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Granny’s Wonderful Chair.

Here the voice ceased, and two that were clad in sea-green silk, with coronets of pearls, rose up and said—

“That’s our story.”

“Oh, mamma, if we could get down to that country!” said Princess Greedalind.

“And bring all the treasures back with us!” answered Queen Wantall.

“Except the tale of yesterday, and the four that went before it, I have not heard such a story since my brother Wisewit went from me, and was lost in the forest,” said King Winwealth. “Readyrein, the second of my pages, rise, and bring this maiden a purple velvet mantle.”

The mantle was brought, and Snowflower having thanked the king, went down upon her grandmother’s chair; but that night the little girl went no further than the lowest banquet hall, where she was bidden to stay and share the feast, and sleep hard by in a wainscot chamber. That she was well entertained there is no doubt, for King Winwealth had been heard to say that it was not clear to him how he could have got through the seven days’ feast without her grandmother’s chair and its stories; but next day being the last of the seven, things were gayer than ever in the palace. The music had never been so merry, the dishes so rich,

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