A brief and meagre account is this of the birth and growth and condition of a maiden whose beauty and goodness still linger in the winter tales of many a simple homestead. For sharing her father's genial nature she went about among the people in her soft and playful way; knowing all their cares and gifted with a kindly wonder at them which is very soothing. All the simple folk expected condescension from her; and she would have let them have it if she had possessed it.