For they'd only say when the morning came:
"What a gale we had last night!"

_E. Dawson._




Cousin Charlie's Visit.

[Illustration:]


"I have a surprise for you, dears," said mother, coming into the
nursery one morning, followed by a bright-looking boy about ten years
of age. "Here is your Cousin Charlie come to spend the day with you."

Dolly and May were delighted, and Mother said they might stay out all
the morning. For the first hour they were very happy--there were so
many new things to show Charlie; but he was one of those restless boys
who get tired of everything very quickly.

"What shall we do next?" he kept saying. They tried hunting for eggs
in the barn, but he soon called that "slow."

"Let's go and pick blackberries in the upper field," said little May.

So they started off and had only picked a very little while when
Charlie suddenly asked: "Whose orchard is that just across the next
field?"