At this there was a burst of laughter. Then Mat wrote on a scrap of
paper: "This cow has been milked to save some boys and girls from
starvation. The owner can get pay for the milk by calling at Mr.
Snead's, Poplar street, Budville."

"Who'll tie it on her tail?" asked Mat.

"I will," said Val, promptly, glad to ease his conscience.

And this he did with a piece of blue ribbon from Mat Snead's hat.






MRS. PETER PIPER'S PICKLES.

BY E. MÜLLER.


[Illustration: Two crows.]

"There's nothing in that bush," said one old crow to another old crow,
as they flew slowly along the beach.

"No, nothing worth looking at," answered the other old crow, and then
they alighted on a dead tree and complained that the egg season was
over.