Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10

pretty embossed picture ON eaen cover
.The leaves are to shave on. salo
BESSIE ..and when he tears them al
out I'll tie in some more. and keep Il
full all the time. Isn't it nice?
"splendidn' said Maud. enthusiastic
callv. Now. whose dell is this?3
Bessie giggled. "That's for Ferdi'
nand." said she.
sWhy-eer said Maud, mel pc
mad" For Bessies cousin Ferdinand
who was studying for the ministry, was
a tall, slim young man, with piack
coat, and white neck-cloth, ana a
great deal of dignity.
Its pen-wiper," laughed BESSIE.
And, true enough, the tiny china lady
wore a great many flannel petticoats OF
almost every hue, and pinked neatly,
and around her dress-skirt were little
pockets for pens.
Here's another one, said Bessie. Il
Just cut out four pieces of flannel, two
blue and two red. each as big round as
the top of grandma S spoonholder, and
notch the edges, and folded them into
quarters, and then fasten the four
points together with gold button.
And here's another.
''ohl" cried Maud, that the pretti-
est of ALL
1t was certainly very pretty, and It
looked for all the world like dolls
shawl-strap. 1t was a tiny pasteboard
tube, covered with red morocco, with
handle and straps of the same, and it
was checked off in diamonds with gold
braid. The shawl was roll of flannel,
its prettily pinked edges projecting
ooh, what's this-a muff?" cried
Maud. isn't it pretty?"
II was pretty, and it did look like
muff, though it wasn't. cts hair
pin holder, for mamma, " said Bessie,
her little dark face flushing with pleas
ure. 81 took an empty oyster can and
shined 1T up with some of grandpa's
lSnife-polish, and then / almost spoiled
grandma's shears cutting out the bot
tom, and then l crocheted two rounds
out of worsted and one over each end
only first / filled the can with curled
hair And then I took piece of card
board big enough to cover it, and
worked mammals initials on it
in cross-stitch, the way you see,
and then | fastened il round the can,
and ruffied the ribbon round tho edges
Of it, and put bow on each end where
| Joined the ruffle, and a ribbon to hang
il up by. And it does look like a mutf.
really
"Well, it's pretty" declared Maud.
'Who's this other one for?"
THAT isn't one" said Bessie, laugh !
ing. That's a cigar-stand, and it's for |
Uncle Ben. | made it the same way,
though, only didn't take the bottom
out of the can, and worked Cigars on
the eardboa instead of initials. and | |
didn't put on any ribbon to hang it up,
If course, because it's to stand on a
bracket and hold Uncle Ben's cigars.
SIS that all you've got?n asked Maud |
But I'm going to make lots of things |
more" proclaimed Bessie, earnestly. |
'Fm going to make a burnt-match re-
,eiver out of little tin box, just the
way | did mammals holder, only I'll |
cave the bottom in and hang it up byA
he end instead Of like a muff And !
I'm going to make crib quilt for the /
1aby, all out of odd pieces and a slip
per bag for grandpa, and watch-case
or Uncle Ned, and pretty white apron
or Norah, and"
''oh, don't tell any morel' cried Maud,
'utting her fingers in her ears, which
wasn't Il polite thing TODD at all. Tim
roing to begin right off, myself
Bessie divided her little stock of ma
erials with Maud, who was heard to
leclare not long after that she didn't
are II there were whole week of
Amy days. She enjoyed her fancy
work for Christmas presents so much
Ada Carleton Stoddard, in Youths