The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
BY DOLLY DAI.RY1RLR

then she bought lovely big nest of spun sugar with rabbit peering out natural enough to bite lettuce leaf.
 What won't 'The-Little- Boy Round the-Corner' say when he sees those," I chuc1led.
 1 Then we found more Easter Eggs heaped up on another counter-enough to discourage any ambitious hen from trying to keep on contributing to the | nations larder-they were such a glori- l fled improvement.
 | Great, soft marshmallow eggs, giant chocolate eggs,s big pink satin eggs, and 'reguar' sized eggs, to suit all tastes and fanciesA
 The suspicious night was near at hand | for the party, and when Peggy got ready to ask the guests, she found that "rhe Little Boy -'Roundthe- Corner" didn't knsw single, solitary person ! but a little 'dago'' Tony by name, to whom he was devoted.
 So Peggy asked Tony and lot of boys that "she knew,' and decided by giving this looming out party" for "The Little-Boy-'Round the Corner" she would not only give him great deal of pleasure, but enlarge his visiting list as well.
 Mamma thought maybe you wouldn't want Tony to come,' said the young man in whose honor the party was given, but I said I knew the kind lady wouldn't mind.'
 "of course not" said Peggy and she invited him.
 The table looked lovely on the night of the party.
 There were ducks and geese and chickens and eggs galore, that would make the most prosperous barn yard look envious. They were piled up on the table and there was a spun glass basket for each boy, there being eight altogether.
 "The-Lttle-B Boy Round -the- Corner'' had evidently been coached by his moth- CT and was doing his best to give an imitation of a fellow having a real nice time" but when I observed that Peggy had placed four unknown Cup to that moment boys between him and his dearly beloved Tony I knew he wasn't doing anything of the kind.
 Hes a mile away from Tony" whis- pered to Peggy, "but under the circum- stances I think he Is doing remarkably we'll"
 Irony is," retorted Peggy. q just ask ed him if he would have ice cream or sherbert and he replied: Both, if you please, mann Engaging young man Is Tony, don't you think?" Will probably grow up into a Count if his easy adaptable manner stays with him and marry into one of our pest families" said Peggy. The boys ate and ate and then some more, and then pretended to play-as much as little boys can play with brand new Easter clothes on, and finally + was time for them to go home. When nearly all the guests had ue- parted Peggy said to "The-Little- Boy 'Round-the-Corner":
 Did you really have good time?' He wavered a bit, as he crammed al, sorts of Easter Eggs and candies and bunnies into his pockets and then 8 voice said:
 Yep; I did lady. Kin I take these things home?"
 But it didn't belong to ''the guest of honor" Tt was another Little Boy" ana so Peggy and I loaded his pockets up with0ll sorts of things and everybody said goodbye except '"rhe-Little- Boy Round-the-Corner" and Tony.
 ''Is there anything you'd rather nave than this Easter Egg Party asked Peggy of her little protege, she filled his arms with gewgaws and knlck- knacks. '
 
 then his big blue eyes gleamed like stars. But there was one nicer 'en it an that was at Grammers s down in the country where we made red eggs by boiling them Fin calico, and there was other eggs with motters' on 'em too."
 Anyway Tony enjoyed it." said Peggy rather hurt as she turned to the little brown-eyed fellow in his Easter Best.
 You bet I did lady" he said politely and with his arms full left for home.-
 1T knew he enjoyed it, said Peggy as she looked at the debris that had to be cleared away. Could you have be- lleved any one boy could hold as much as he ate? There were five saucers of ice cream, and -sherbert, seven choco- late ducks, three nests of eggs, not counting the five big rabbits and the three little oneS he drew out of the tissue paper egG-to say nothing of the sandwiches and cakes.''
 Irony will probably tell his grand children about 4 Peggy I ventured. "if he lives through the effects of it., for it really was his party after all.''
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