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HIS TONGUE SHOT OUT

When he opened his eyes and saw the
caterpillar in the same place, he thought,
evidently, that it was another one which
had come in mysteriously. Again his
tongue shot out, and his eyes closed In a
swallow of delight. But there In front
or him. as his eyes opened, was appar-
emily another caterpillar.
Again and again his tongue shot out,
and each shot was followed by a blink,
gulp. All the while that he kept up
this rapid shooting he thought he was
getting fresh caterplllars; but all the
while the hairy fellow was shrinking
closer and closer together and sticking
his spines out like porcupine. But he
was getting more mucIIage on him at
every shot The next moment a hairy
ball shot into the wide mouth that was
yawning for him. and K'dunk went back
to his fiy-catching.
What K'dunk didn't eat wasn't worth
mentioning-fiies. wasps. crickets. cater
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"BUY vIoLETsy

Then she stepped through the open
window, threw some sand upon her feet
and ankles. and. thus arrayed, stood on
the path outside. looked in and waited.
Very soon Teddy burst into the room,
exclaiming:
Come and look at the healthy color
I've painted on your big dolls pala
cneeks. Oh, Norah." he added, looking
round the empty room.
And now he became conscious OF a
little flower girl standing on the garden
path. and piteously Offering him a bunch
of viOlets.
Moran had heard what he had said.
and felt veXed that he had dared To
touch her big doll: still. she had not the
affection for that stately lady that she
had for the small invalid doll with the
broken nose so she only said:
Buy a bunch OF violets. sir?''
He was a tender-hearted boy, and at
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The feed for pigeons Is beans. peas
and corn for the most part. When breed
ing they should have new, sound wheat
and barley. hemp and llnseed
They should have plenty OF fresh
drinking and bathing water. In winter
IL should never be allowed TO freeze.
The water fountain should be OF iron.
Pointers: Always remember 1t Is
quality you are after. not quantity.
A sick bird should be removed from
the others at once.
Keep some rock salt in the loft
Keep the bathing water out in the run.
II kept inside the loft. the water will
be spattered all over the nests and make
them damp.
Keep your loft well ventilated. but
avoid drafts.
Keep a little history of each pigeon.
II will be interesting reading.
(NOte: There are so many points on
which this article has not touched that
all OF you are invited TO write either to
Polly Evans or to Mr.. Hofacker-ad-
dress, Norwood, Pa.-asking what ques-
tions you wish answered and inclosing
a stamped and self-addressed envelope
for the reply0
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A Sunday Game---Bible Questions

A FEW weeks ago We had a Sunday
IA game which was so well liked that
another one Is given to-day.
AS this consisted of questions from the
Bible. II is. of course, all right for Sun
day.
l. Whose curiosity was checked by
Christ. who as good as told him 10 mind
his own business?
2. Who is pronounced a doctor of the
law.
g. Who was reading the writings Of q
prophet while riding in chariot?
4. What were Pauls first words after
conversionz
5. Who was the first Apostle to raise
q dead person to life?
6. Which OF the disciples was tanner?
T. Who, in speaking OF Christ, said,
HE went about doing good?
8. Who was the first Christian convert
In Europe?
9. Name three persons whose affiic-
tions were q source OF enjoyment.
10. What member OF the early Church
tried the patience OF the loving disciple
Johnf
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ming until the wind fails or some OBJ
struction is met.
There are only a few days IN which
all these kite sports can be enjoyed in
some of the inland parts of the country,
but In other sections. especially our own.
there Is seldom a day the year round
that there Is not wind enough and to
spare.
The double belly-banded or star kite
has three sticks of equal length which
cross each other in the centre; they are
strung so that when the ends of the
sticks are equal distances apart they
form six-pointed star, and the
belly-bands may be fastened at equal
distances from the centre, one each side,
to the sticks.
The tail-band. OF course, is simply a
loop fastened to the sticks at the bot
tom so that IL will hang below the kite.
1t Is taken for granted that the reader
knows that the belly-band OF all kites
is on the paper side of the kite and
not on the same side as the sticks.
In the latter case the wind would tear
the covering off the kite at once.
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pretending to be a fairy
godmOther, and of how he made her
do his arithmetic problem for him and
give bin her dearest treasure-a box of
patIsts-
When Nora found out that she had
been fooled she was very angry at first.
but she thought better of that after a
bit. for she was a plucky little girl and
at times a wise little girl. And. more
over. she had sort OF feeling thar il
all served her right for being silly and
dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her
paint box Teddy certainly was a tease.
but he was really dear good brother
and always lent her his things, and did
his best to champion her and get her out
OF a .Scrape.
Still. she felt she would like to pay
MIN up all the same-he'd had such a
lovely time being a fairy godmother!
so she dried her eyes. Then all at
once she smiled and laughed outright
For an idea had come to her. which She
proceeded 10 carry out.
First or all she took of her shoes and
stockings Then she united the pink
RIBBON which kept her hair tidy, so that
ner curls fell In towsled mass about
her hushed cheeks. Next she gathered
her white frock over her head, display
Ing her short red and white striped
petticoat.
Running quickly about the room she
TOOK all the yiolets from the vases.
strewed some of them in the fold of her
1rock- which she held together In one
hand. and put together a large bunch
or the MOWERS for her other hand
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VIII cost about L cent per footJ Now
nail on your boards to make walls and
roof Cover with tar-paper (Which will
cost you about 80 cents). Leave an
opening for door (you can get an old
one cheap. 21zx3iz feet. or about that
size) and for window (you can buy
this second hand. tool.
The picture shows you in detail how
the house should look and what il should
contatn-feed hopper, water fountain.
grit box, nests, perches. etc.
There should be a run, where the
pigeons may take exercise. Any stout
sticks or branches from trees will do
for fence posts. Nail boards around
the bottom TO keep out dogs and cats.
and for the rest use poultry-wire
fencing. which costs about III cents per
foot: 30 or 40 feet of il will do for your
run.
Your house should face the South.
Fill the grit box with oyster shell and
gravel.
The nest pans can be purchased. If you
wish. at about or 10 cents apiece.
Now. IL you have been careful about
making a good. tight house and are
also careful to select good. healthy
pigeons. you can make a goodly amount
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A Star Kite for Big Boys

