Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-08-07
SWAY NOW gass," he said working

Sollu lulHSS were Drought Out
Mamma laughed very heartily, but
not boy laughed until she had prom
iSed TO make dozen new ones.
What are those coarse-looking leaves
growing among the clematis-vines?"
asked mamma, about month later.
III see said papa. "Bean-eayes"
he said. going nearer. "But how could
they have got here? III root them
OUT
lie hunted about at the foot of the
trelIis, behind thick sweet-brer bush.
This seems To be the root of the
matter" he said, bringing out Iuart
muddy mass from which the bean-vines
were growing.
Its my bean-bag" cried Bette.
Daisy's Present.
Christian Uunon.
Daisy is a little girl who lives in
Providence, K. l., and ! suppose some
of the children who read this story will
laugh, and say: "Oh! How funny!
We knew all about this in the time OF
it. 1t was little Daisy Vineron. you
know"
Long before Christmas Daisy had
been saying. very wisely: Il 'spect to
have a sled, Trismas. and Il wax doll. "
And she called one day on her sister
Lou, who was lust married, and told
her she "spected the doll would have
Il pink dress. and she conlided to her
brother Tom, Lon husband. that she
"spected the sled to lie green one -
SO. of course, it happened that. among
the many gifts on the Vincron Christ
Ia. a., Il
sled and doll. She was delighted, and
danced about like a fairy; but as she
loaded her sled with her presents. she
said with n little sigh of regret: Heres
my doll and oranges and candy and
popcorn balls and A B c book, but |
spected somefing else.
1t was in vain they all coaXed. Daisy
kept her own counsel in her own curly
head She often said, however. 1T is
stwange, because il is someing need
so much.
On New Years Day another deluge
of presents came TO surprise the dainty
pet. There was "A white kitten, with
blue ribon round its neck; pair of
white mittens, with swans down around
the top; "A satin hood trimmed with
swan S-down, and, best of all. Daisy
thought. one for tho wax doll Just
like 1t.
They are beautiful" said Daisy.
land | flank you. but they wasn't
what ! 'spccted. | .spccted someiiug
else someling that need rery much
Daisy had heard her mamma say: Il
do hope the ch ldren. in buying gifts
for 7ne. WI remember my needs this
year, for need certain articles very
much. Daisy was coaNed again by
brother Tom and by all the other
brothers and sisters in vain. She would
shake her sunny head and purse up her
cherry lips and say: It's stwange that
YOU can I see for yourselves what |
need
The weeks rolled by until the spring
days came, when the sled and mittens
and hood were laid away for another
winter.
Daisy's birthday comes this week. -
said Lou, ole pleasant May Sunday
afternoon. Wien all the family were
gathered for lunch before returning to
church and Sunday-school
''IS it?' cried Daisy. in excitement.
Don't they give iings to good girls on
their brfdayS?'
Certainly" said Ton What
would YOU like to have. lit one?"
They all suppressed their smiles.
thinking the wee darling's secret was
out now. hut she shook her head grave
ly, as usual.
There is one fling | need, she said
land cause I'm AFRAID YOU haven't
thought yet what il is will write YOU a
letter about it, and that woa't be Just
quite the anne as if | told it, COS
mamma said she dida Z fink Il was very
nice to tell what YOU wanted
Getting a sheet of paper and "A pencil
Daisy sat down by mismmo's desk. and
scribbled away until the little zigzag
lines covered one whole page. This
she handed TO Tom. saving very POI
litely, as her mamma did sometimes,
when she had family letter interest
ing TO all: Read it aloud. please Tom,
dear. SO the laughing young man
read
Dear Tom, wish YOU would bring
me little black-and-tan dog named
Pedro.
Isn't such word in it," cried Dali
sy, so Tom passed the letter to her
papa, who read.
Il would like pair earrings like
Kitty Lees.
No said Daisy. II s'posed you
could read writing. papa.
The paper was passed around the
room, each one of the large family
reading it differently. but of the fans,
parasols, chairs, lockets. bracelets.
dolls, white mice, and rabbits. Daisy
each time said mo. When the
paper got round to Tom again Daisy
took il from his hand with an express
ion of supreme disgust and looked il
over.
1T is just as fine lovely writing as
ever was. she said. But | never
shall tell il you cant read it your
selves. when ! have written tea-set
te0-Sct, TEA-SET, as plain as day all
over it, and away she ran upstairs
a huff.
She had no idea that her long
treasured secret was out, and said.
petulantly, as "A shout of laughter fol
lowed her flying steps: IL don { fink its
nice bit to always laugh when get
veXed."
When, on her birthday morning she
found n doll chair and tea-set in the
bay window of the breakfast room.
she said: IL should like to know who
il was that fought and 'membered
what | needed and 'spccted ever since
q dreatwhile before TriSmus Day.
Pm dreadfully afraid the cholera