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SYLVIE AND BRUNO.

"Hear, oh, hear! From far and near
The music stealing, ting, ting, ting!
Fairy bells adown the dells
Are merrily pealing, ting, ting, ting!
Welcoming our Fairy King,
We ring, ring, ring.


"See, oh, see! On every tree
What lamps are shining, ting, ting, ting!
They are eyes of fiery files
To light our dining, ting, ting, ting!
Welcoming our Fairy King
They swing, swing, swing.


"Haste, oh haste, to take and taste
The dainties waiting, ting, ting, ting!
Honey-dew is stored——"

"Hush, Bruno!" I interrupted in a warning whisper. "She's coming!"

Bruno checked his song, and, as she slowly made her way through the long grass, he suddenly rushed out headlong at her like a little bull, shouting "Look the other way! Look the other way!"