Why, it is only a scarecrow! If the little girl had been a crow, I think she could not have been more scared. But she will have a good laugh now to make up for it. A pole with a hat on it can't deceive such bright eyes as hers.
S. O. J.
A KNOWING DOG.
THEL is never tired of talking about her dog Flash. One of his accomplishments, she tells me, is his graceful way of setting the table.
When it is time for Flash to have his dinner, his master says, "Flash, bring the table-cloth!"
Off he runs to the newspaper-rack, gets a paper, and lays it at his master's feet. "Spread it out!" is the next command.