The Nursery, April 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 4 / A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

VOLUME XXIII.—No. 4.

TIRED OUT.

NE day Miss Lily Macnish heard the door-bell ring. She put down her spelling-book, and asked, Who can that be, mamma? Before mamma could give an answer, Jane the housemaid entered, and handed her a note.
Why, this is not for me: it is for you, my dear, said Mrs. Macnish, giving the note to Lily.
For me! said Lily, while her cheeks flushed; for it was the first note she had ever received.
Please read it for me, mamma, she said; for Lily could not read handwriting quite as well as some little girls of her age that I could tell of.
It is an invitation to a children's party at Mrs. Vane's, said mamma. Miss Lucy Vane asks the pleasure of Miss Lily's company on Thursday evening, at seven o'clock.
Oh, can I go? Can I go? cried Lily, jumping up, and clapping her hands.
I do not quite approve of children's parties, especially when they take place in the evening, said mamma. But I know who will say 'Yes,' and I suppose I shall have to do as he says.
She was thinking of Lily's papa, who loved the little girl so much, that he could not bear to say No to any request she might make.