WTHEN you start in to make kites
w this spring, boys and girls, why
not construct a kite strong
enough and manageable enough to haul
you when you are swimming? Just
imagine the fun of that!
A kite for swimming Is, as Mr.. Dan
Beard says in his description of such a
kite, not a new idea, for that rare old
American, Ben Franklin, constructed
and used one.
But Ben only floated on his back and
allowed the kite to tow him. and you
can at least improve upon Mr. Frank
Inns idea by using pIank for a float,
which viii allow you to see where you
are going, and double belly nded or
star kite, that you can guide in the d.
rection you wish to go.
All who have tried this sport pro-
nounce it delightful. and it will be pre-
ferred by many to kite-sailing. OF
course, the kite-Swimmer must be care
ful not to hitch his kite to his float, or,
If he does, to guard both float and kite,
for his steed will run away upon the
first opportunity. and never stop rum
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
Wasn't Milk.

Five-year-old Johnnie
mad been sent to the
grocery to buy som e
cider. On his way home
he dropped the pitcher
and began to cry as he
saw the cider flow all
over the pavement. An
old man passing tried to
console him by saying,
There is no use crying
over split milk" but
this ein't milk" Johnnie
blubbered. its cider"
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IL. God will wipe away all tears from
the eyes of whom?
II. Give the names of two angels men,
toned in the Bible
13: Who was the first Christian mar
tyr?
IA From what place in Palestine did
the ascension take place?
Answers.
1. Peter's-John xxi. 2l-22.
2. Gamaliel-Acts v. 81
3. The eunuch-Acts viii. 90.
1. Lord. what wilt Thou have me TO
do ?'-Acts tx, 8.
5. Peter-Acts tx. 40.
6. SiInou-ActS TX, %.
z. Simon Peter--Acts x, 50.
s. Lydia. at Thyatira-Acts XVI. a.
9. PauERomans V. 3: II Cor. xii. 9-fe
James-James 1. 2. Peter-I Peter II, 25.
10. Diotrephes-III John. ).
II. Those who have washed their robes
and made them white-Rev. VII. f3-l7
Il. Gabriel-Daniei tx. "A: Luke 4 ID.
Michael-Jude !. 8: Rev. XII. :.
Is. Stephen-Acts yii. $40.
IA. Bethany.
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DEAR Little Folks

DEAR Little Folks
A word to say,
I'm not so very far away.
And as we are such friends, you know,
1 thought you'd like to hear.
l soon shall sweep the drifted snow
From the sad and surly year.
l sent the snowdrop to the vale,
The purple crocus, too,
But did you never hear the tale
They were to tell to you!
It's possible the winds were cold,
And February rain
So chilled them, that the tale thev told
Was only told in vain.
Yet after them the primrose came
And, famed by April wind.
Ran through the woods like yellow fame
In primrose language to proclaim
That 1 was close behind.
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Designs for Pigeon Loft and Its Furnishings

