And as the princess shortly afterwards married a very charming prince, she no doubt changed her name.

Certainly she was never more known as the Snarling Princess.


THE LITTLE PARSNIP-MAN.

(Freely adapted from the German.)

WHAT PETER FOUND IN THE PAN—AN UGLY SMILE—THE WIDOW'S RECKONINGS—REST BY RUSHLIGHT.

On a cold winter's evening it is very cosy to sit by a warm hearth, where the fire crackles pleasantly, and the old saucepan, which Mother has set on the fire, sings monotonously to itself between-whiles.