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Show 1 The Wood Procession. "Xow. children, you'll have to clear out of 1 said the head carpenter, briskly. It's too h;..,j .,, rob you of your playground, but we re going t. .fire to this pile of trash,., and it would be too d;!,.,. ous to have you near it." The little folks reluctantly gathered up ?!,..;,. shovels and pails. Tor a whole month they had h,,,! a lovely playground in the bitr sand pile, an, ,,,,. they were to lose it, Every day during tin; ii.,.. an older boy or girl sat on an old stool in the keeping an eye 0:1 tic happy children, and all (j.,. mothers rejoiced to think thev were sate and living liv-ing a good time. A row of old buildings had b-torn b-torn down, and a largr? new hriejc house jwa- m !, built as toon us tl;e trash and old board VV f disposed of. - Trf' ' "Are you going-io burn all those boar-V .Mr. Oroyf" asked Margaret Kirby. Avho was !. ki;i . after the little ffdks that morning. "It seem- to., bad." . "You see. Margaret, no one would buy stuff, and it costs too much to get it cut up im,, kiudlina-. I'd willingly give it away, but no w;, Lithe Li-the stuff." ''Children." said Margaret, suddenly, "how tu;ni of you have little wagons "I"! I! I!"' cried a chorus of voices. "Xow. Mr. Cray, if I get some big boys to h,.,,. and tlr? little chd'drcn haul this wood io old M. McOuire's house, may we do that :" "Yes. if you can get it done todav,' said M -. dray. "Tinchildren v. Ill soon be tired of the ta-k but I'll give you till evening to dispose of tlw ..id word." Jn less ihau two miurtes Mr. dray was a! ,;i n the big yard. The child -en were scunnering their wagons and Margaret was getting toge :her all tlie bisr boys in the neighborhood. The rir.; thing old Mrs. McOuire knew of the plan was wh-n a procession of little wagons turned into her yard, all loaded with pieces of old boards and shingle-. "Whatever is the meauin' of this?" cried the old lady, hurrying; ovX with two inirs of gb?ses "We are bringing you a little wood." explained Margaret. '"They were going to make a bonfire of it to get rid of it, but the children will bring it to you." "I thought the children would soon give up.' -aid Mr. dray, coming cti to ?eo the litfb ?till TLXiking trips ro rhe yard ami back .tin lit. 'Tbfe Ixiys and girls deserve a whole lot of prais?." "he big- hoys broke hii the lou-x boards Hod Io.'.del the "rgorj?. while the girls helped iji. chil r'rep- s II TuC'rrfi?- rt very bnr uiti.e. but : vpry li'inpy one-stu' bv wj vt-ry irre"- ' .lie r;i' cx wood v,-cs fnw. itts- Me-luire -.r crying" 1 v the wood fioase Till .r dry ;s-ooI zzd c:libg- :; children they hud inaIc hecvery huppy. '! have aiiovhci" old h i.?,1 to .ier dowa 071 StTiw mir. ntreet next f-rtn-k. r.uit" heg-xtt ifr. Oray. ..ad the children dioutsl. 4 May -i?t tuv.". ? aoth.-r wood proiwssie.n We can jir the- od to M ."s . Txelton." And whn.fc do v.n Uilnk L-. Oiay did? dV j.adc ;i I?rge box out of old boards nnd ailed, it with - and iar vbe little pople t-y nlav in trbf-aever .h"y i-r.ni; t.?. :or hr rays iho.v r-ate Iutji ci 1 ieal -'t rrtTT,b.lnT frd. kbn vrood keepsj. f-ouie arnr .iru r r ItTtg" t'mr. Dcit ;oii .huk . . -id klic.;i give vo ne morning's fderj-ur?. io e?rry r;:l 7c:' noer-'e '. Hilda Ttichnioud. |