THE BUTTEHFLY WEDDING. 



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fast and morning frolic 



He was a very wise old man, for he had 

 studied all his life. But none of the greetings he had all day 

 pleased him so much as that of the wise little birds who knew him 

 as a friend. 



ga^"L■ a party. 



Some butterflies 

 vet-Bodv, a vei'v handsome young: 

 Initterfly, w'as going to marr}' Miss 

 G(jlden-AYing. They held the part}- in a sum- 

 mer-house, and nearly eyeryl^ody was invited. 

 Old Mr. and Mrs. Butterflj- were neai-ly a month 

 getting ready, sending out the invitations, laying in the good things 

 to eat, and so on. Robin Redbreast said that he would pipe for 

 tbem all to dance. Biunblebee stood guard at the dooi'. The cut- 

 worm wanted to come; but the butterfly family all said Xo, and 

 when they were told that they Avere worms themselves once, got 

 very red in the face, and only said, " We've got up in the world 

 since then." They served milk and honey in bluebells turned 

 upside down, and some very nice fresh dew-drops flavored with 

 violets. A military-looking butterfly gave the bride away, and as 

 she danced the first set with her new httsbartd she showed off" her 

 rose-leaf fan and little slipper of dwarf-pear blossom. The bride 

 wanted to have strawberries; btit it Avas too early in the season. 

 Miss Jenny Wren sang a pretty love-song. There Avas cider 

 handed in little pink shells and made of apple-blossoms. The 



