Christmas night came, and with it a beautiful tree. Imagine
Roger's delight when he saw on and about it new skates, a new
sled, a new violin and a new drum.

And up in the highest branches, in letters of gold, these words:
"For the boy who has proved he can be careful when he tries."



A VISIT FROM A PRINCE.

Harry was playing with his letter blocks one afternoon, when a
prince came to visit him.

Harry knew the prince very well, indeed. As soon as the prince
came into the room Harry said:

"Hullo, old fellow, is that you?"

Was not that a very strange way to greet a prince?

And wasn't it stranger yet for Harry to say next:

@"Come, sit up, old boy, and give us your--"

Was it hand Harry was going to say? No, indeed, it was paw. "Sit
up, old boy, and give us your paw."

Prince was a beautiful dog, as black as a coal. Indeed, his real