A DAY IN
' t!Li. c ot8, H ont 'riving " No-
Wh Ih?r.fa,,,rd,3r..- . . .
JS! 1 . re stllr na froiljr,
.t .v. pa"i,1,rr ""'Kh d grey,
And the corn-fields all ere stubble, ind the
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n,qMUlrrel 8 nU,,y Provender la gar-
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mjy meet e. creaking carriage, full of
... ,k'. m' ,n without a frown,
the farmer a little people all are Jog-
glng Into town.
Big brother loos the drying his bands
v.. very trong
-or rather cannot spare the time to be
ri mn lnnH
On a rearward Beat Is mother, and beside
htti In (ha .....
Coddled close the younger children In their
m.,. Ja?!!,y ?,'ndoy Mt.
miough the girl who sits to windward Is
Incased from sole to cmwn
a 'bult'ler robe" resplendent, for the
tuuiy arire 10 Town.
, , M ., in nis com i
ant the state of little brother who shall Do you think he ever fancies, as at last
b. v "nt.nre, to repeat? with yearning sigh
150 charged with glad expectancy he scare He climbs Hie mud-stained axle and bids
can keep his seat I the street good-bv.
Hit can pulled down about his ears to meet That one dnya dny of manhood though
his nfuffler, twined ; success his life mav crown,
his pockets fat with treasures that he He may hunger for the farmhouse, dearer
couldn't leave behind, far than any town?
Jeannla Pendleton Ewlng, In Youth's Companion.
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The night lowered dark and stormy
around the lonely island of Sarbroo,
In the South Pacific Ocean.
The tall cocoanuts lining the beach
tossed their heads wildly to and fro,
and the great seas came thundering
Upon the sand, sending showerB of
pray far inland.
About two hundred yards from the
teach, in a little log bouse, sat an old
missionary the Rev. John Sturgis,
lth his only daughter, Leila, who had
Accompanied her father to this distant
shore, that she might be near to com
fort him and administer to his wants.
A lovelier girl than Leila seldom
greeted mortal vision.
-The light of the lamp upon the
Coarse table, in one corner of the
rough but neatly-swept floor, fell up
on her chestnut hair, seeming to en
circle it with a halo, while the pure,
innocent expression of the young face
might have moved a heart of stone.
The eyes of this girl were of deep
hazel, her skin was transparently
fair, her form perfect in its graceful
proportions.
At the moment of which we write,
she sat upon a little stool at her fath
er's feet, her bright head resting up
on hlB knee, and a satisfied smile
hovering about her pretty mouth, as
ehe felt the caressing touch of her
parent's hand.
"Leila," said he after a while, "do
you never feel tired of living away
out here with me in the Pacific
Ocean?"
"Tired! oh, no, papa no, indeed."
"Alas! I feel that it is selfish of me
to keen you here. Tell me. darling, do
you not sometimes think of Charles
Graham?"
A vivid blush came upon Leila's
cheek, her bosom heaved.
"Oh, never mind, papa," she said,
softly.
"That means that you do think of
Mm?"
"I will not deny it," she answered,
gently, burying her face upon his
bosom. "But Charles, you know, has
promised to wait for me; so I am sat
isfied." Mr. Sturgis smiled.
."It is most time that his ship ar
rived off this place. You know he said
he would touch here on his way home
from Australia."
"Yes he said so when we parted
from him," she answered, her bright
yes gleaming with Joy.
"I hope he will come soon," said
Mr. Sturgis, a shadow crossing his
brow.
Leila looked! at him earnestly.
"Papa," she said at length," do you
not think that fears of a rising among
the savages are groundless?"
"No, dearest, I do not That fellow,
Henry Seedon, I am afraid is doing
great mischief here." .
The person to whom he alluded was
dark-browed man a boatswain's
mate, who had deserted a vessel,
Which several months previously, had
touched here for a supply of water.
