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HTirit CulhhM Kan Garot ant Peggy Pelly Kan tfert resting in the Old
lady's bar, it baton to rain f itchforls tnd kammet handle. .
In about mother . week, whil tftt
miller and Betty wert titling together
after supper, they heard a knock at the
'door.
Ten th door Wat opened t1ier
ttood the tam little gren-dad wom
an. "Good Miller," she Said politely, "will
you let on the water and set the mill
Ifl Order, at 1 want to grind some
com?"
Th miller promptly did as the little
fairy woman asked.
"Now,", said she, "get you to bed.
No harm will come to you, but you
must noi tome nigh me when t ant
working.
In the morning when the miller rose
and went to the mill he found every
thing in the best of order. -And though
the fairy visitors never tam back, er
efything prospered With Betty and her
hnthand forevermoro.
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BEDIM PENCIL PICTURES'
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"Set if yon tM fint any signs clearing," Said Cuthbert to Peggy
-,,.,, -, a .
kLOSSOM and Pansy went out into
the fields to play. Blossom pick
ed the white sweet clover and
Pansy made it into wreaths and gir
dles, and when they had enough they
put ort their wreaths aitd bound their
girdles about their waisti and started
hand in hand for home across the
tweet clover field.
"I am a King," said Blossom.
"You can't be a King because you
are a girl," Said Partsy. "Kings are
men."
"Well,' when I am big I shall 6 a
man."
"No, you Won't," said Pansy, "be
came when you are big you will be a
woman. Then you might be a Queen,
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A '-r excaptd ti th atrkua
yeaUday an' ararywun la th alrkua
hadda bunt fer It Flaully u of
th' eulltrwj attmdenU aaw It at
It van after him aa' kar4 kha
about half to deth. Pencil la th'
dots aa' aee wot ha wui taokia iar.
before you start, for I havt something
very fine to show you."
. "And what may it be?" asked Robin.
"A beautiful white ring around my
neck," Said the gray Cat, "eottw down
and I'll show it to you."
'No, no, Pussy," replied jftobln, "you
only Want me for" your breakfast." And
, away lie fleW.
As he new bn h met a great greedy
kite.
"Mer art you flying to fait, llitla
Robin?" asked th Kite.
"To the King' Court, to ting him
a tohg answered Robin.
"Pvt something to show you, Robin,"
taid th Kite.
And what may It W askrd Robin.
"A lovely feather tH my wing, buf
yot! must coMd close or cite you can
not m It," Mid the Kite.
"No, no, Master Kite," replied Robin.
"1 think you only want me for your
breakfast." And away he flew
On flew Robin till-he met I Fox
"Where? are you flying so fast and
to early, my little friend?" inquired
the Fo.
"TO th King's Court to ting him a
long,' Hid Robin
"l'th pleased to have met ybii," taid
Mister Fox, "for I have something
most Interesting to show you."
"And whatever may it be?" ttked
Robin.
"A Very handsome tpot oh the very
tip of my tail, but you ntust come close,
to s It," said the FoK.
'No, no, no." sang Robirt, "I have
no rhliid to let you eat me." And away
hJ flew.
He came to the King's Court and
perching himself on a windowsJl, he
tahg a lovely song for the King.
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So Peggy stuck her head ot of t'nf win4 U Uok ti lki cttds, and
in doing so got a beakful of rainwater.
Tip
"iiyi ti Ihi rof t Uokixgt
Cuthbtrl.
The Fairy Queen
B
ETTY, wifa of the miller,. w
roddng her baby to sleep, sing
ing aoftb to her little one
"Sleep, my dear little baby, ileep!
Angels over yon, watch will keep.
Sleep, little Sonsie, dose each eye,
Angels will guard you where yea lie!"
The baby toon doted its eyes, and
at Betty glanced toward the open
i doorway the was surprised to see a
strange lady entering.
:She(wat a richly-dressed lady, with
a lovely green dress embroidered with
'many golden spangles, and a crown of.
pearls on her dark hair.
