»40 PRINCE PRIGIO.

 

 

Bisnagar, and which the fairies had brought,
-with the. other pre-
sents, to the christen-
ing of Prince Prigio.

When he arrived at
the house where the
ball was going on, he
put the magical’ car-
pet in the portmanteau,
and left it in the cloak-
room, receiving a num-
bered ticket. in ex-
change. Then ‘he
marched in all his glory (and, of course, with-
out the cap of darkness) into.the room where
they were dancing. Everybody made place for
him, bowing down to the ground, and the joyal
band struck up The Prince’s March :

 

Heaven bless our Prince Prigio !
Sy What is theve he doesn't know ?
Y, ; Greek, Swiss, German (High and Low),
ewes And the names.of the mountains in Mexico,
Heaven bless the prince !

He used to be very fond of this march, and the
words—some people even. said he had made
them himself. But now, somehow, he didn’t
much like it. . He went straight to the Duke of
Stumpfelbahn, ‘the Hereditary Master of the
Ceremonies, 'and asked to be introduced to. the
beautiful young lady. She was the daughter of
the new English: Ambassador, and her name.