"So do I," cried Mazie; "wouldn't father look fine on a big horse?"
"I'm very glad he's not," said Mother, coming into the nursery. "War is cruel, and many of those brave men may never come back."
Just then in the crowd Mazie saw little Harold Gray holding tightly to his mother's hand. The little boy's eyes were filled with tears as he watched his father ride away.
"Oh, mother!" cried Mazie and Jamie together, catching hold of her hand, "I'm so glad father isn't a soldier. How we'd miss him if he didn't come home tonight."
LITTLE SIR CAT
Little Sir Cat Sees the Cow Jump Over the Moon
One day as Little Sir Cat was riding along on his pony, Dapple Gray, he met the Cow that jumped over the moon.
"Come here to-night
When the moon is bright.
You'll hear a fine tune
When I jump o'er the moon."
"All right," he answered, and then he went on his way, and by-and-by he met Little Dog Muff, who spilt his master's snuff. And, goodness me! How he did bark! But this didn't frighten Little Sir Cat. No, Siree. He knew that Muff was only barking for joy. So he put out his paw and said: