SHE SNAPPED THE BEAUTIFULLY CARVED NECKLACE
AROUND BETH’S THROAT.
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“Oh, yes! that’s what Mr. Monkey said to the poor little Hippopotamus baby. He found little Hippo crying beside a still pool,” said the vivacious Ella, “and asked him what the matter was.
“‘Oh, nuffin,’ said the Hippo, ‘only I never saw myself in a mirror before!’
“And, of course, Mr. Monkey said just what you did now, Mamma. But poor little Hippo knew that he couldn’t act handsome enough in a thousand years to overcome the handicap of the awful looks Nature had given him.”
Through the laughter of Mr. Baldwin and Marcus, Ferd, the blond twin, spoke up stoutly:
“I don’t care if they do call me ‘Blondy.’ I wouldn’t be black, like Fred.”
“I’m certainly glad I’m a bruin, like our Beth,” said his twin, loftily.
“‘Bruin!’”
“A bear that boy certainly is!”
“Goodness, Frederick,” said Ella, amid the laughter of the family. “You mean brunette.”