YZ THE FAIRY-FOLK OF THE BLUE HILL.

Wassa thought this threat would induce
Mona to give up her project, but she was

mistaken. Mona valued the cap highly,
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her little daughter, and also
because it was so pretty,
and, moreover, she was not
a timid child.

Wassa watched the light
figure of the little maid
as she began the descent.
Carefully she caught the
boughs that came in her
way, and held them firmly
to steady herself down the
steep declivity. When they
had watched her half way
down, the children turned
their steps homeward, leav-
ing Mona to her fate.

“J did all I could to per-
suade her to come with us,
did I not?” asked Wassa, as the children
walked rapidly down the hill.