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This is a female dancer of Tahiti; and a very funny figure she has made of herself. The things like fans at her back must be intended for wings, I think, and will add much to her grace when she dances. She seems to have no shoes on her feet; but she has been careful to provide herself with a very fine head-dress. You must read all about this beautiful island when you grow bigger, and about its brave inhabitants. You will be very much amused, too, to hear about the strange pillow they lay their heads on when they go to sleep.
MAMMA AND BABY.
Oh, what a sleepy-headed mamma!" Ah, but baby is getting two new teeth, and they have been so troublesome during the night that poor mamma did not get a wink of sleep; and now that they have shot their little white points through the gums, poor baby is so relieved that he has popped off to sleep; and his mamma has followed his example, and dropped off too. You must be very careful not to make any noise, in case you awake them. Slip about on tip-toe, and shut the doors very quietly.