offering a reward of thirty dollars for Spot.

He was restored at once to his master, who proved to be a Mr. Walldorf,
a German. But the little girls refused the offered reward; for they said
they did not deserve it, and Spot had been no trouble to them.

Three weeks passed by, and then there came a box from New York, directed
to Nelly and Julia. They opened it: and there were two beautiful French
dolls, and two nice large dolls' trunks filled with dolls' dresses and
bonnets,--dresses for morning and evening, for opera and ball-room, for
the street and the parlor, for riding and walking.

The present was from Mr. Walldorf; and with it came a letter from him
thanking the little girls for their kindness to his good dog, Spot, and
promising to bring Spot to see them the next time he visited Boston.

UNCLE CHARLES.




[Illustration: On A High Horse]

ON A HIGH HORSE.


On a velocipede
Harry would ride:
Quickly the splendid steed
Set him astride.