The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . oretwo oclock ; and I dare say the express that was sent after PrinceGiglio did not ride very quick, for many people in Paflagonia had aregard for Giglio, as the son of their old sovereign ; a prince, who,with all his M-eaknesses, was very much better than his brother thereigning, usurping, lazy, careless, passionate, tyrannical, reigningmonarch. That prince busied himself with the balls, fetes, mas-querades, hunting parties, and so forth, which he thought proper togive
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . oretwo oclock ; and I dare say the express that was sent after PrinceGiglio did not ride very quick, for many people in Paflagonia had aregard for Giglio, as the son of their old sovereign ; a prince, who,with all his M-eaknesses, was very much better than his brother thereigning, usurping, lazy, careless, passionate, tyrannical, reigningmonarch. That prince busied himself with the balls, fetes, mas-querades, hunting parties, and so forth, which he thought proper togive on occasion of his daughters marriage to Prince Bulbo ; and, letus trust, was- not sorry in his own heart that his brothers son had es-caped the scaffold. It was very cold weather, and the snow was on the ground, andGiglio, who gave his name as simple Mr. Gills, was very glad to get 96 AS BECOMES HIS LINEAGE KNIGHTLY, a conifortable place in the coupe of the diligence, where he sat withthe conductor and another gentleman. At the first stage from Blom-bodinga, as they stopped to change horses, there came up to the dili-. gence a very ordinary, vulgar-looking woman, with a hag under herarm, who asked for a place. All the inside places were taken, and MASTER GIGLIO ACTS POLITELY. 97 the young woman was informed that if she wished to travel, shemust go upon the roof; and the passenger inside with Giglio (a rudeperson, T slionld think) put his head out of the window, and said,• iHice Aveatlier ibr traveling outside ! I wish you a pleasant journey,
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