A GRAND SURPRISE
"Don't you want to have supper first?" asked Mrs. Brown, as she saw her husband sit down in the easy chair, with Bunny and Sue.
"Oh, I'm in no hurry," he said. "I came home early to-night, because there were only a few boats out, on account of the storm. I might just as well tell the children about the surprise before we eat."
"Oh, then it's a surprise!" cried Sue, clapping her hands.
"Why, yes, I rather think you'll be surprised when you hear about it," answered Daddy Brown.
"And is it a secret, too?" Bunny wanted to know.
"Well, you don't know what it is yet; do you?" inquired his father.
"Well, then," went on Daddy Brown with a smile, "if there is something nice you don't know, and someone is going to tell you, I guess that's a surprise; isn't it?"
"Oh, yes!" cried Sue. "And now, Daddy, don't tease us any more. Just tell us what it is? Will we like it?"