The fellow had called frequently on
Mr Sturgis, and had been particular
ly attentive to Leila, who, however, by
C?ery means in her power, had shown
tun that such attentions were to her
far from agreeable. i
The boatswain's mate, however, who
was a coarse, conceited fellow, had
continued his unwelcome visits, and
finally had even had the audacity to
propose to Mr. Sturgis for Leila's
ianu, in the presence of the young
girl.
Both father and daughter had then
given him to understand that his com
pany was no longer desired, and he
then gone away with an aspect of
countenance vuich had made the
young woman fairly shudder it was
mo demonlacal-rso full of bitter hatred.
Since then he had not again in
truded bad shunned both whenever
they chanced to meet him In their
walks.
The behavior of the natives, who
Jiad hitherto been friendly to them, al
so seemed to change.
Dark, sullen glances often directed
toward them by the Island people, con
vinced the former that Henry Seedon
was at work, endeavoring to turn the
natives against them. Vainly Mr.
Bturges had endeavored to counteract
this Influence. Seedon wag a man
who had) great power for evil a wily,
canning villain, who knew just how to
deal with the ignorant islanders.
TOWN.
And the dimes ht eimed t harvest 1b fell
mlttened fist of brown,
To be spent In reekless Joyance when they
tether In the town ! i
. And now the heart s deslro Is reaohed. nd
n the busy street
Small, cramping imisrles stretch again with
tramp of sturdy feet.
The careful barter over, and the good
thlngii tueked away
In the box tliat brought the butter and the
There lb shopping, 'there are bonnets; and a
elude of wo comes down
To cloud the perfect sunshine of the chil
egge that went for pny,
dren a day in town.
But ah, when that's accomplished, comes a
una. .a nf .i-rnt
The Jewel-moment of the week to a little
country boy!
T he spiral stripe of peppermint, the lemon'a
acta note.
The brittle, bulky parcel that be buddies
"IT so," said Leila, In answer to her
fathers last remark "If the island
ers are really turning against us, had
we not better quit the Island?"
"That Is what I have been thinking
of. I feel that delay is dangerous in
this case."
"Yes, papa. These people have
fearful passions, when once they are
aroused, in spite of all your teachings,
and I shudder to think of what might
be the result of our staying here.
Good Heaven!" she suddenly added,
drawing back. "Oh, papa, somebody's
at the window-'
Mr. Sturges glanced toward the win
dow Just in time to see the hideous
face of a savage, which had been
pressed against the pane, hastily with
drawn. He rose and moved to the door,
which he quickly opened, peering out
into the gloom.
At first he could see nothing, but
he Anally made out a number of dark
forms gathered on the beach, appar
ently holding council. Through the
gloom he could faintly distinguish, in
the phosphor light from the white
waves, a number of long spears and
heavy war clubs carried by the party.
"Leila," he whispered, quickly re
turning, "we must fly!"
The young girl turned as pale as
death.
"Keep up a brave heart, Leila.
Heaven will help us!"
She caught the gleam of his benlg
nan eye and her spirit seemed nerved
with almost superhuman resolution.
In a moment she had thrown on. her
bonnet and shawl, and was at the side
of her father, who had donned his cap
and coat.
He cast a wistful eye at his books
in a rude bookcase in the corner; but
there was no chance or time to take
them with him.
Even as he moved toward the back
door with his child, a savage yell
broke forth, and the .tramp of ap
proaching feet was heard.
He rushed out with his daughter; at
the same moment something whist
ling past his head, proclaimed that he
hed been seen. It was a spear, which
Just grazing the side of his cay, lodged
in the trunk of a broad fruit tree be
yond. The missionary hurried along until
he reached a thick clump of shrubbery
growing by the side of the path, when,
with his child, he ensconced himself
therein.
i The tramp of feet drew nearer, but,
thanks to he darkness, the fugitives
had not been seen to hide themselves,
and soon the natives, believing that
they had kept on, rushed past them.
