, 1879-05-15
TELLING STORIES TO LITTLE FOLK.

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Indy, past middle aye, was dressed tn black vel
vet: anil tint the chi1drcu wero entIst,cd with
ho- ,,,nnor.,co .~o. .uh,.nt fro,,, I'm rt,,ra,,s
a.1 t' ~ ,s,,', W." ,,na ,.,,,. ,., o
greeted. she took seat in mn armchair beside
a fowcr-ladeu table on thu patiorn, and bowed
lo the little folks with ct,ccry smlte.
~ at.,,ns ~. - ,,"- ,,ara ,s,t,,, ts,',,
md behind her rose double screen, Japanese
and Persian, gay with bright colars. A1int
Fanny was to siyo her entertainment Ia aid OF
the Fcnale Christian Home, and ssysral Young
these Ind been playing duet On grand piano
at ono stacof tho platform; but they nuistcd as
eho entered. aud s,,o began at onco. snytn1 thnt
ller l1rst story Should 20 Tor lhe babies, as they
were the most ,mpat!cnt' ana SIC wanted to
claim their attention beforo they became tired.
Then sho told them tho remarkable story Of
1ark tho how. who becnme m hungry that ,,o
Tro,5v' 'rbr rn. navn lin ,cnnv ,nd mI' tniI Iii
,in T. ~ ~ ,n ,,tar,s =" ~ IN ~ t ".u @ tua5 @
buy bun. So J9ck tho boy called Gario a Ii'n thn
t3sy anI ne.1 hIn II In - ~, ,vIt1' H.
tfa,' ~ tnn hnEnr's Carin s"fa spn,s.s, .s,ar 49,
~ co,,r,a ~ ho III ii on' iov ,ss,,,oJ ,1en,
tncsihsr rntIi ,bov ~" sawJ s,,nmfs H'1hs ,e
raj. md Jnck The Inv asked sftnnjo thc cot III Il
st.c would Ike 70 go too. "Mew, new" sn!d
Minnie the cat, vol course would" 30 jack
wcni, ~ iii inv ro,n,s r. R,nnv fi,e rnbh;, H.
ontI Inv,tcil hin tn iii, tin. nartv' is"nny
saucakea l'is delight a1'd tapped hts long ears.
mrst nf 5cnnv lin snaTrnw xhn .as o,so var tv
nmT "a m viii, linn, ar thnir w,u ,n". ,st,.
also joiaed BY NInny the goose, aud by G a,ni II 5y
they nll came to tho bakcr's house on top Of the
hill, but found the door locked fast. '.Let US
n" cried Jsek = the e. eoy, pounding on the door.
!n,'' nlcwcl Minute the cat. "l.et us Inv
sglscakcd Bunny the rabbit "Let lis In"
clltrped Jenny tho sparrow; and Let us in,"
Eut In the tront door, utlil 60 they I'll! went
arouNtl to the back door tllAt opened directly OH
the narrow ledge of a verv high preetpIcc.
Here, as they were hudlllcu close to
Ect',er, at,d wore pounding on The
door It suddenly few cpen, and out
rushed "trc.men-.lous big dor, barking so
iurously that they nil t,1nhle1 backward over
tho great high preetpEcc they werc 50 frightcn-
cd, and nobody ever saw on65 Of them auaiA,
Th!s story was receiyptl with grcat appjauso.
md thu young lndios ut tho piano plnycd sclcc-
ttans from "finatore,h while q iittig curly
headed boy. from why back fn the hall, walked
up to Aunt Funny and gave l,cr a kiss aud
great bunch OF Jucguctniuot roses.
The next story WIS Aunt Fnnny's translation
of q German tale, in whl.h good scloulpastcr
offered bEhutltul IIs1rbtC angel to tlIUt one nj
Ills scholars who should, on tlle ucxt day. hrn,r
him the brightest thing. They brought mani;
bright things, but fualy little Curi brour!,t Il,
q poor wounded dove tllat lle bud found. nrI on
which Ind fallen two tears from Ills own nycs'
trhc tnnstrr declared tllrso tears tbe hr,,l,,.at
tI,irs Of Nil: but tn others wrrp Jlfssntfsfin,i
mud SO tic muster allowed them nnfihpr trni
at,ti told tllem to bring on tic orrow what snr,
"nntiicrrtl ti,a tnvcIiest f!or anat,, n.',, tin
were still tiissatisjsd anI wero aI1o,seG mo
moro trial, which was to be for tile brat tbIpr
The next lnY one bow btuurht uutn.t.B.e ns t}In
best thlng, another inouuy, anttlrr bottle Of
Mine, anu go on: b'lt tlnally !!ttlo Carl brought
iois notns1s hsnie, WHEY tle y. n'as!oF sHlu waa
tx ~ ~ '"'''s' e'''" ~ ''s''e e"'' "o'' '"o
After this story, youue 1aly eanc n ktniicr.
garten song DESCRIPTIVE Os the pursuits Of a
farmer, a'id then Aunt Fanpy told TIC story Of
.ne .i po5 MY "as fss}, ss!Y soou, out always ul
snn,o c~gs nnd nttm linn, +, ht4 ~ ou1 ~
| fcji and broke them nll' Shn toid hFm tEnt In
sl.0uld have put tllem careIuiy III basket: go
tlo neXt guy, wren scnt to Duy needle, tais
Eo4o .i nt1i uof ~ ~. IT, "nnE A!s Moher
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