OF pocket money out Of your pigeons.
III somebody M .es you a present OF
pigeons. OF course you cannot look your
gift-horse In the mouth But IL you
buy pigeons, better select Antwerps TO
start with. A couple OF pairs-three or
-FOUR pairs at most-will do nicely for
beginning.
Prices depend on size The largest.
Jumbos. Will cost 81 TO s. a dozen: tho
next largest. seconds. g or so a dozen:
and the smallest thirds. 81 or so
dozen. Better choose a few OF the best
Ii will pay YOU
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soMF PRACTICAL POINTERS

The best time to allow your pigeons to
mate Is in the late fall or early winter.
Your squads are what you want to
make money from. and they sell best
during the winter.
If you have fed your pigeons prom
erly, your squads will be vigorous and
fine They can be sold when from 4 to
6 weeks old Never allow them 10 touch
the floor and take exercise. Ii will
toughen them and spoil them for SELL
ing purposes.
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RECONCILED

'Oh. pshaw." soon exclaimed Teddy
with dissatisfaction; my sister Nora
can dance better than that, for noth-
ing!'
Nevertheless. he felt bound to empty
his money-box into the hand she now
held out
Solemnly she made him little bob OF
courtesy. Then she began to caper
about the room in very different sort
OF spirit. And then, catching the as
tonished boy round the neck, she kissed
him.
Go or" cried Teddy, disengaginy
himself and looking sheepish.
oh; you April goosei' sang Norah;
April goose, you are an April goose
Master Teddy" And she uncovered her
head and shook back her curls.
Halloar exclaimed Teddy, ruefulIy
at first. and then added more cheerily:
Did you. really?" inquired his sister.
her eyes wide open with surprise
mo. 1 didn't" he admitted, ashamed
OF the faisehood.
Then Nora's arm stole round her
brothers neck, and she put the money
into his pocket and told him gently that
she had only wanted to have little
her paint-box-only please not on her
dolls.
Teddy told her that she was a Jelly
body, II she was a girl; and that after
all IL was shame to tease her, as she
couldn't fight him for II. And Nora
hugged him. and they both laughed to
think how we'll they had pretended" to
one another.
The sun was still shining, and when
the children romped on the lawn the
stuck-up crocuseS didn't have the best
of IL, after all.
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Buried Names of Girls.

Buried Names of Girls.
You must not go out at 10. or at II. II e
still rains.
Last week she lent me that book
When I don't want IL. you can have it.
IL IL is mild. red and white roses Will be
out In June.
Look what I have bought; IL is a belt
II have day to spare. will come next
week.
Last term We studied France. Spain and
Portugal
Mamma. yesterday saw Lena.
Transposition Puzzle.
The initials OF the following, read down.
ward. form the name OF a town In Scot
land. and the finals give what IL was Ia
nous for:
IolwpI e head-rest.
Onlhate. district IN Ireland.
Anaiind. a State IN America
Tarsvoa, a town IN Russia.
Aiilpr islands in italy.
Nnullskiies. district In Ireland.
Noysu. In -he first stage OF growth
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Tommy Ito fatherl-Is a streamIet a
small stream?
Father-Yes. my son.
lis an owlet a small owl?"
Yes. Tommy"
rs an eggiet a small egg?"
We'll, yes. you might call it that"
Then what Is a bullet? 'Tisn't a
small bull, Is it?''
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Every day after this when Elizabeth
and her mother heard Betty's jubilant
cackle they knew what had happened,
and ran to find an egg in the waste
paper basket.
This was not the only cute thing
Betty did. 1t Is said she developed quite
a religious turn of mind, and when
Elizabeth's father said grace, IL she
happened to be in the room. she would
bow her head till he was through, and
then give a loud squawk, as much as to
say Amen"
Betty also liked to be nursed just like
a kitten, and often took nap with her
head under her wing in her young
mistress lap, or, perched on her hand
or shoulder. would sit perfectly happy.
Betty's life might have run along
quietly and happily for years had ii
not been for a little incident which
ended in a tragedy. One cold night
Elizabeth thought she would make Bet
ty more comfortable by letting her
sleep in the kitchen in a basket; so she
wrapped her up in a shawl, snug and
warm, as she thought, and left her for
the night.
In the morning, as soon as she could
get downstairs, she ran to the basket
to see how her little hen had slept. and
what was her dismay when she found
her pet had Smothered to death. Eliza
beth was quite heartbroken, and for a
long time mourned the sad death of her
poor little pet hen, for she well knew
she could never find another like Betty.
JESSIE BOWLER FISCHER.
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Wrong Color.

