. St. Nicholas [serial] . n the bank inher name. Think what a proud moment it was in Me-laatijs life when the messenger arrived in thetown, and asked to be directed to the domicile of Jufvrouw Melaatij Taat, and the whole villageescorted him to the neat cottage, where the offi-cial notice was delivered to the little girl, andreceipted for by Mijnheer Van der Brugge, whowas appointed her guardian! And there hasbeen no more talk of the terrible deed of blackTessij, nor indeed of punishment for Melaatij;for she is now a little heiress, and is at schoolin Amsterdam — and who knows what elsethere i
. St. Nicholas [serial] . n the bank inher name. Think what a proud moment it was in Me-laatijs life when the messenger arrived in thetown, and asked to be directed to the domicile of Jufvrouw Melaatij Taat, and the whole villageescorted him to the neat cottage, where the offi-cial notice was delivered to the little girl, andreceipted for by Mijnheer Van der Brugge, whowas appointed her guardian! And there hasbeen no more talk of the terrible deed of blackTessij, nor indeed of punishment for Melaatij;for she is now a little heiress, and is at schoolin Amsterdam — and who knows what elsethere is in store for her? — while Grootmoederis living comfortably at the great house ofMijnheer Van der Brugge. And I may say thatgrootmoeder now has little trouble in readingthe Bible, for she has a new one of larger andclearer print, and a beautiful new pair of gold-bowed spectacles, through which better to readthe letters. And from where I am writing I cansee the two mills waving their velvety-brownarms against the A MODEL CHILD. By Helen Hopkins. Her temper s always sunny, her hair is ever neat;She does nt care for candy — she says it is too sweet!She loves to study lessons—her sums are always right;And she gladly goes to bed at eight every single night! Her apron s never tumbled, her hands are always clean;With buttons missing from her shoe she never has been seen. 8950 A MODEL CHILD. 539 She remembers to say Thank you, and Yes, maam, if you please ;And she never cries, not frets, nor whines; she s neer been known to tease. Each night upon the closet shelf she puts away her toys;She never slams the parlor door, nor makes the slightest noise;But she loves to run on errands and to play with little brother,And she s never in her life been known to disobey her mother. Who is this charming little maid ?I long to grasp her hand! She s the daughter of Mr. Nobody,And she lives in Nowhereland! TEDDY AND CARROTS: TWO MERCHANTS OF NEWSPAPER ROW. By James Otis. Chapter I. A N
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