"Heaven is helping us," whispered
Mr. Sturges to his child. "We will re
main quiet a few moments longer
then we will endeavor to get to the
beach unobserved."
They remained motionless, hardly
daring to breathe, until they felt sure
the savages hau gone some distance,
when they emerged and made for the
beach at a spot where, in a small cove,
Mr. Sturges kept his own little canoe.
Just as they launched the frail ves
sel another yell proclaimed that they
were again seen, and through the
farkness they could dimly see the
forms of the natives as they came on.
"Quick, my child!" cried Mr.
Sturges, as he helped his daughter in
to the canoe; "we must paddle out to
sea, and may Heaven keep our canoe
from swamping in this storm!"
A shower of spears whistled round
the fugitives; but, fortunately, not one
touched them. In a moment they were
in their canoe, paddling far out upon
the dark waters
The wind , roared and shrieked
around them the great seas tossed
their little boat as if it were an egg
shell, and it seemed at times as if the
little craft must certainly roll over.
Leila resolutely assisted her father;
but she felt as if escape from their
present peril were impossible felt
that they must 'eventually be swallow
ed b ythe mad waves.
The fury of the storm seemed on
the increase. The seas rose higher,
and the spray aud water at times en
rplfed the canoe, filling it.
Mr. Sturges, however, by rapid and
expert bailing, still contrived to keep
the little vessel afloat
"What 18 that?" 'Jlla suddenly In
quired, pointing coward something
dark astern of them, and apparently
gaining.
"A canoe!" exclaimed her father;
"a Urge canoe; the savages are in
pursuit!"
"It is all over with us, then!"
gasped Leila.
At that moment, from a sudden
opening in the dark clouds, the moon
burst forth, throwing a broad glare
of silver light athwart the waters.
Mr. Sturges then discovered that
the large canoe, which was full of
natives, was indeed rapidly gaining.
Vainly he trained himself at the
paddle; vainly his lovely daughter al
so exerted herself; the natives drew
nearer every moment, shouting ex
ultantly as they came on.
The fugitives were now paddling on
a course ddagonal with the shore, and
which carried them toward a high
rocky promontory, Jutting out Into the
sea from the southern extremity of the
Island.
As they drew near this promontory
the face of the missionary lighted up
with hope; for he had, not long sine,
discovered there an under-sea cavern,
of the existence of which he believed
the savages knew nothing the open
ing to this retreat being concealed by
a rock, overgrown with thick masses
of seaweed.
Soon, however, he perceived that he
must be overtaken ere he could reach
the place. All further exertion was
useless. There was the natives'
ennooe, less then ten fathoms distant,
speeding along toward the smaller one
like an arrow.
In this extremity Mr. Sturges re
solved to resort to prayer.
He threw himslef upon his knees In
the canoe and prayed God, if it so
pleased Him to take the petitioner, to
Fpare his lovely child. Meanwhile
poor Leila, who had also stopped pad
dling, was praying that her father
might be saved, even though she were
destroyed.
" Beautiful sight it was to see the
young girl with upturned face, the
moonlight upon her. features and shin
ing hair, as she sat there In the rock
ing canoe.
Mr. Sturges concluded his prayer.
Now he 'stood upright In the little
craft, gazing toward his enemies as
they came on.
Thus gazing he did not observe a
stately ship, which suddenly came
looming round the promontory men
tioned, under reefed topsails.
The suddenness of this vision, hith
erto concealed by the high land, was
not without Its effect upon the natives,
all of whom now stopped paddling,
gazing toward the strange vessel.
"Go ahead," screamed the evil
voice of Seedon, who was among them.
"Never mind the ship, but first get
these runaways in your clutches."
The natives again took to their pad
dles. On came the canoe) and in a
few minutes it must reach the fugi
tives. Mr. Sturges and his daughter
now beheld the strange ship, which,
not distant further than a quarter of
a mile, was booming along straight
toward them.
"If we can only reach that vessel,"
he Bald to bis daughter. "Quick,
Leila, paddles again."
