Kathie thought Mother very kind not to be vexed about the hat; but Mother remembered what a little girl Kathie was, and she hardly expected her to be able to refuse, when a bold, sturdy woman asked for the hat off her head.

TRAVELLERS' TALES They say there is a country where the snow never falls,
And sliding is a game they never knew:
They never saw a lake
Paved with ice that wouldn't break.
I would rather stay in England,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the sun never sets.
But goes on shining all night through.
And you needn't go to bed,
For there's always light oerhead.
That's a country I should like,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where they all talk French.
I can't imagine what they ever do!
For who for all their chatter,
Can understand such patter?
I should answer "speak in English"
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the clergymen are black
And the language sounds like "choke-a-cockatoo."
And the niggers sit in rows
With hardly any clothes
I should like to go and look,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the women cannot walk,
And everything is made of bam-boo
And the people's eyes are wee,
They live on rice and tea.
I should like to go and see them,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the elephants are wild,
And never even heard of our Zoo.
And through the woods they roam
Like gentlemen at home.
I should like to go and peep,
wouldn't you? F. W. HOME

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THE PRIZE OF HONOR.

"I wonder if I could trust you children to go out alone this morning," said Mrs. Ferrars. "I don't want to deprive nurse of her holiday, and I must see Cousin Lily: she is not so well to-day."

"Oh! yes, mother," cried Dolly and Ralph together. "May we go on the ice?"

"Well, it is just because I said you might, that I feel a little anxious," said Mrs. Ferrars, stroking Dolly's fair hair. "My Dolly sometimes forgets mother's wishes for her own; still, as it is the last day at home, I feel inclined to trust you."