Show I 1 in a massachusetts town live a worthy couple who hafe ha e so u far farabe obeyed ed the scrip nral injunction to increase and multiply llly that they have eight sons of whom the tile bliest is not over a dozen years i ears of 0 age they are bright ind lively little folk and play together with the greatest only now and then falling into some di dl a agreement gre ement when one or tho the other pair of litwins twins does not approve of the gereral scheme of play it chanced not long since fiat that to this interesting family there came a still further addition in in the shape of a baby sis si ter the father and mother were ft pro de lighted that there bo be a cirl girl in the family and supposed that the wits would w 1 be equally pleased it was accord ily idith i with a smiling face that the father aeo j to make the announcement to th the e fat 1 Is i fellows who at tho the moment were all together in the breakfast room boye doys he said joyously 1 I 1 yon you have a darling little baby sister there was a look 1001 of blank disappointment on every face and a moment of it profound silence then excitable 8 year yc irold master tommy spoke for them all by exclaiming explosively oh dear dear that is is too bad it just spoils our baseball niner youths lis companion |