IlOQ THE FAIRY-FOLK OF THE BLUE HILL.

tance, for they knew well the temper of their
queen.

“Well! what dost thou think about it?
Hast thou no opinion on the subject?” asked
the blue dragon-fly snappishly, suddenly ad-
dressing the brown beetle.

“Dear me!” replied the brown beetle, quite
flustered at the suddenness of the remark,
“TI hardly know what to think. It serves her
rightly, doesn’t it?”

“Serves her rightly?” echoed the blue drag-
on-fly angrily ; “ what on earth dost thou mean?”

“For being so envious, thou know’st,” re-
plied the brown beetle humbly.

“Good gracious!” cried the blue dragon-fly,
“if he doesn’t think I was referring to that
disagreeable girl going through Rondo’s do-
main’s! Of course it served her rightly!
What I meant is, what dost thou think of
Wassa’s vow to revenge herself on the hunter’s
little maid for what she imagines she did?”

“Oh!” replied the beetle, “that is it, is it?
Well, it would bea pity, would it not?”

_ “Tshould say so indeed!” replied the blue
dragon-fly. “Hast thou nothing farther to
say? Canst thou look on and see some mis-