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“ So Harry brought the little dog Jack, and said to him, 'Now, Jack, lie still!' And the good dog didn't move or bite while the doctor set his leg, and bound it up with the pieces of wood and the cloth. ”

“ Harry loved Jack very much, and as he never forgot to feed him, and never teased him, the dog loved Harry very much. When Harry went to school, Jack went too,—not into the schoolroom (for dogs can't learn to read, you know) , but into the school-yard, where he played about till Harry came out again. ”

“ I often plant seeds; but nothing comes from them. They won't grow for me. But blossoms seem to spring right up wherever she goes. They must have a particular liking for her."
That's what Master Tom said, one day, as he saw Mary watering the flowers.
Well, it is no wonder, Tom, if flowers do have a liking for such a lovable little girl. There's nothing so very strange about that. How could they help liking her?
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But, after all, perhaps the secret of the matter is, that Mary loves the flowers, and never forgets to take care of them. ”

“ I have heard of a little girl in Ohio, who feeds the birds so well, that they follow her into the house, light on her head, and play with her.
Pop.—A thought strikes me, cousin. The little girl who feeds me is just as good as the Ohio girl; but I am not as good as the Ohio birds. ”

“ Stratton if he won't try to fix Jack's leg.' And his mother said, 'Well, Harry, you may go; but I don't think the doctor will do it.'
"So Harry put on his hat, and went over to Dr. Stratton's. Harry knocked on the doctor's door. 'Come in!' said the doctor. 'Why, Harry! What do you want? Anybody sick at your house?'
"'N-no, sir,' said Harry, 'not exactly anybody, but my little dog Jack has a broken leg, and mamma says you can't mend it; but please try. My dear little dog is such a good dog, and mamma says he will have to be killed. ”

“ A CHILD FASCINATING BIRDS.
There is a little girl in Ohio, five years old, who has the power of charming birds at will. Her mother was the first to notice the exercise of this strange power.
The little Girl was playing in the yard where some snowbirds were hopping about. When she spoke to them, they [Pg 77] would come, twittering with glee, and light upon her shoulders.
On her taking them in her hands and stroking them, the birds did not care to get away. They seemed to be highly pleased, and, when let loose, would fly a short distance, and soon return to the child again. ”

“ It is not often that one doll has two such mothers.
In the picture you may see Emma dressing the doll. She has curled the sweet little thing's hair, and Etta has a nice, clean gown all ready for her to put on.
It is to be hoped that this doll with two mothers will not be too much petted. It would be a pity if she should become a spoiled child.
A.B.C.
[Pg 86] BROWNIE'S ADVENTURE.
Grace and Willie named him Brownie, because all his brothers and sisters were white, and he was such a funny little brown puff-ball of a chicken. ”

“ At recess, he used to play with the boys, and have almost as much fun as if he were a boy too.
"The yard wasn't very large, and, when the boys played ball, they would often throw the ball over the fence. Then it was Jack's part of the play to run after the ball. The boys would call, 'Jack, Jack!' and Jack would run under the fence, seize the ball in his mouth, and bring it back to the boys.
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"But, one day, the ball rolled off the pavement out into the street. ”

“ They cannot go to school and live at home, and see papa and mamma night and morning, as you can; for there are no schools for them near their homes. They have to go a long way from home, and stay in school many long weeks without seeing father or mother, brother or sister. ”

“ She looks after them every day, and not by fits and starts, as some people do.
So she has good luck with her flowers, and is always able to make up a nice bouquet. And she not only enjoys the flowers herself, but, what is better still, she takes delight in having others enjoy them with her. ”

“ So we all went to the pond, and Johnny put in his boat. It sailed right out among the ducks, and they were much afraid of it, and swam away as fast as they could, saying, "Quack, quack, quack!"
Johnny went to the other side of the pond to get his boat, which had sailed across, and he had just got back when we heard grandma calling, "Children, come in to supper." After supper, mamma read us a story from "The Nursery," and then tucked us snugly in bed, and we went to sleep to dream of cookies, and hunting eggs.
S.H.P.
[Pg 84] EMMA AND ETTA.
Emma and Etta are sisters. ”

“ This was the end of the story, and Ned was so quiet that his mother thought he was asleep. But, all of a sudden, he looked up, with a smile, and said, "I'm going out now to have a game of foot-ball."
"Why, what has become of that toothache?"
"All gone," said Ned.
"Why, that is a most wonderful cure. We will go and tell the dentist about it to-morrow."
MRS. HENRIETTA R. ELIOT.
[Pg 95] SONG OF THE BIRDS.
Words from the Nursery.
Music by T. CRAMPTON.
1. ”