With superhuman strength they
paddled toward the ship, Mr. Sturges
now and then shouting and pausing to
wave an arm to her. Finally, over
powered by their exertions, father
and daughter were obliged to pausei
Their pursuers were close upon them
so was the ship.
"Help, Help!" screamed the mission
ary, springing up. "We are pursued
by savages."
His shrill voice was evidently heard,
for the ship was now directed straight
toward the savages' canoe, which it
soon struck, dashing it to pieces and
passing over it, killing Henry Seedon
outwright and leaving the other oc
cupants striking out for shore.
Mr. Sturges and. his daughter were
then picked up, to meet with an agree
able surprise, to discover In the cap
tain of the vessel, Leila's lover
Charles Graham.
."My prayer has been answered,"
Bald Sturges, solemnly, as he embrac
ed his weeping, blushing daughter. '
We have to add that they had a
safe and speedy passage home, and
that Leila, soon after, was united to
Captain Graham.
Mr. Sturges found a comfortable
home with them during the remainder
of his life. New York News.
Not to Be Caught.
A certain London corn chandler had
just engaged an assistant, who hailed
from a small village near Leeds. He
was not remarkable for his Intelli
gence. His friends, realizing this de
ficiency, had evidently warned him
against being caught by the sharp
London people who would be certain
to take a rise out of him. Full of this
resolve not to be caught, he began his
duties. A customer entered the shop.
"I want some bird seed, please," he
said. The assistant grinned. The
customer repeated his request, and
the knowing villager spluttered with
suppressed merriment. The custom
er not quite knowing what to make of
this extraordinary display, asked him
In somewhat forcible language what
was the matter. "It's no use," an
swered the verdant one, "tha knows
ta can not catch me. I know, I do."
"Know what?" asktJ the customer.
"Birds groas from eggs, not seed!"
Birmingham (Eng.) Weekly Post
Just a Hint.
"Darling,"' whispered the, lovesick
youth, "I have been sparking with
you all the evening."
"And don't you know what goes
with sparking?" asked the beautiful
maiden who wanted a ring.
"What, dear?"
"Why, a sparkler." Chicago News.
New York City. The surplice shirt
waist makes one of the latest develop
ments of thnt altogether useful, dosir
tble and satisfactory garment. This
one is made with most becoming tucks
at both front and back, aud is adapted
both to the shirt waist dress and to
lepnrate use, but in the case of the
model Is made of one of the new claret
red flannels with skirt to match, the
Chemisette being of tucked nnd Inserted
muslin. The rffect is exceedingly
charming nnd attractive to the looker
on, while the waist has tbe Inestimable
advantage of allowing of frequent
change of chemisettes, which fact in
Itself means a sense of daintiness and
personal comfort not to be obtained in
any other way. There Is very little
blouse at the front, that being a not
able feature of those waists, but ample
fullness below the stitching to provide
soft and graceful folds. The sleeves
are In regulnt'on style nnd ninoiig the
most comfortable, that can lie worn
for dresses and waists of the simpler
sort
The waist is made with a tilted lin
ing, which can be usrd or omitted ns
preferred, and consists of fronts and
back with the sleeves. The chemisette
Is entirely separate and closed at the
back. When the liniitf,' Is used tlie
shoulder reams are closed separately,
allowing of slipping the chemisette be
tween the two, so thnt it can be easily
and readily renewed.
Itlnuie Willi Cape.
Waists (hat include cape effects ob
tained in various ways are among the
novelties and are always desirable for
bet ween-rin sons wear for the reason
thnt they give a slight suggestion of an
outer garment without any material
In Crepe le Chine.
Crepe de chine, and especially tbe
double width one-seain kind, maintains
all Its vogue undisturbed and unabated.
