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Show f NEW YEAR'S ADVICE. There In ft fo Hiftt Wiitchcfl ft Tour rnmfnrt to ()nirifyt . Apfltimlnir tin pea of evil 3 To lulrrriipt your Joy; To kfp him at a illMtHnrit Hhnii.fl your nirino tru. Bo "nvr troiiltlt' trmilil-f trmilil-f Till trouhlo trotiltli'M you!" Knrh ilny hi mny nm1nrt you rW f corrow tlmi'ii In tor-; k Knrh .ny with hint ami phmlowg I lvrplx you mr ami morn; I lint Ko not forth to mret him I An inuny m-o.I do, m Ami "ni'V r tmtihk' trmiblA Jj Till trotihle truuhlua you!" j 'Tl llmr rnnitch to worry Si Wli.ii mln.ry n ii.'.ir. J "Ha lime rhuliKh for M When th rc'i t.xMiM f..r imn; P.. iVT lit III- fmn.-aln jl r.riivr your fittih rt-nrw, V ' 'Nil trouhlo trool.l.-H you!" El For they who lurntw troublft I An. I "iit vi'r tiii)h ttmiMn l Till trouble Iruuhlca you!" L M:iy Klvf r M r ft"in pain; P . AntlclpMlinir R rmw J j4 And If you wouM lit- chwrful "Wl In mind mill body, (00, i ThfH "lifvef trouble trouble M Till trouble trunblm you!" Jy ( Estollo, Minnie unit Muy Hobblns f ; stood la Ilia window with tlio - hcudi t -w ;close together. 1 I "I am so aorry," whispered Estclle. I I "I do ao want to make mamma mid 1 I papa a New Year's present and I have j I 'spent all my money every cent." fjLfsw 80 "iV" i" ,B''' ,l""y' "un(l ' '""re f"Kjint kept evrn a piece of ribbon or an TA'c of worated." Jr It la too druadful," Maude whlspor-d. whlspor-d. "If Unit borcid Miss Croker hail not InslHtcd upon our buying tliomj lit- i Itlit books at tlio fair wn would all V lliava had plenty of money. I wonder 1 'bow long aba la going to amy. She la lao fuaay." aald Manila. "Nothing aulta t 'her. Uometlmea aha aaya: 'Thli rgg , 1 ila too anft, Uzzla; take It away and 4 'bring me another.' Than l.lizle muka ' up a fact and I have to laugh." ' "Wall, but Maude," auld K.lclle, who ' iwaa the eldeat, "that la wrong. The JR., jglrl who la hired to watt on the table " ' jehould never make facea, no matter 1 iwhat bappena; and you must never ' llaugh at her again. I am aura Mias -Oroker saw you this morning." "But aba la fuaay." aald Ray, "and I in ,n wou,a home." F"Mamma llkea her," replied Eatelle. Vou know ahe waa mamina'a teacher Ve and some one left her a big for-V for-V and ao ahe atoppod teaching." Vil mamma aays, too, that ahe la Iharltable and glvoa honpa nnd t7 to the poor people," put In Kay. Then I wish aba had bought thoxe J oka herself Inntead of making us .K.jpenil all our money," grumbled Maude. 1 "If we had been honest and said Jj . right out, "I want all my money for , f myself,' perhaps ahe would," aalJ Es-I Es-I f telle. I "Tomorrow la New Yeart day. It I la too lale to get anything now," algli-I algli-I ed Ray. J "If we only had aome of that lovely J wool Ml. (broker has been winding ? for the llmt three days, we nmld knit rJ mamma some beuutlful mala for her I -i,!iii! Vase. I could kult one be-1 be-1 ,,k," aald Kitolle, mournfully. . , Liild you, my dear?" aald a voice ' ffu behind them, tl'he throe children turned nnd saw A Crokor alttlng In a rocking chair ( h,t b1'1'11"1 ihL'm- Thty uld nut jf jt,v how long ahe had been there or 4 much ahe had heard, but ahe bad YNi lurgo balla of brilliant colored itf In her lap. 1 you sure, Eatelle, that you ..' make a mat before dark?" aald , Croker. looking over her apec-, apec-, at the three blushing facea be-.i'jer. be-.i'jer. Maude and Kay answered very