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Show her nine brotliers and sisters and also ina and pa a Christmas present. pres-ent. Fearing she could not keep her money from July to Christmas time, she went straight to one of our stores (one that advertises in Tin-; Bi'csi.kie, no doubt) and purchased pur-chased the eleven presents way back in July. How was she to beep them concealed for six long months? But Iter wits were equal to the occasion. She carried the precious present?, many of them homely a nd cheap, no doubt, but dear all the same, by stealth into their barn and securely hid them in the hay. There I hey are today and there they will remain until Santa Claus finds them on Xmas eve and presents them to the delighted family fam-ily next morning. Who will say this heroic girl will not be a better little woman and be drawn closer to the hearts around her for such a noble, self-sacrificing act? .1 LITTLE m:iioi.i;. A JiirnwliiTry 1M. I..T lf.ln)s n l.ofif TvHU of riinrin t.T. Tlu'ro is one poor little Ihinish girl in l!iii;h:iiil win) luis a grout big heart in her bosom. She is a strawberry picker. 1 1 1 1 1 0 cr thut luscious season her nimble lingers fillnl buiell'eils of cups of the rosy berries. l'ir this laborious work little Miss Knterprise received a snug sum. 1h1 she go ami speml her money f.mlisljly for a new fancied bat, coat, or fancy pair of shoes for berselt? Not much. Her mind was made up and she had zealously picked during all the strawberry season with this object ' in view she would buy each of |