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Show FOE BOilS AJND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. The Principal Governments of the World Acknowledge the Business Ability of Cats The New Sister, or How the Baby Was Named. v WHEN TIMMIE DIED. I think I really think I cried A little bit, when Timmie died. You see, he was so soft and gray, And liked so very much to play, That when I found him cold and still, Stretched out beside the barn-door sill, It seemed as if he'd just forgot To breathe a little minute, not 'That he was dead, I smoothed the paws , That covered up his cunning claws; " He did not stir. Then Helen found ( A ribbon, and she tied it round His neck. 'Twas new and red. But, oh! my Timmie cat was dead, And ribbons could not make him see. Or give the kitty back to me. And then we buried little Tim Beneath the sunflowers, with a rim Of pansies purple ones and gold Around him, and I let him hold A favorite spool, his very own. A little bit 'cause Timmie died! I'm sure you think I might have 'cried r Then, when we left him there alone. Philadelphia Times. THE NEW SISTER. "Look carefully," said the kind nurse, turning down a corner of tne flannel blanket. "Don't t8uch her, dears, but just look." The children stood on tiptoe and peeped into the tiny red face. They were frightened at first, the baby was so very small, but Johnny took courage cour-age in a moment. "Hasn't she got any eyes?" he asked. "Or is she like kittens?" "Yes, she has eyes, and very bright nes, but she is fast asleep now." "Look at her little hands!" whis-. whis-. pered Lily. "Aren't they lovely? Oh, I do wish I could give her a hug." "Not yet!" said nurse. "She is too "tender to be hugged. But mamma "sends word that yon may give her something a name. She wants you and Johnny to choose the baby's name, nly it must not be either Jemima, Keziah or Karen-Happuch." Then nurse went back into mamma's room and left Johnny and Lily staring at each other, too proud and happy to speak at first. "Let's sit right down on the floor and think!" said John. So down they eat. "I think Claribel is a lovely name," aid Lily, after a jpaiise. "Don't "No," replied Johnny. "It's too Sirly!" y "But baby is a girl." "I don't care! She needn't have such a very girly name. How do you like Ellen?" "O Johnny! Why, everybody's named Ellen! We don't want her to be just like everybody! Now Seraphina Is not common." "I should hope not. I should need a mouth a yard wide to say it What do Ton think of Bessie?" Oh, Bessie is very well, only well, , I should be always thinking of Bessie Jones, and you know she isn't very nice. I'll tell you what, Johnny! Suppose Sup-pose we call her Vesta Geneva, after that girl papa told us about yesterday!" yester-day!" "Lily, you are a perfect silly! Why, I wouldn't be seen with a sister called that! I think Polly is a nice, jolly kind of a name." - "Well, I don't." "Well," said nurse, coming in again, "what Is the name to be, dears? Mamma Mam-ma is anxious to know." Two heads hung very low, and two pairs of eyes sought the floor and stayed there. "Shall I tell you," the good nurse went on, taking no notice, no-tice, "what I think would be a very good name for baby?" "Oh, yes, yes, do tell us, 'cause we can't get the right one!" "Well, I thought your mother's name, Mary, would be the very best name In the world. What do you think?" "Why, of course it would! We never thought of that! Oh, thank you, nurse!" cried both voices, joyously. "Dear nurse! will you tell mamma, please?" Nurse nodded and went away smiling, smil-ing, and Lily and John looked sheepishly sheep-ishly at each other. "I I will play with you, if you like, Johnny, dear." , "All right, Lil! Come along!" Laura E. Richards in Youth's Companion. |