. Never had Betty seen anyone to fine,
and, putting her tteeping babe Ifl Itt
cradle, sbt politely greeted the ttranger
lady. -
'"Will you art tit down?" she taid,
placing a chair for the visitor.
"No, I tliank you, good Setty; I
may not tit t am in haste. I came to
borrow a bowl of oatmeal if you will
be good (nough to lend it to me," said
the beautiful lady.'
"Certainly." cried Betty. "I am glad
to do thatl" And the filled a large
bowl tip to the top with the meal, for,
being the wife of the miller, she had
meal in plenty.
"Thank you, Indeedl taid the beau
tiful visitor. "On Saturday Bight your
meal wilt be repaid" And to saying
the went twiftly awayi nor could Bet
ty decide where th went, the disap
peared so suddenly.
Tkttt'l tnustc in the airtoot, toot,
toot, i Tom flays away loud and
Strong,
A month organ grand, 'lis 0 regular
' bond,
He's at it most all the day long.
And Lucy plays the piano, ifs tinkle
and ting o-ling-ting,
Bkt the worst of it oil is the terriUt set uhot the mailer tan he, where il Ml tnnny and fair,
squall Why thit terrible din all shu. up within, Than in an old room on 0 warm ifltir-
When Angela starts in to sing. And most of them seem to agree noon.
The birdies look in at the windows la Thai the) would rather be Singing out All shut up away from frt:k alt.
W illim kobertt.
Sure enough, however, when Satur
day night came, Betty heard a persist
ent knocking at the door, and when
the opened it there stood a tiny little
woman, very old, and dressed all sin
beautiful bright green.
"Here is your meal, Betty," said the
little green-clad woman, "and you will
find none better in all Scotland." As
she handed back Betty's bowl filled with
meal.
Very good, indeed, was the oatmeal
that had been brought, and most de
licious Were the oaten cakes which Bet
ty made of it
DRAWING - LESSONS FOR OUR KIDDIES 1
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i.!r. 5 Of ACfC "
REASONS
rA n it A t.iv
ran nwvs
com x Sw" 1 CB
. i I .. ih mn until fnl-M4 aatfnftl of all
UUr ieu wvmj wu. ,
four-legaed beaau. Wblla ba la not to easy to draw, yet if you try
real hard you will be able to do It Ftnst make your oval and theft tha
Unaa wber Ui lege thould b. Now you can atart to make the curve
around tha outalda of tha atralght line and the first thing you know
yoa.kav a Itoa. it la not much harder to draw a lion than It la to
draw a eat, they are both member or the aame family. Only tha
male Hon alwaya baa a magnificent mane, which adda greatly to hia
obi tppvarasca.
hut you would !.ave toi be married to
a King." -
"I'd rather be a King myself," intist
ed Blossom.
"You are too ' silly for words," taid
Pansy.
"I'm not silly, yoU are tltly yourself.
You are, you are fool!" exclaimed'
Blossom breathlessly.
"He that calleth hit brother tool
is in danger of hell fire," quoted Pansy.
"But you are itdt my brother," taid
Blossom indignantly, "and if yott lay
I am silly you are a fool."
"I'm going to tell mother on you
taid Pansy; "see if I don't.
"I don't care," said Blossom, "and
I won't wear your old wreath, and you
shall hot Wear one either," and Blos
som pulled the wrttvh from her sis
ter's head and flung it as far as she
could. It startled a little pig rooting
in the wcadow and as it fell settled
down on piRgy's neck. The efforts Of
the tittle fellow to rid himself of the
wreath sweated to Pansy and she
laughed joyously. The angry Blossom
did Hot laugh at first, but finally it was
so funny that she also laughed and
they were gayly following after th in
dignant pig, hand in hand. But piggy
soon 6utdistthced them and the little
girls tat dottri to make new wreaths.
"I don't think you are silly all the
time," said Pansy.
'Fooi is a bad word, isn't it," taid
Blossom, "i am sorry I called you a
bad word."
Big sister nd a young man' friend
coming acrosl th meadow taw the
smiling children. "Th dear things,"
said big sister.
