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ther engagement, delighted Miss Minnie Wall's heart by offering to wait upon her home, but rather injured the effect of his politene

sie Rider was the last; and, when the nurse did not come for her as had been promised, Mrs

she to 'Toinette. "So, Sunshine, I shall leave you here alone, if you wil

; and, with a lingering

he rug, watching the bright coals as they tinkled throu

iful dress just like gold, and a wreath on my head all blazing with fire; and I would dance a-tiptoe away up the chimney and into the sky: and

ss the square, and down the long street beyond, to the beautiful western sky, all rosy and golden and purple with the sunset-clouds; wh

shining like mamma's that she wore to the ball. But mamma said the little girl in the story was naughty to like her pretty dress, and she weared a gingham one when she was good. Guess

at the bracelet upon her left shoulder until she broke

e so often repeated to her. "But it ain't any matter, I guess," added she, brightenin

ging to the window-ledge so as to see over the iron railing of the balcony, she peeped down, and saw a small dark man walking slowly by the house, turning the crank of a hand-organ which he carried at his side. Upon the organ was perched a monkey, dressed

surprise and delight, taking him for a little man, and his inarticulate chatte

strains of the Italian opera would have done; and altogether she

ll the little man what is his name, and what he is saying," reasoned the pretty runaway, primly wrapping h

using all her strength, she finally succeeded in doing, although she could not close the door behind her. Leaving it ajar, 'Toinette ran down the steps, and looked eagerly along the square until she discovered the hand-organ man with his monkey just turning the corner, and flew after him as fast as her little feet would carry her. But, with all her haste, the man had

key or man made any reply; while all the time the beautiful rosy light was fading out of the west, and the streets were growing dark and crowded;

ite. Two or three dirt-carts were passing at the same time; and 'Toinette, afraid to follow, stood upon the

dent or malice, the largest one, in passing the little girl, pushed her so rou

inette picked herself up, and looked ruefully at the mud upon her pr

me and mother seized the little heart, and sent the tiny feet flying up the narrow street as fast as they could move. But, at the corner, 'Toinette, who never had seen the street befor