ahyly. I ik Jd tn 1,dv' duwn 1 'Y0 the sofa and i will give you 1 'V of these balla of wool." w i 'm g "You aro very kind." auld Eatelle. "Thank you. Mine Croker," said .Mamie. Hut Hnyi remembering that Miss Croker munt have heard her say 'bo wlhed aim would go home, wanted want-ed to bide herself. However, she enme out from behind the eurtnln and seated herself close to E-itelle. Mlsi Croker then gave them each a crochet needle. "Tim blue ball la for you," ho aald, placing the wool In Eatelle s lap. The mauvn for ymi." and she dropped another ball In Maude's bands, "and the pink for little Uov llav." The ihllilien Jniiched merrily, bin at the laily'e last worda their faur grew very Iuiik. "Now. girls," "I want three mats for my ilmmlng ca?ii at borne and I know you will be ,,. llKllle.1 to 111:1 1: 1111- n piCKimt beforo I KO. which will lie very mioh now." Sin looked at Uy w,,. ,e spoko uno then left the room. "Ilorrld thlUK!" Hiild Hay, ns th" door close I. "1 won t knit a mat foi her. I thought ilio meant to give u. the wind." "It J11M mivi'i iih rluht for tnlkliif about maiiiniH'a friend an we did," replied re-plied EMelle. "Wo will havo to knit them. Come. y, I'll begin yours, nnd Maiidi!, on't you remember? Make a chain of three slltchca anil the next row plain." They were all thiee f md of this kind of work and presently forgot their dlsnppolr'inent. Tlie sun wna Just aettlinj when Eatelle Ea-telle aald: "Them, that's the, limt of tho wool and my mnt'e done. Hut Juat what u big wud of paper Miss Croker Cro-ker rolled her wool upon." Sho toaard tbu paper under the grate nnd faaten-ed faaten-ed olf her knitting neatly. "And mine's flulshid." said Mamie, nnd here la another great roll of paper, pa-per, and there Is so thing hard In It. Maude opened It alowly, Inughlnr as Hhn did no. A bright live dollnr sold niece. "Oh, look! Just look! I wonder If Mlsa ('inker meant to put It there!" 'T am sure I don't know," answered answer-ed I'slelle. but wait until Ray has finished her mat then wn will go and ask her." "It Is done," nilil Uny. "und here la another Uvu dollar gold piece. Ex-tcllo. Ex-tcllo. you'd better get a poker and pull out that paper you threw under the gruto." Estclle aoon bad the paper In her hand, and aura enough, there waa a third gold piece hidden away In It "Bho must really Intend them for us." aald Ray. "I feel ao ashamed because she beard m say, 'I wish ahe would go home.' " While the three girls with the money In their banda and the niata In their laps were wondering what they ought to do. Miss Croker walked In. "80 I ace my niuU are finished," she said. "They are very pretty and 1 will keep them alwaya In remembrance of my throe little friends.'" Eatelle held up the shining coin. "1 found this In my ball," aha aald. "I put It there aa a little surprise for you," replied Mlsa Croker, "and now I hope you can buy aome email ftlft for your mnmma and pnpa. Then she added, "Coino, children, hurry on tW 5ji "AND THE 1'lNlv KOIl LITTLE ROSY HAY." your wraps and I will take you down town to chooao yuur prenents." Never did three little girls dress In such abort time. Mlaa Croker took them to such wonderful won-derful stores and was so pltaaant and kind that the three little girls never forgot that New Year's Eve. The gifts that they carried home to their parents, which were selected under Miss Croker'a advice, were really real-ly very pretty. |