"They look like cherubs," taid th
young man, to which big sister, who
know them very Well, made no reply.
PfcTERU PET.
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had t little pet mosquito,
But one night, the story goet,
The tkeeter bit hint oh th nose.
When iteepy Peter, with hit hand.
On Mr. Skeetcr hard did tnd,
So hard, indeed, a'ftck, alas!
The life fro it did quickly pt
And not a trace hat Peter yet
Found of hit wee mosquito pet.
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WHT ROBIX REDBREAST MARBltD
JESXf WREX.
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(A Scottish Legend
OBIN REDBREAST Was sitting
on a rose bush singing merrily.
Presently up comes a big gray
cat.
"Good morning, robin," taid the Cat.
"Are you going traveling today?"
"I am, indeed," said Robin, "I'm
going to Court to see the King and to
ting for him. I aifi practicing my song
now."
"This It most interesting," said the
gray Cdt. "I'm glad I came so early
The King was pleased and said to
the Queen : "What shall we give little
Robin for singing us Such a lovely,
lovely long?"
And the Queen replied: "We will
give our little Jenny Wren for kit
wife."
So Robin and Jenny were married
tnd thte King and the Queen daticcd at
the wedding and when Robin hrdsung
another tong with Jenny Wren by hit
tide, he flew away to hit own home.'
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1 GMIT BIX.
That very odd creature, the btt.
Attended a ball think of that I
And the beasts all declare
That he struck out for faff
And made a home run with the eat.
t-wo Piice
THE little white mouse lived in a
cage and almost all day long It
went up and down on the Wheel
staircase of itt britoH. Sometimet it
was allowed to go out Ind play about
the room, but someone always watched
the little tiling and put It back into
its 'cage. Some of the children Won
dered why the white mouse wat to
sleepy all day, tot they had no Idea
that it stayed awake most of the night.
There wai a little gray mouse that
lived in the wainscoting tnd it, too,
slept most of the day, but when night
came its little bead-like eyet shone in
the darkness like lire flies and it was
busy every moment of the tirtie. tn the
first place it would hiifry down to .the
kitchen pari of the house to get some-
A Thought for the Day.
Honor and sham front nd condition
rise,
Act well your part, tliert alt th honor
lies.
tiling to tat Ind while there Would
have torn pleasant talks with its gray
coated friend. Then it would gnaw
itself Itew hot with its sharp little
teeth, for a motit likes to have a great
many placet for getting out and in.
When It hid finished itt tlsk it wat
ready (or nit talk with the little
White mouse, Who Wat always waiting
Impatiently for It. Th gray mouse
Would tell about the kitchen lit tudt
realistic Way that th whit mouse
cottld hav totd Just where th flour
barret and the breakftst foods and oth
er things Wtr to be found. Then it
Would tell about th fine time it had
running through tome papert Id the
room ntM doof, (of mice art very
fond of newspapert. the whit mout
enjoyed all that was told him, but did
not know whether he thould like to go
with the gray mouse, at he could not
tee so well and Wat sure he would be
afraid of the big rats. One day a ter
rible. thing happened. While till gray
mouti wat telling the whit mouse
(bout th kitchen and at the tam tima
balancing Itself by itt tail a gray cat
crept In tnd ttUght th poof little
mouse by the head and went out of
th door with it in her mouth. The
white mouse Wai very tad thd moped
great deal, f of i coupl bt dayftj and
then another gray mouse earn to keep
It company at night, but they both kept
close Watch Upon th old gray cat
PLEAAE tO.TT STEP O.t ME.
Pleas don't Itep 6n me,
I'm Just t dolly tmall
And thai it really not the way
To' be polite, It all.
In the Ding-Dongleas Dells, of Fairmount
the Bunnkt had Circus, tnd the Elf- metry heart; th Bunict doinf neatly uhatt'er the unlucky cough,
kinS, foe, tee pari; e never saw Such tul-ups, inAeei yot tlf kins" bid; And then, as quick as lightning, they tS
They tootei and cavorteS with very never did, ' Till, by and by, our artist gave a most ran scampering off.
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