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December 8, 1909.
tears in the eyes they lov
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A SPELL
It was at a private d
mother had told the teai
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Soon after the mothei
called out.
"Phoebe," said the t
and then tell us what k
"P-i-g," spelled Phoe
noise they make: 'Que, q
"That is excellent," si
lin, you may spell 'doj
noise he makes."
"D-o-g, dog," replied
" Row-wow-wow,' and sc
when the cat comes arc
v ery gooci, inaeea,
may spell 'cat,' and tell
"C-a-t, cat," respondet
''Mew,' sometimes she p
ers her, then she hisses
"Splendid!" exclaiinei
you spell 'love.'
"Oh, laughed Grace,
ran up to the teacher,
neck, and gave her a sw
the way I spell 'love' at
while the teacher and i
girls laughed.
"That is a beautiful w
of any other?" asked th<
"Why, yes, ma'am,
around. "I spell 'love't
a raveling from the teac
dust from her sleeve, an
books on the platform d
for mamma, papa, little
they need me!" she saic
The teacher took th
said: "Grace that is the
isut you can t spell 'lov
"Why, I can!" exclai
The teacher hugged h
and then dismissed the
WHERE \
Van is four years old,
that he can dress himsel
For this he backs up tc
One morning Van w
some important work (
something of the sort),
clothes, and, of course,
: ,1 ? -i
tvuuiu upaiuc uuwi
way the arms and legs i
was dreadful to conten
pleasing face that came
touches.
"There, everything is
"Why, no, Van," sai<
put on everything yet."
v
THE PRESBYTERIAI
ed so well.?Herald and Pres,ING
LESSON.
lay school for little girls that
clier that Grace could spell all
1 "doe" and "lat."
r had gone, spelling class was
eacher, "you may spell 'pig,'
ind of noise little pigs make."
be correctly, "and this is the
ue, que, que.' "
aid the teach?.r. "Now, Rosaj,'
and tell me what kind of
Rosalin ; "and our doggie says,
jmetim^ he gruwls very "gly
>und."
the teacher said, "Sallie, you
what noise she makes."
d Sallie. "She sometimes says
urrs; and when the dog bothi
at him."
d the teacher. "Now, Grace,
"I can spell love!" Then she
threw her arms around her
eet, resounding kiss. "That is
home," said Grace, demurely,
ill the little spelling class
ay to spell 'love.' Do you know
e teacher.
" answered Grace, looking
his way, too." Then she picked
:her's dress, brushed a fleck of
d put in shape the topsy-turvy
esk. "I spell 'love' by working
brother and everybody when
I.
e little girl on her lap, and
best way of all to spell 'love.'
e' the way the book says:
med Grace. "1-o-v-e, love."
ler, called her a dear little girl,
class.?Southern Churchman.
rAN LEFT OFF.
and vprv nrrnid r?f tVip fort
J V.4 V..V *?vv
f?all but the buttons "ahind."
i father and gets a bit of help,
as in a great hurry to get to
the marshaling oi an army, or
so he hurried to get into his
, they bothered him. Things
i, "hind side 'fore," while the
>f these same things got mixed
iplate. So it was not a very
; to father for the finishing
on now!" shouted Van.
1 father soberly; "you haven't
Vf
* OF THE SOUTH.
Van carefully inspected his
his small toes up to the broa
He could find nothing wantii
"You haven't put your sm
with the tiny wrinkles creepir
it on, Van, and I'll button it
And Van began to put it o
mai ne aiways remembered tl
self dressed for the day until
atop of the white collar and
tie.?The Sunday-School Advi
STILT WALKERS O
The children whom we see
and who consider their ability
lishment, will be surprised to
district in France where the
about and transacts its busin
trict is called "Les. Landes."
The inhabitants, who are 2
ants in France, gain their su
such little agriculture as is p
cows and sheep. The shepherc
for two purposes, first, becaus<
sible on account of the sage ar
and, second, because the hei
them a greater range of vision
The stilts generally are abo
Near the top there is a suppoi
a strong stirrup and strap, ai
band of leather fastens the st
below the knee. Some stilts, <
fancy walking and for trick:
seven feet, and the man who
be an expert?can travel as fi
The lower end of this kind c
sheep bone to prevent its spl
nf T or?
v* vttvov i^miuva on*
clever in the management of
races, step or jump over brook
and are able to keep their 1
while stooping to the ground
gather wild flowers. They fa
and assume their perpendicul;
in a single moment after th<
themselves.?Technical Work
A BUTTERFLY'S '
He was only a butterfly, on<
bluish-black ones that we so
den, but he knew enough to
It was during one of the he
quently, in the hot days of
denly upon us, driving every
To escape the downpour, wf
if not destruction, to so delica
flew to a nearby Balm of Gile
on the under side of a large I
closely drawn together and
ward, using the big leaf as ai
from the great drops falling a
here he remaned until the she
Diue sKy ana warnj sun caile
favorite haunts.?St. Nicholas
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clothes, from the tips of
d collar about his neck,
igile
on yet," said father,
ig about his eyes. "Put
up for you."
n tnem ana there. After
nat he couldn't call himhe
had put a sunny face
the Scotch plaid neckocate.
F LES LANDES.
running about on stilts,
to do so a rare accomplearn
that there is a vast
entire community goes
less on stilts. This disimong
the poorest peasbsistence
by fishing, by
>ossible, and by keeping
lc mol/n iicn /-*f ?
IIIMIW UOV. U1 C 11V. 11 31111^
e walking is quite imposid
undergrowth of brush,
ght of their stilts gives
ut six or seven feet high,
t for the foot, which has
nd still nearer the top a
ilt firmly to the leg just
ispecially those made for
5, are even higher than
uses these?and he must
ist as ten miles an hour.
>f stilt is capped with a
itting.
ipherds are wonderfully
: their stilts. Thev run
:s, clear fences and walls,
balance and equilibrium
to pick up pebbles or to
11 prone upon their faces
ir without an effort, and
ey have thus prostrated
i Magazine.
'UMBRELLA."
; of those beautiful, large
often see about the garget
in out of the wet.
avy showers that so fremid-summer,
come sudone
to the nearest cover.
mon r? 4- 4- ? ? ?? ?
Iivti Hivaiii tat IHJlIiy,
ite a creature, he quickly
ad tree, where, alighting
eaf, he clung with wings
hanging straight downI
umbrella to shield him
I I - ? -
in rouna. mgn and dry,
?wer had passed, and the
d him once again to his
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