There are some charming gowns
fashioned of tills materia and from a
shirt wulst suit to a dancing frock it
Mls every niche In the wardrobe with
equal effectiveness. Lace seems almost
the natural concomitant of this fas
cinating fabric; and on some of the re
cent productions this lace is further
embellished with ribbon embroidery.
warmth. Illustrated Is an exceedingly
attractive one that Is equally available
for the purpose nnd for Indoor wear
the season through, and which appro
priately can he made from a variety
of materials. In the case of the model
clil (Ion tn (Tela Is trimmed with velvet
ribbon nnd combined with a rather
heavy nll-orer lace, but all the new
soft silks and soft wools are equally
desirable, while the waist will be
found available for the sepnrate one
as well as for the entire gown. In
fact, Its uses lire many, and Ss possi
bilities almost numberless. In this
case there is a frill of the material
outlining the yoke, but If a still more
elaborate effect Is desired, tills con be
of lace or It can lie nmdo of ribbon
laid In the little flat pleats -which are
so well liked. Again, the chemisette,
or plastron, could appropriately be
made of embroidered muslin as well
ns hiee of net, or of uny pretty con
trasting material. Elbow sleeves are
exceedingly smart just now for almost
all afternoon and evening gowns, but
cuffs ciin be added, making those long
If for any reason they are so pre
ferred. . The waist is made over a fitted lin
ing, which is closed at the front, and
itself consists of the plastron, the full
blouse portion and the cape, the closing
of the waist being made Invisibly at
the left side. The sleeves also ore)
mounted over foundations, which serve
to keep the puffs In position.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four nnd 4
quarter yards twenty-one, three and a
half yards twrnty-seven or two and a
half yards forty-four inches wide, with
three-quarter yards of all-over lace
wheu elbow sleeves are used, one and
one-eighth yards if cuffs also are de
sired and seven yards of bunding to
make as Illustrated in the medium
size.
the entire pattern being picked out
after this wise.
Coats of lllnnurt Serge.
Just now the rage is for coats of
blanket serge, but the ordinary pale
tot shape is too populur to be new, and
the latest vogue is the redingote shape
in natural gray or biscuit tones with a
small collar and cuffs of darker silk
-r velvet, which, thanks to the chem
icul eleautr, Is easily restored with till
coat
' Breakfast Jacket, 32 to 40 Bust
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"Add a Step."
"0 father! my sword la too short, I know I
And how ran I win the dny
When, hii ml to hunil, I must meet the foe
And keen ulm with tills! at bay't"
"Say nut. weak boy, that your sword Is too
short,
lint mid n step to Its lencth !"
Was the Spartan futher's sieni retort
As he tested the young lud's strength.
Ah! many a time In the tin t Dp of life
When n o nun nun', disheartened and snd,
O'er out poor short swords, we might win
In the strife
Had we couriige the "step to add !"
K. K. llruwn, la St. Nicholas.
Cats Can Swim.
Tbe giraffe is said to be the only
animal unable to swim. Many animals
do not like the wnter and will not
take to It unless obliged to. Cats be
long to this type. A great many peo
ple believe a cat will drown rather
than swim, but this is not so. Cats
dislike the water, but know how to
swim perfectly.
A Guide Book to Books.
As soon as you think you are old
enough, get for yourself some good
handbook, manual or primer of Eng
lish literature, and make use of it to
Inform yourself about the hooka you
read. This will help to place them in
their true relations to one another. A
good encyclopedia rightly used will
serve nearly as well. Just as a guide
book serves both to tell about places
you see and also suggest new trips, so
In the manual of literature you will
have glimpses of new fields of read
ing, possibly of such a nature as will
please you better than those more fa
miliar. Nicholas.
Jack Tar's Food.
Cold storage, while is has been of the
greatest value to the dwellers of
crowded cities In enlarging their diet
and making possible plenty of lettuce,
radishes and other green vegetables in
the coldest of winter weather, has done
even more for the sailor boy. Not so
many years ago scurvy was the bug
bear of every man who went to sea,
whether in a merchantman or in the
navy. Now it is practically unknown.
