. In happy far-away land . sie had seen ball-room floors covered with canvas, and allaround stood rows and rows of fire-flies, twinkling like so many lamps. Good-by, said the fire-fly friend. I hope youll enjoy yourself. Imust go over and light the Queen, for the fire-fly beside her never half doeshis duty. Im so sorry you are not going to dance, said Bessie. Cant youspare a little time ? O, I dont dance, said the fire-fly, with dignity. Dancing is for youngpeople. I find it a great bore. He hurried away to where the Queen sat on a long blade of grass. Bessiethought her the most beautiful litt
. In happy far-away land . sie had seen ball-room floors covered with canvas, and allaround stood rows and rows of fire-flies, twinkling like so many lamps. Good-by, said the fire-fly friend. I hope youll enjoy yourself. Imust go over and light the Queen, for the fire-fly beside her never half doeshis duty. Im so sorry you are not going to dance, said Bessie. Cant youspare a little time ? O, I dont dance, said the fire-fly, with dignity. Dancing is for youngpeople. I find it a great bore. He hurried away to where the Queen sat on a long blade of grass. Bessiethought her the most beautiful little lady she had ever seen, for her hair wasas yellow as golden-rod, and her dress was woven of the silk of milk-weedpods, and was so soft and silky it seemed as if a breath would blow it fairy friend led her up to the Queen. Bessie had never seen a Queenbefore, and did not know quite what to do, but she bowed as politely as shecould. The Queen jumped clown from her seat, and catching Bessie in botharms kissed z UJUJ D a UJ X OH UJ Qui Z UJ a: UJ x. BESSIE BELL 79 I am so glad to see you, my clear, she said. You have been so kindto my flowers. I hope youll have the happiest time to-night you have everhad in all your life. I want you to dance every dance. Now —and theOueen waved her wand— let the music becnn. ^O O Bessie was so busy bowing to the fairies her fairy friend brought up tointroduce to her, and saying she was glad to know them, that she did not seewhere the orchestra was, till it began to play a two-step. Then she saw alarge grass-hopper, who was standing up and waving a short stick before thestrangest orchestra she had ever seen in her life. In the very last row weretwo fiddler-crabs. Next them stood a row of katydids, and two or threecrickets. At each end was a bumble-bee, and in the middle a number ofmosquitoes. On the whole, it was a very fine orchestra indeed, though thefiddler-crab came in late with his notes now and then, and the mosquitoes ha
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