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Show l)lsappoltlp-l. in a Massachusetts town live a worthy couple who have no farobeyed I he Scriptural Script-ural injunction to increasu and multiply that they havo eight sons, of whom the oldest is not over u dozen years of iifre. They are brilit and lively littlo folk, and play together with tho greatest zwt, only now and then falling inta some disagreement dis-agreement when oim or tho other pair of twins does not approve of tho general sclieiiio of play. It chanced not Ions; tinea that to thifl interestinj; family there, canio h still further fur-ther addition in tlm h1kik of a baby sister. sis-ter. Tho father mid mother vero delighted de-lighted that there toioilld bo a girl in the family, and supposed that the sons would bo eipially pleased. It was accordingly with a smiling face that tho father went to liiiiha tho announcement to tho littlo fellows, who at the moment wero all together to-gether in tho breakfast room. J "Boys," ho said joyously, "you have a i darling little baby sister." There was a look of blank disappointment disappoint-ment on every face and a moment of profound silence. Then excitably H-ycar-old Master Tommy cpoko for them ull by exclaiming exjJosively: "Oh, dear, dear! that is too bad; it just spoils our bustball nine!" Youth's! Companion. |