lination as any of them to see it, yet I avoided it, in order to
boast of my own great sense, in that I was above such trifles.

'When my mamma asked me, why I would not see the show, when she had
given me leave? I drew up my head, and said, "Indeed I did not like
raree-shows. That I had been reading; and I thought that much more
worth my while, than to lose my time at such foolish entertainments."
My mamma, who saw the cause of my refusing this amusement was only a
pretence of being wise, laughed, and said, "She herself had seen it,
and it was really very comical and diverting." On hearing this, I was
heartily vexed to think I had denied myself a pleasure, which I fancied
was beneath me, when I found even my mamma was not above seeing it. This
in a great measure cured me of the folly of thinking myself above any
innocent amusement. And when I grew older, and more capable of hearing
reason, my mamma told me, "She had taken this method of laughing at me,
as laughing is the proper manner of treating affectation; which of all
things, she said, she would have me carefully avoid; otherwise, whenever
I was found out, I should become contemptible."'

Here Miss Jenny ceased speaking; and Miss Polly Suckling, blushing that
she had made any objection to what Miss Jenny had proposed, begged her
to begin the fairy tale; when just at that instant, Mrs. Teachum, who
had been taking a walk in the garden, turned into the arbour to delight
herself with a view of her little school united in harmony and love, and
Miss Jenny, with great good humour, told her mistress the small contest
she had just had with Miss Polly about reading a fairy tale, and the
occasion of it. Mrs. Teachum kindly chucking the little dumpling under
the chin, said, she had so good an opinion of Miss Jenny, as to answer
for her, that she would read nothing to them but what was proper; and
added, that she herself would stay and hear this fairy tale which Miss
Jenny, on her commands, immediately began.

THE PRINCESS HEBE. A FAIRY TALE.

Above two thousand years ago, there reigned over the kingdom of Tonga,
a king, whose name was Abdallah. He was married to a young princess, the
daughter of a king of a neighbouring country, whose name was Rousignon.
Her beauty and prudence engaged him so far in affection to her, that
every hour he could possibly spare from attending the affairs of his
kingdom he spent in her apartment. They had a little daughter, to whom
they ga