But here Jack came to the rescue.
"Let's call her Fairy, mother. Dame Hursey says she is a fairy, and it
is a pretty name."
"So it is, my son; and though she is no fairy, but a real child like
you, we will call her Fairy. It is a very good name for her, and when
she is old enough we will tell her why," said the shepherd.
And so Fairy was the little stranger called as long as she lived in the
shepherd's family.
(_To be continued._)
A PRINCESS WHO LIVED TWO LIVES.
A ROMANCE OF HISTORY.
There was no lovelier woman in all the Russias than Carolina, the wife
of Alexis, eldest son and presumptive heir to Peter the Great. Her
beauty was not only that of the body, for her sweet temper and gentle
disposition made her beloved by all who were brought in contact with
her. The only being who did not yield to the charms of her surpassing
beauty and amiability was the one who ought to have prized her above all
others--her husband. His nature was far too coarse and brutal to
appreciate the treasure that he possessed, and the more he saw how
universally beloved his wife was, the more did she become an object of
aversion to him.
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