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IO For t A TALE l Betsy Bobbity ba A beautiful, big, So light that it fi With currants a-] Patsy Poppity pe A nonr onH o nln In a tiny pie witl As fine as those I Three little maid To look for the c And a terrible tr And my! but the Young Puppety I And the little ret Then never a bit That he hadn't b But he ate up Be With all of the 1 The three little 1 And everything e Dora Doppity crli What a capital ti And she put the With three little And Betsy Bobbl And Patsy Poppi And Dora Doppit Were asked to cc But never a word As they gazed wi And never they b Although, right u The rude and rai Ate all that they i Which shows us And Daisy Dee, e Were well brougl That the proper, Was never to mak Whatever they cl A "There's nothing i "No; and I'm tin Helen. Mamma smiled in1 time for my board p "A board party!" < "Yes; we shall ha11 ask no questions, or part of the pleasure just her length and < all until after lunch* her book again. Grace and Helen find their boards. "What could mai eight. Of course, I been at the seashore tiring of most of the "Let's get our boa THE PRESBYTE he Children l OF A TEA TABLE. By Ellen Manly. ked a bun? bewitching one, airly shone with pride, plenty safe inside. eled a peach, im, and put them each l frosted top, In the baker's shop. Is to the pantry flew lishee, pink and blue, agedy happened next? three little maids were vexed! iup came racing by, 1 table caught his eye; he cared?not he? een asked to the dainty tea; itsy Bobblty's bun, currants?every one, lies at a single bite, flse there was in sight! ed, "Dear me! Ime to give a tea"! little red table out, chairs set round about. ty's Baby Blue, ty's Precious Prue, y's Daisy Dee, ime to a charming tea. [ the three guests said, Ah a smile right straight ahead; ihowed the least surprise, inder their very eyes, renous Puppety P. vere to have had for tea! plainly that Baby Blue, md the Precious Prue, it up, and clearly knew lady-like thing to do ;e remarks at tea, tianced to hear or see. ?St. Niche NEW GAME. lew to play at all," said Gra ed of digging in the sand," to the children's faces, "Ther arty," she said. ;choed the twins. ve u mis auernoon, dui you lly do what I ask. That w to come. Each one get a 1 i nice piece of rope. That w eon," and mamm* began re; went slowly back of the hoi l nma mean?" asked Grace, T _ I _ 1 i . mi rieien was eignt, too. iney two long months, and were ;ir sports. rds ready, anyway," said Hel :rian of the south. ********* At two o'clock the carriaj ;| mamma said to the twins: " The two boards and the t\\ put under the seat, and ma " I ne same house as yesterda away. "It can't be floating on the going away from the ocean Helen. "That's so," said Helen, stories on the way. One mil Then the horse ^topped befi was nearly hidden among t them at the door. "Come right in. Rose wa But inside the room the tv looked up at their mother, fc board about the size of the strapped to it, was a beaut with long golden hair and looking up wistfully at the t "I have brought you som Mrs. Carter, gaily. "Now, w Come, Grace and Helen, get playfully she bound them in the arms being left free. "First, shall be a game o The boards were placed son ball started between. Soon the children were all ing out with their arms to g was placed on the floor, nea were Grace and Helen's best one for Rose. The time pa till a basket was brought out eat. A white cloth was spi which were closer together n the dainty things from the How hungry they all wei patient little Rose. "It's the best party I evei her new doll close. Looki >las. eyes she was surprised to fii At last the twins were lot and they and their mamma ice. mates of the little home, and said Not quite, in results, at leai an arm around each of her pi t it is them of the accident two ye jured Rose's back. How sh board for over a year, becai must poor to buy her the jacket wl ill be straight again. Also, she tolc Doard was .not?well, not good and ill be Grace and Helen were ver ading they leaned over and whisp Helen said: tel to "Mamma, we do not need papa promised to get us wh> aged think he would use the mnnei r had if we asked him?" now _ "Yes, darling," said mamr would, if you both really wis en. And the twins, looking u| December 8, 1909. ge came to the door, and Come, it is time to go." ro small coils of rope were Lmma said to the driver: y," and the carriage rolled : breakers, because we are ," whispered Grace to Mamma told bright little e was passed. Two miles, ore a little cottage which all trees. A woman met s looking for you." /ins stopped suddenly and ?r there on the floor was a irs?but, lying on it, and iful child of eight years, big blue tyes. She was wo strong: children. le playmates, Rose," said e shall have a board party. on your boards," and the same manner as Rose, f ball," said Mrs. Carter, le distance apart, and the I laughing merrily, rcach;et the ball. Later, a box r the three boards. In it dolls and a beautiful new ssed quickly and happily, filled with good things to read between the boards, ow, and on it were put all Ko elrnf L/aoivv i. e. And how happy was r had," she said, hugging ng up into her mother's id them full of tears, isened from their boards, said good-bye to the inthe party was over. 5t. On the way home, with recious girls, mamma told ars before which had inle had had to lie on thnt use her parents were too lich would make her back 1 a little of the father, who kind like theirs. >r quiet for a while. Then ered together. At last that new cart and pony en we go home. Do you 7 to buy a jacket for Rose. na, quietly; "I believe he th him to do it." p happily, saw erllsteninf'