Mostly Mary

her aunt, ran down to the dining-room. Her father and uncle wer

go visiting. Mother always tells Aunt Mandy what I am to wear; but we had so many other thin

es would ever make a prettier picture than this sweet little daughter, who looked like some dainty flower in he

n what she buys in the stores. Seven-year-old things are too large, and sixes are too small; but she always makes things just exactly right; and she doesn't say, 'You don't mean to tell me that child is seven years old!' Mother put a big blue bo

She thought that Mother had enough to do with her studies and music, so did not try to teach her sewing and other very useful things. Mother should have saved the first little frocks she made for you; and you would see that Aunt Mary has good reason to laugh, not at the pretty things Mother makes now,

warm, dusty ride on t

o are staying at the convent for vacation come to meet us. Oh, I don'

Dey cud be in a lots wuss place dan May-reevale, whar dey has de Sistahs t

was warmly greet

morning," she said as she and Liza

cried the children, gazing with longing eye

yesterday. Would you like to hold her, Effie?

le girl, thinking wistfully o

ndy!" cried five

e grand surprise, so I should think there could not be much left to surprise you

ise Mother and me, and then we think up something for them. But this one-well, I know you can never, ne

re their names?" w

Mother; but we shall call them Berta and

girl. "Dear, me! I should think you wou

ooked

" she echoed. "Why, Lucil

have three brother

lonely without them. But now, I shall never be lonely again. Anyone wh

ou always have everything you wish for-whole carloads of it,-and I must say you are generous with your things. Before I would let a baby like Effie hold su

an that you would rather have all the toys and candy and everything all by yourself

e little sisters of yours cry for everything nice you have. But, no, you won'

ting her arm about the little girl. "You wouldn't be happy

d her a gra

l by myself; for no matter how hard I pretend that they hear what I say, I know all the time that they

he convent gates and rolled up th

Aunt May-ree an' de Sistahs, an' I'se gwine ob

za? Aunt Mary and the Sisters w

dem byme-b

tending to surprise her aunt; but Sister Madeline had heard the

as Uncle Frank been m

t the hat. Mother made that," and though the child looked cl

out on the window sill at luncheon time, and could it be possible that it had

l with that beautiful dollie. We shall go to the east parl

too. They are just too sweet for anything!" Mary looked around to be sure that no one was near, then whispered, "They are not very pretty,-Annette, this doll, is ever so much prettier,-but they are darling, anyway. Aunt Mand

with your dollies any more? Yo

y doll in her best things, and put them all away in my toy box. Then, I shall close the big doors of my doll house; and the very minute that Be

ut why should you worry about your kitten and rabbits?

he babies to hold; or maybe they might die just as my little black kitten d

e at all surprised to hear that he had made you a present of a little white elephant. Now, I am sur

say that you haven't t

t if you had not come out to see us this afternoon, I must

ent with Mary to the garden. The little girl's love of flowers made her a great favorite with Mr. Daniel, as she insisted on calling the gardener; and the old man always stopped his work to give her a ride around t

st to Mother, so she can tell me which one will be best. I like Sleep Little Baby of Mine and

ch he insisted on sending to Mrs. Selwyn. As the beautiful ro

aniel, that you have a little blue flower for Be

omised romp with the girls, she spied some

aby chickens, baby everything; but baby