Show toln Acts 5aepete Dona Sons illlra Micoela Shiva de I Icralla de h Cordoba do Soochfx o lrra dl llscobmla had ncvo sccn now before In the aunn1 lend where silo was bern the roses bloomed their wcctwt la midwinter the nenrwl approach to a snow bunk bad been the hedge ot greet white onllas In the backyard Therefore when she saw myriads of downy flake fluttering front Oie sky in the new stmnga land which she now called home her wonder I won-der nod delight knew ro bonids Oh rUIII the crleil running lo the wllilow I want to get somo Hut her mania only shook her bend and 1 said I It was too fold es go out doors Tho little girl stood contentedly along a-long long time watching the fairy winged things She did not notice when her mama left the room but at last turning to speak I to her found herself alone Presently a thought truck lice There was no uric In sight Seizing her pall which elm had so often fllliil with sand on the shore of the faraway Iaoiflc sho opened 1 the door nnd rao out Scurrying aero the yard dloco where a drift gleamed whltohod cold In the morning I sun silo scooped up a bucketful ot the shinIng shin-Ing crystals and hurried back Into the bouse The journey WItS repealed again smith seem Her dolls had nil been dressed and redressed sod the box of pretty bill of ribbons and laces which grandma had given her for the numerous family Lad been looked over and over again but still site was not happy Her throat felt qirerand her heart too when Ibo thought of hew site had die jbeywl l her mama her good kind mama Oh why had Ibo not waited After dinner she crept softly up emits Her mama stood In the south room motionless her looks besot ng thin utmost smsiemenl On the pretty light carpet all around were stains as of a recent flood and from some limp ilejecledlooklDg pasteboard lava l on the dresser drops of grayish water tcro crazing The little girl stood breathless for n moment then she ran across the room to a trunk which stood In tbo corner It was empty Mania mama she cried In dismay the tears starting to her eyes an she gazed from the empty trunk to the scene of desolation about her It was lo bo a lovely birthday surprise for Cousin Anllaand now Its all gone And little Dons Sofia Laura Mlcaela 3llva do reralts de la Cordoba de Sanchez San-chez o Ybarra de lUcobeda sobbed ifresh Hleanor Itool In St Nichols Somo weeks ago we published this department three short articles The Did Oaken Ducket The fcnd ot the Chesapeake A Had Place to lie Horn In and A Perfect Identification These wero reprinted from Harpers I Round Table published by harper llrothcrs ol New York and should have been credited Wo regret the jmlsslon and In justice to the firm I mentioned apoloxlxa for tho oversight |