If I had a big kite, With a very short tail, And a very stout cord,— And there came a great gale,—
I'd hold fast to the string, And away we would fly, I and my kite, Up, up to the sky!
TIPPIE AND JIMMIE.
By Mary L. French.
Tippie and Jimmie had come over to play with Ajax. Tip's whole name is Tippecanoe. The boys call him a black and tan, but Bessie calls him a darling. He has a little black shining nose that he is always sticking into everything, and a little smooth, tapering tail that he is always wagging. Jimmie's name is James Stuart; he is a little Maltese kitten, with gentle blue eyes, and soft fur that is always ready to be smoothed, and claws that are never used where they can hurt, and a purr that is always wound up.