We hardly know which was the happiest that afternoon—May, when the medal, with its pretty pink ribbon, was put about her neck—or Ellie, to remember that she had helped May to obtain it.

Before I bid my little readers "good-bye," I would whisper to them that this is no fairy tale or fancy sketch, but a true story. Thus you will see that I have asked you to do nothing impossible—since little children, like yourselves, have shown how pleasant it is to "be kind one to another."

Transcriber's note

Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.