ews. Bells rang, bonfires blazed, people
danced and sang, and feasts were spread in palaces and cottages in honor
of the Blessed Boys.

The old King was startled wide awake, and so delighted that he got
straight out of his bed, cured of all his ills but age, as if by magic.
The Queen smiled again, and felt that she was forgiven; penitent
Primrose and Daffodil grew as sweet and gay as the flowers they were
named for, and the Princes fell in love with them in the good old
fairy-tale fashion. Everything was all right now, and the kingdom soon
looked like a great garden of pansies; for the chosen flower blossomed
everywhere, and rich and poor loved it.

Before long two splendid weddings were seen at court, and a new throne
was made,--a double one, for on it sat the twin kings with their young
wives beside them. The old King abdicated at once; and the Queen was so
tired of reigning that she gladly devoted herself to her husband, both
enjoying the happiness of their children, who ruled long and well over
Pansyland,--for they gave that name to their country out of gratitude to
the flower that brought them friends and fortune, wisdom and
heart's-ease.

* * * * *

"That is a pleasant story, and I shall remember it," said Marion, as the
teller leaned down to refresh itself with a sip of water after the long
tale.

"Remember also what it means, my dear," said the flower in its sweet
voice. "Learn to rule yourself; make your own little kingdom a peaceful,
happy one, and find nothing too humble to teach you a lesson,--not even
a Ladies'-Delight."

[Illustration]

University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.

_Louisa M. Alcott's Writings._

THE LITTLE WOMEN SERIES.

LITTLE WOMEN; or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. With Illustrations. 16mo.
$1.50.

LITTLE MEN. Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. With Illustrations. 16mo.
$1.50.

JO'S BOYS AND HOW THEY TURNED OUT. A Sequel to "Little Men." With new
Portrait of Author. 16mo. $1.50.

AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.50.

EIGHT COUSINS; or, The Aunt-Hill. Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

ROSE IN BLOOM. A Sequel to "Eight Cousins." Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

UNDER THE LILACS. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.50.

JACK AND JILL. A Village Story. Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

The above eight volumes, uniformly bound in cloth, gilt, in box, $12.00.

THE SPINNING-WHEEL SERIES.

SPINNING-WHEEL STORIES. With twelve initial Il