in great excitement, and behold there was a bunch of beautiful
pansies.

"They are for you, mama," she cried, "and now everything has come
but papa's new bicycle."

Just then she looked out of the window, and there was her papa
coming up the drive on a fine new wheel. She rushed down to meet
him, exclaiming, as she threw herself into his arms:

"Oh, papa, papa, I did get everything; my telephone is beautiful,
and the man at the other end is just lovely!"

"Ah," said papa, "I am delighted he is so satisfactory."



THE RAINDROPS' NEW DRESSES.

"We're so tired of these gray dresses!"
Cried the little drops of rain,
As they came down helter-skelter
From the Nimbus cloud fast train.

And they bobbed against each other
In a spiteful sort of way,
Just like children when bad temper
Gets the upper hand some day.

Then the Sun peeped out a minute.