Little l.. was watching
his papa take off one Of
his shoes one evening,
which, by the way, had
a tan lacing in it. which
got knotted. His papa
said, That's In a black
Knot" meaning q hard
Knot. when L. promptly
SAID, NO, papa, that's
In a brown knot" !"
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A Note From Spring

And then you heard the robin sing
A song for ever new,
While Ger the sea, on skillful wing,
My earliest swallow flew.
But, dears, my note is far too long,
So here the end 1 bring,
And. till We meet with flower and som
Remain,
Yours truly.
SPRING.
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pillars. doodle bugs, beetles of every de-
scription, those disagreeable sllunk-like
bugs that are found on huckleberries.
All alike K'dunk gobbled up as if they
were the dJinties of the land. Potato
bugs he also relished
At last somebody brought a horsa
radish bottle that swarmed with SQUASH
bugs. twenty or thirty of the vile-
smelling things. which he dumped out
on the ground and stirred up with q
stick
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Practical
Hints
on Raising
the Birds
Given
in Response to
Many
, Letters From
Boys
and Girls

A 3 o u I fifty
- b oys and
4 y girls n a V e
written ask
ing for an article
about keeping pig
cons. Now, the sub
ject is a very large
one, a n d cannot
po 8 bly, be de-
scribed I'm a single
article. But We shall
make a start to-
day.
Through the kind
ness OF our artist
friend. Mr.. William
Hofacker, we have
a first-class plan to
give you of a small
pigeon house suit
able for the care of
about fifteen pairs
OF pigeons.
Materials-If you
cannot buy a small
quantity Of lumber,
1t will do IL you get
q number of pack
ing-boxes and break
them up for { h e
material that is in
them. You m u S t
have two 12-foot and
I W o 14-foot 2x3
posts. Set these up
for the framework
of the house. (They
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swered the girl, and so
1t went on-mamma was
where brother was and
brother was where man,
ma was. Finally the lit
tie one drew a long
breath and said: "Oh,
my. Where are they
ALP"
FREDA FRITSCH.
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BETTY WAS BOUGHT

So Betty passed a very happy spring
and summer feasting on corn, bugs and
worms, and all the dainties of which
chickens are fond, and by the time au-
tumn came she had grown very nice and
plump and was just about the right size
for a roast or stew.
AS it happened, one day before going
to market, Farmer Smith decided he
would take with his other produce some
chickens to sell, and noticing Betty in
the flock, he picked her out as one of
the number to be sold.
Poor little hen! After having been al
lured by good feed of corn, she was
cornered in the chicken yard and caught.
How pathetically she squawkedi But to
no purpose, for the farmer held on to her
and, after tying her legs together, threw
her in the basket with the other chick
ems. and off he started for market.
No one will ever know how frightened
poor Betty was nor how sad her
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from one of his hiding places and sea
him down on the ground In front of the
squirming mess For q moment he seem.
ed to be eyeing his proposition with as
tonishment. Then he crouched down
and the swift red tongue play began.
In four minutes, by my watch, every
squash bug that stirred had disappear.
ed. and Is'dunk finished the others as
fast as we could wiggle them with q
straw 10 make them seem alive.
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Elisabeth
and H. Hen

grow up to become such a famous little
hen and live in a large city.
Betty's mother was very fond and
proud of her little chicks, as all mother
hens are; and 1t was a pleasant sight
TO see them any fine spring day wan
dering around over the big yard,
scratching up the warm, brown earth
with their tiny feet and chirping with
delight when their mother found some
thing especially good for them to eat.
When evening came they all gathered
I'm the coop, under their mothers wings,
safe and warm, to sleep till morning.
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Could Not Stand 1t Any Longer

Little Marie, aged 3;S years. wondered
where mamma and brother were. She
had been left with q large girl while
mamma was attending 70 a sick brother.
So Marie said TO the girl. Where Is
mamma? ?? Mamma is with your BROTH
er. was the reply. But where is broth
er?' Brother Is with mammal" an
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Answers to Last Weeks
Puzzles and Problems
Hidden Cities.

