"Because kitty would never have left a spoon in the pie," replied mamma, smiling.
—Selected.
HOW ROBBIE HELPED.
Little Robbie Denham was a good boy, though very active and full of play.
Aunt Abbie Peyton had been spending a few days with the Denhams, and one afternoon as she sat talking with Robbie, she said:
"Do you do something to help someone each day, Robbie?"
Robbie laid Nab, the kitten, down and sat in deep thought for a moment, after which he answered:
"I pick up kindlings for mamma and run errands for her. Is that what you mean, Aunt Abbie?"
"It is a part of what I mean. You should be very kind and helpful to the dear ones at home. But I was hoping you could find some way to help someone outside of your own home. Of course, you are a little boy, but you can do some small thing for an aged or helpless one."