No. 2.

My first is in apple, but not in prune.

My second in May, but not in June.

My third in seek, but not in find.

My fourth in cross, but not in kind.

My fifth in mice, but not in rat.

My sixth in cape, and also in cap.

My seventh in chair, but not in stool.

My whole is a country you'll learn of in school.

A Boy of Ten.