“And what is little daughter going to do to make somebody happy on Christmas day?”
ONE OF THOSE LOVELY ROSES.
Papa asked this as he came out into the hall. Then he kissed Lucy good-by, took down his hat from the rack, and went out of the front door before she had time to tell him.
Lucy stopped running, and looked out of the window and thought about it.
Then she went upstairs to mamma and said:
“Mamma, what am I going to do to make somebody happy to-morrow? What can little girls do?”
“You can be just as sweet as a rose all day, and obey mamma as soon as she speaks. That will make me very happy,” said mamma.
“But I want to give something to somebody to s’prise ’em and make ’em glad,” Lucy said.
“Who is there that you would like to surprise?” her mamma asked.