Show CAN YOU an which oar little arf lar all the had rained as hard as it could pour and now tho sky waa cold and cloudy and tho garden walk was full of puddle and abo caplo boughs were dripping tho fog was so thick too that tho children could scarce grandpas house just across tho gardon and of course such a thing as playing out of doors to bo thought of for a minute what shall we do asked ava drawing a deep sigh mamma was making tho sewing ma chine hum like a bee over a gnap of lit allu but sho heard the sigh and allm doleful question and lookia unjust in time to sec edna squeeze 1 chiny teardrop tear drop out of one brown eye why why dont you ploy with your dollies oho asked chit tho dollies had been naughty and were put to bed fur an hour ava said and of course we pant let cm get up less wed tell a lie eaid she sides im tired of cm oh dcarl and we dont know anything to do mamma smiled in a manuto booro lie ticking machino stopped humming mamma had thought of sho got three of broomcorn broom corn one about a foot in length the other two acro just alike and not more than three inches long and mamma bent shuso in the middle alko the letter V turned down then she hung them on the long piece one at each end she took the very anda of alio long piece between her thumbs and fore lingers and bield it enough abiva tho bablo so that the ends of tho t fiort pieces just touched letting them loan a towards each other now watch them said she to tho children they and before you could count en ava cried O alil why why mamma thobro walking right up together why why now velvo bumped cried alna in a minute 1 so they had and mamma pulled out the long baraw gently and left them standing then point i together then she had to try it over again why it funny said ava what makes cm mamma mamma laughed the mystery said eha you may try it and sec if you can fand out but though the children played merrily with chii new toy untie papa camo in to tea they could not tell what brought choso two bit of straw together can bout douht companion the smith family in america received a largo addition yesterday by tho cunard steamer aurania Auran la fourteen children seven boya and bovan girls tho eldest of whom was sweet an irad with their father mail of forty three the mother ana two other children are dead gilr smith takes bis children to illinois where he is to present them as wed ding outfit lo 10 hu second 1 herald the people of long beach los angelea county have found ft new means of ubI darina iho winter it U a small species of clam which h baui l with the heus on the liquor from which mikes a delicious soup the clam Is acry small no laffi 10 in larg and can be gathered w ca |