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hrooks. Mossy oaks, purple beeches, feathery Lrches, and plance trees with - ther colden leaves cast their long shadows upon the I'romn the foliage came the song of o ineh. whose melody expressed joy and peace. Aleli smiled with pleasure, and turned Lo Zoerbin,

“ Dear Zerbin,” she asked, “are you not happy here? Could you wish for anything more 27

1 never wished for anvthing,” s Zerhin, “To-morrow 1 shall take oy ave and T shall work hard: there is some (ne wood here. T ocould make at least a hundred fagots.”

Ol 7 osadd JAleli, with asighs T see vou do not love me.”

“Love youl” said Zerbin o Swhat does that mean? 1 would do vou no harm, certainly-—rather the contrary. \We have a palace which appears to have fallen from the clouds @ it is vours: send to your father, and ask him to come: [ shall be glad. As for me, I was born a wood-cutter -2 wood-cutter I will die. That is my sphere--in it I will remain. Do not weep; I odo not wish to grieve you.”

“Oh, Zerbin,” cried poor Alehi, = why do

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vou treat me thus? - Ame then so disagree- able and ugly that you cannot love me?2”

“Love you? ‘Thatis not my business. Do not weep @ be reasonable. What! - Trresh tears | Well then, il 1t gives vou any pleasure, [ will wish to Tove you.”

And poor Aleli raised her eyes dimmed with tears to his face, and in the eyes which met her own she beheld the reflection of her strong and deep love, which would endure for ever. At this sight she smiled through her tears.

Then appeared the water fairy, Teading by the hand the worthy King Honeybee, who had been very unhappy since the departure of his daughter and his minister.,

He tenderly embraced his children and vave them his blessing, and then returncd to rule over his own kingdom.

The water fairy continued to watch over the welfare of the happy couple, who dwelt long in their beautiful palace, content to for- cet the world, and still more content to be [oreotten by it

Zorbin's want of sense completely dis- appeared +oor it did not it was hittle matter, for in the case of every married couple the wile has always wit enough for two.