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8 ceremonies, thothe [sic] balconies were all adorned tapestries, and the houses bedecked with flowers; as thoythey [sic] were proceeding to the ceremony, they  moving towards them a box, whereon sat an old  remarkable for her ugliness.—"Hold, Queen  Princess," cried she, knitting her brows, "remember promises yon both made to my friend the Yellow . I am the Desert Fairy, and if All-Fair doosdoes [sic] not



him, I swear by my coif I will burn my crutch." Queen and Princess were struck motionless by  unexpected greeting of the Fairy; but the Prince of  Golden Mines was exceedingly wroth; and, holding  sword to her throat, "Fly, wretch!" said he, "or  malice shall cost theothee [sic] thy life." No sooner had  uttered these words, than the top of thothe [sic] box flying  out camocame [sic] the Yellow Dwarf, mounted upon a  Spanish cat, who placing himself botweenbetween [sic] the King  thothe [sic] Fairy, uttered these words: "Rash youth, thy shall be levelledlovelled [sic] at me, not at thothe [sic] Desert Fairy; I thy rival, and claim her by promise, and a single  round her finger."

This so enraged the King, that he cried out, " creaturocreature [sic]! wert thou worthy of notice, I sacrificiosacrifice [sic] theothee [sic] for thy presumption." Whereupon Yellow Dwarf, clapping spurs to his cat, and  a large cutlass, defied the King to combat; when  went into the court-yard. The sun immediately red as blood, and it became dark: thunder and