The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . inarmor, with fair hair and the loveliest blue eyes, and an expression atonce melancholy and interesting. Dear Signor Lorenzo, who is this ? asked the princess. I neversaw any one so handsome, says Countess Gruffanu{](the old humbug). That, said the painter, that, madam, is the portrait of my augustyoung master, His Royal Highness Bulbo, Crown Prince of Crim Tar-tary, Duke of Acroceraunia, Marquis of Poluphloisboio, and KnightGrand Cross of the Order of the Pumpkin. Tha
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . inarmor, with fair hair and the loveliest blue eyes, and an expression atonce melancholy and interesting. Dear Signor Lorenzo, who is this ? asked the princess. I neversaw any one so handsome, says Countess Gruffanu{](the old humbug). That, said the painter, that, madam, is the portrait of my augustyoung master, His Royal Highness Bulbo, Crown Prince of Crim Tar-tary, Duke of Acroceraunia, Marquis of Poluphloisboio, and KnightGrand Cross of the Order of the Pumpkin. That is the Order of thePumpkin glittering on his manly breast, and received by his royal high-ness from his august father, his majesty King Padella L, for his gal-lantry at the battle of Rimbombamento, when he slew with his ownprincely hand the King of Ograria, and two hundred and eleven giantsof the two hundred and eiirhteen who formed the kings body-guard. 40 O YOU PAINTER, HOW YOU PLATTER I The remainder were destroyed by the brave Crim Tartar army after anobstinate combat, in which the Crim Tartars sufiered What a prince ! thought Angelica ; so brave—so calm-looking—soyoung—what a hero ! He is as accomplished as he is bxave, continued the court painter. SURE HE MUST BE LAUGHING AT HER I 4] He knows all languages perfectly ; sings deliciously ; plays every in-strument ; composes operas which have been acted a thousand nightsrunning at the Imperial Theatre of Crim Tartary, and danced in a bal-let there before the king and queen, in which he looked so beautiful,that his cousin, the lovely daughter of the King of Circassia, died lorlove of him. Why did he not marry the poor princess V asked Angelica, wiiha sigh. Because they were first cousins, madam, and the clergy forbid theseunions, said the painter. And, besides, the young prince had givenhis royal heart elsevohercT And to whom? asked her royal highness. I am not at liberty to mention the princesss name, answ
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