prince
could ever be unhappy, and was very sorry
for him. The prince turned to all the rows
of people in front of him, but they did not get
up or go to help him.

“What's the matter?” whispered Tom, in
a fright. “What zs the matter? Can't you
run down and see 2”

Bob gave him a nudge.