American messenger . k offher red sash and blue hair ribbon andneatly folded them. Oh, sighed Betty, sleepily, as shetook off her blue sash and red hair rib-bons and foldded them, just as Peggyhad done, how I wish it was going tobe Fourth of July again tomorrow! Then two happy, tired little childrencuddled down in their beds and the birdssang them to sleep. I imagine that oneof the birds may have been the samerobin that first heard their secret. Her Neighbors Garden BY A. MARIA CRAWFORD. HOPE that you are tired,Marjorie May, after dig-ging in your garden allmorning, said Lucile asshe paused fo
American messenger . k offher red sash and blue hair ribbon andneatly folded them. Oh, sighed Betty, sleepily, as shetook off her blue sash and red hair rib-bons and foldded them, just as Peggyhad done, how I wish it was going tobe Fourth of July again tomorrow! Then two happy, tired little childrencuddled down in their beds and the birdssang them to sleep. I imagine that oneof the birds may have been the samerobin that first heard their secret. Her Neighbors Garden BY A. MARIA CRAWFORD. HOPE that you are tired,Marjorie May, after dig-ging in your garden allmorning, said Lucile asshe paused for a momentbeside her small sister whowas resting on the porch steps. It istoo hot to do anything but our usualtasks, and here you spend a wholelovely morning, planting seeds and dig-ging around plants when you know thisplace is to be sold and the landlord toldfather we had to move by the first ofnext month. Marjorie Mays face brightened. Butjust think how pleased the people mov-ing in will be when they see their gar-. Well, when people* do something forme, it will be time enough then to dosomething nice for them in return,was the rejoinder. But somebody has to be the firstto start doing that something nice,Lucile. You talk just like mother does, youfunny Marjorie May. Why, dont youknow that mother is old-fashioned,and that doing neighborly things likeplanting a garden for everybody aroundhere to enjoy, has gone out of style?Lucile laughed. You need not evenknow who your next door neighborsare unless you really want to high cost of living has reducedneighborly courtesies. It is all one cando to bake cakes and pies for theirown family without considering the
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