Mostly Mary

the walk, her feet lagging instead of skipping and dancing in their usual manner. However, Aunt Mandy said nothing until Mary made no offer

Did de Sistah done gib ma bresse

staying at the head of the class in spelling all week. I am just tired-

putty day on de sunny side ob de street, but mighty chilly in de shade. Did yo' eat de apple an

hree drinks of water and three more on my way

rnin' ud be de def ob yo' yet. De bery idea

ny little girls younger than I am at t

se yeah bressed lambs. I nebah had no book larnin', t'ank de good Lawd! an' I'se libbed longah dan mos' folks what did, an' I 'spects to keep on libbin' fo' a long time yit, I sahtinly does! Ma muddah an' gran'muddah bofe wuz moah dan a hund'ed an' ten when dey up

een a servant in the family since she was twelve years of age; and while always respectful, she still looked

ly to her account of the homeward walk, and then hastened up to Mary's room. One

ek nor her little brother, either.

ose little girls a gr

in the classroom, too; and sometimes Sister l

tor. He soon returned to Mary's bedside, and in his own jolly way began, "So you are no

Uncle. I just wear whatever mother gets fo

n talking with Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Lee, and they tell

e a piti

will do anything to keep the darling babies from catching them, and-and-don't let Mother

ending you away? Of course, Mother must not be with you, just as you say, no

arry the measles

on't worry any more about it. I shall get the very best nurse I know. All m

le back room so as to be as far a

t enjoy being ordered to clear out my old den up there. That big front room had been my private property since my twelfth birthday, and the treasures which I had hoarded there would ma

old den dressed up in pale blue walls and white woodwork. It seems to me that is the very room in which to get over measles quickly, and you will have no reason to

I should much rather live in an attic all m

to dust and air the room, and you may lie on the

l," as the Doctor playfully called his old den. He had the next room fitted up for t

nurse into the room. Mary had expected a white-gowned, white-capped young lady-not a smiling, ros

on't you, Sister?" was Mary's first remark af

colors but blue and white have a very bad effect on this patient-yellow in particular. Please see that she closes her eyes while you give her th

h; and, though she sorely missed her mother, Sister Jul

her stories-true stories about our Lord and Blessed Mother and the Saints, and about children she has taken care of-some of them so poor that they didn't have enough to eat or clothes to keep them warm. But Sister

ood, and Mother can have them dyed if she would like me to have blue things this year. They can dye white any color, you know. Hazel has a beautiful red dress trimmed with tiny, black velvet ribbon; and when I told her how pretty it is

please with that money. I gave it to you just to see what you would do wi

But there is something that I would like to buy now. You can tell me whether it is just the best thing to get for th

at you have in

n cut flowers, and they could watch it grow and see the new flowers come out. See that chrysanthemum on the w

given me a chance to ask. As for your little plan, it is an excellent one and will

sunshine into their cheerless homes, Mary did not find the days of her illness so very, very long. She was doing so well that everyone in the house was