When a ship arrives in any
port of the civilized world
with any of its men afflict
ed with scurvy, It is considered an
event of peculiar interest, so rare has
the disease become. Even the poorest
victualed tramp steamers carry pota
toes, cabbage and other green veget
ables in abundance, while the Jack Tut
who enlists on one of Uncle Sam's
splendid men of war is sure of salads
and fresh vegetables enough, thanks to
the Invention of the cojd storage room,
to insure his pprnmnent good health.
To Makj Peanut Dolls.
Very odd nnd funny end Instructive
little dolls can be made from pea
nuts. You may have an Indian chief,
squaw, and little panoo.;e; John China
man, a Japanese lady, Dutch woman,
Norman peasant woman with high
white cap, a witch in peaksd. hat and
red cloak, a wizard arrayed in stir
trimmed cloak and high hat, a Hindoo
Yogi with white turbaned head, a
gypsy and many ott:r characters in
this jolly company.
The peanuts are threaded whole upon
coarse white twine, through the length
of the nuts. Very short nuts are nsfi'.
for feet and hands and the round sin
gle nuts for the h?uds. A thick pc
nut forms the body7or, if more bulk i.
required, use two. Long slender nut:;
form the arms and legs;.
Now for the wigs. For the Orien
tals, use horsehair or the hnlr filling
of a cushion; glue the locks in place,
and then fasten on the head covering.
New rope, if combed out fine, will
make a splendid, flaxen wig; by color
ing it you can have an auburn or
brown tint. Fasten this wealth of
hair with a Jaunty bow. Outline the
features with ink. The wigs of the
"wizard" and the "yogi" should be
white; use cotton picked out fluffy, and
glue in place so it will fall long over
the shoulders .and make flowing beards.
Material for the dresses can be of tis
sue or crepe paper In gay colors or
from the scrap bag. The garb of the
Chinaman will be silk; cut the two
garments from paper patterns; the
shoulders naturally are very narrow.
Gilt paper will be very useful to
help decorate the gypsy and yogi
dresses.
It is only half the fun to make and
dress these curious little figures. They
can be made to act on a miniature
stage like little puppets. Philadelphia
Inquirer.
A Snail'i Ways.
One day we found a snail in the
woods. He was crawling on a mossy
log. His shell' was glossy and of a
light brown color. The snail, too, was
pale brown. He looked soft, as if he
had been made out of jelly. He had a
pair of horns thrust out from the front
of bis head, to warn him of danger.
When I picked up the shell, Mr.
Snail quickly tucked himself out of
sight Inside. I took the shell home in
my pocket, and at night laid it out on
my table. In the morning it was
gone.
Looking about the room, I found the
snail climbing up the wall, half way to
the ceiling.
I stood on a chair, touched him gent
ly on the head, and, in a fright, he
drew into his shell, and it fell from
the wall Into my hand.
I Then I took a large china 'dish, and
put in it a nice stone from tbe brook.
The stone had little lichens and bits
of water weeds on It. I put water In
the disb. Then I set the snail on the
stone.
Snails like cool, moist things. My
snail at once came out to see his new
home. He began to travel around it at
a great rate. He crept to the water on
every side. I saw that he-ate the lich
ens. So I brought a nice young let
tuce leaf, wet It, and laid it on the
stone. When the snail in his Journey
reached It, he touched it with his
horns, Then he crept upon the edge of
the leaf, turned sldewise, and began
to eat fust.
He seemed very hungry. He moved
along the edge of the leaf, gnawing
as he went. After he had eaten about
a quarter of the way along the leaf
he turned and went back, still eating.
So he kept on until he had cut a deep
scallop. Then he went to another
place and ate out another scallop. The
children said he liked scalloped let
tuce. I kept the leaf wet. At first 1
thought the greedy little creature did
nothing but eat. I found that he liked
to play and was found of travel. He
would go to the edge of the water, and,
holding fast to the stone, would dip
his head in for a drink, or to get it
wet.
When he did this, he drew in his
horns until they could not be seen.