Hidden Cities.
/. Hay ana. 2. Quito. 3 Dublin Dou-
bling. 4. Paris. 5. Cologne. G. Bordeaux
Z. Manila 8. Pekin. y Glasgow. 10. Te-
heran.
Alphabet Puzzle.
"A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
Beheadings and CurtaiIings.
l. A-nfgh-t 8. Honey.
3 Taper. 6. T-wing-e.
g. Store. Z. T-win-e.
L. March.
Answer to Bicycle Puzzle.
The five parts of a bicycle pictured In last
~ sprocket. c9 pedal. CD frame. 90 spoke.
(5) brake.
What Flower?
Pan-z-Pansy.
Transposition Puzzle.
Catharine. Alice. Ruth. Nancy. Amy Tir-
zah. Inez. Ora. Nora. carnation.
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Kind OBJ teary dough-
Pickaninny wouldn't stop:
No. no! no.
Old Nanny calm. callin' fer de pie;
Pickaninny huntin', huntin' like ter die
Pie a-sittin' heaby,
SWITCH a-hurtin' so.
Old Nanny wouldn't stop:
No, no., nO,..
-ROR Pow
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PICKANINNY AND DE PIE

" TITLE pickaninny lookin' at
a pie.
Lookin', lookln'. lookin', look
in wild his eye
n Pie a-lookin' juicy.
III Dough a-shlnin' So
Pickaninny wouldn't touch;
No! no. no.
Little pfckaninny touchin' by an by,
Touchin, touchin', touchin'. touchiR' oh
de pie:
Pie a-feelin' tender,
Dough a-shinin' soi
Pickaninny wouldn't eat;
MOI no. no.
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Tricks With Handkerchiefs

MOST of you
AVA boys and girls
probably know how
TO make a mouse or
a ship out of a
h a n d kerchief or
napkin.
But can you make
the athlete shown
In the picture?
No directions are
required. All you
need tc do Is to
study the diagrams
given in the picture
and go ahead with
your experiment.
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What DrugP

W n a { drug In
everyday u s c. in
fact a household
necessity. is repre-
sented by this pic
ture?
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Little pickaninny eatin' oh de pie,
Eatin', eatin'. eatin', eatin' like ter die!
Pie a-lookin' sorry,
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XpTN ICnpIN. IdTtTlIS
allowed Ter to have a great many pets,
and among them was wonderful little
hen, which had almost as many cute
tricks and accomplishments as the lit
tie hen in Mother Gooses Melodies.
This pretty, brown hen, which Eliza
beth loved very dearly and named Betty.
first saw the light of day in the coun-
try, on a big farm, where with many
other chickens. young and old, she had
a very happy life.
When Betty came out of the shell a
wee chick, with bright eyes and covered
with soft, yellow down, she looked Just
like her eleven brothers and sisters.
and no one ever dreamed that she would
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Hidden Proverb.

Zone word Is hidden In each line.)
A pair of shoes lay on the floor.
The cat was playing with ball
You may wind that wool for me.
He had q look through the door.
The dog few at the bird and killed II.
She was reading book aloud.
We saw the King In Hyde Park.
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Moon and Stars
Puzzle.

W h re among
these stars can you
place the moon so
that II will not
touch a single starr
Polly Evans would
like to know IL you
c an successfully
answer this QueS-
ton.
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aIloras Reve1l6e;' :

once took down his money-box from
shelf In the cupboard. unlocked it and
took out five cents. which he gave her;
but then he felt awkward and refused
the flowers
An organ in the street started playing.
II can dance to that If you can pay"
said the little girl thoughtfully, and
eyeing the money-box.
How much do you want?' ne asked.
Seventy-five cents" she replied boldly.
That's all I've got"
>. That'n do. then," she said; '.I want
it so badly
Yes. but
BOT needing his protests, she stole into
the room and began to dance to the
organ. as she had seen the poor children
do In the streets. her little bare feet
twirling up slowly and descending with
measured step to the soft carpet
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Riddles.

1. Why is a miss not as good as a miller
2. Why are washerwomen the most incon-
sistent OF persons?
3. Who was the first tanner?
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thoughts, To think that she had to leave
her happy country home and all her old
associates-the chickens, ducks and tur-
keys, and even the pigs. cows and
horses, which were all her friends.
Now, on that particular day Eliza
beth's mother was at market, and go
ing to Farmer Smiths stall to buy some
eggs and butter, she noticed this little
hen among the others, and told the
farmer she would buy her for the Sun
day dinner, as she looked so nice and
fat. So Betty was brought to Eliza
beth's home later in the day. her feet
were united and she was thrown into a
coop TO await her execution.
When Elizabeth came home from
school she soon discovered Betty in the
coop, and was Gt once so delighted with
her that she began TO beg her mother
to spare her life and let her have the
little hen for a pet. This her mother at
first refused to do, as she was very FOND
of chicken, and had promised herself a
good roast.
However, Elizabeth pleaded so hard
that finally her mother consented TO
grant her request, much to Betty's de-
light.
From this time on Elizabeth took en-
tire charge OF her pet Every day she
fed her corn and scraps from the table
and let her out of her coop for a while
to wander at will over the yard. where