Then he tried to cross the water and
to reach the side of the dish.
He would cling fast by the hind part
of his body, raise his head, and stretch
himself as far as he could, and try to
take hold of the dish. He often fell
short and tumbled into the water. But
out he would come and try again.
When he succeeded, he would walk
all around the rim of the disb.
One night he came out, dropped to
the floor, crept over the carpet, up the
leg of the table, along the top, and
then travelled all over Nan's new bon
net. He tried to eat the artificial
leaves on the bonnet There I caught
him in the morning.
Wherever he went he left a thin trail
like glue. I could follow his steps as
you can those of a careless boy who
forgets to wipe his feet Julia McNalr
Wright, In Holiday Magazine.
How Pussy Was Named.
"What is your pussy's name, dear?"
asked Aunt Suzette of little Toto, al
most crushing "a tiny Maltese kitten
with hugs.
"Toffee Mill," said Toto, "because
It purrs Just like a toffee mill."
Was not that a funny name for a
cat? Almost as strange as Toto was
for a little girl. But then, neither was
a real name.
Toto was called Marie Louise by
her teachers; Mary Louisa by her
Grandma, who thought French sounds
for plain Knglish names were silly,
and Sweetheart by her mamma.
But papa, who was a Southerner,
always called his little daughter Toto,
because when she was so tiny she
could barely walk she would drag
big bundles aroundi all day long
bundles so big she could hardly hold
them.
"Well, what is Marie toting today?"
papa would say when he would see
her bending under a heavy load. Then
he took to calling her "his little to
tcr"; but .Marie, who could not talk
very plainly called herself "papa's
ittie Toto,' and soon everyone else
called her that, too.
As for "Toffee Mill," the pussy, her
real name was Dainty such a cute
fluffy gray ball of a kitty was she,'
who hated to be dirty. Toto only
called her Coffee Mill sometimes when
she wanted to surprise people.
"Why, Toto, what a strange name
for your pussy. How did you happen
to call her that?" said aunty.
"I'll tell you, aunty; only I'se pitty
tired jest now."
"Tired, are you, monkey? Only
tired enough to jump right up in my
lnp and have a real nice talk, I fancy."
Toto loved aunty's lap for generally
she could find some candy in her pock
et or else some lovely charms on her
chain.
v Soon she was nestled all "com'fy,"
telling how pussy got her name.
"Dinah, our took, only likes little
dirls," began Toto. "She don't like
pussies at all, and when 'Dainty' runs
in the tichen wif me she always shoos
her wif a broom and mates my pussy
twy.
I don't like my pussy to twy, and
so when I want to mate pies and
tates wif Dinah I jest runs away from
my pussy.
"One day Dinah let me drlnd the
big toffee mill for her. It was awful
hard, and made a big noise 'Br-6r-br,
jest like dat. De drawer was all fulled
wif toffee, so I toot it out and toot
it Into the pantwy to Dinah.
"When I tame bat I pushed the
drawer shut Bang! and bedan to
drind adain.
"Den I heard a bigger 'brr-brr-brr.'
I fot it awful funny, 'tause dere wasn't
no toffee dere. I d round and dround,
and dat brr-brr-brr it Jest kept Jutting
louder and louder.
"Dinah tame in and said. 'Law
sates, honey, what's dut dere noise?"
"It's de toffee mill.' I said.
"Den Dinah she jest tame and pulled
dat drawer out. And what do you
fink?
"Dere, Inside, was my clean pussy,
all tovered wif dirty, brown toffee!
"She didn't mind it at all and was
purring ever so loud.
"But Dinah was so mad and stared
she Jest yelled and yelled, till mamma
and papa and grandma and John the
toachman, and Norah and Sally all
tame runnln' in to see what was ze
matter, and Johp had to put water on
Dinah to make her stop twying.
"Wasn't that a funny' thing for my
pussy to do, aunty? Dat's why I tall
her 'Toffee Mill.' "