. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . ase, may we sleepin your barn to-night ? Yes, indeed, and very welcome, the farmer would say ; andthen the two children would run to the barn and make them-selves a cosy, warm nest in the hay and be as happy as two littlebirds. But there are so many kind people in the world that childrenare not long left to wander about without a home, as Tommyand Margery had been doing; and it happened that a kindgentleman who saw them trotting about together one day feltvery sorry for them. He saw Margerys fat l
. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . ase, may we sleepin your barn to-night ? Yes, indeed, and very welcome, the farmer would say ; andthen the two children would run to the barn and make them-selves a cosy, warm nest in the hay and be as happy as two littlebirds. But there are so many kind people in the world that childrenare not long left to wander about without a home, as Tommyand Margery had been doing; and it happened that a kindgentleman who saw them trotting about together one day feltvery sorry for them. He saw Margerys fat little feet all scratched with walkingbarefoot over stones and stubble. I can cure that, he said tohimself; and he took the children to the cobblers and said: Good Mr. Cobbler, here is work for you. Will you do it? >; That I will, and gladly, answered the cobbler. So hemeasured Margerys foot, that he might know just how large tomake the shoes, and set to work immediately. He cut two pieces of leather from a large, thick piece whichhe had, and shaped them for the suicb. And he cut the uppers. THE GOBBLER. 186 IN THE CHILDS WORLD. from the thin leather; and busy enough he was then, boringholes with his nice little awl, and puttting his waxed endsthrough and through as he stitched away, sewing the leathertogether for Margerys shoes. But while the cobbler was workingaway, the kind gentleman who had told him to make the shoeshad been making some more kind plans. Tommy, said he, I will take you with me when I go backto my ship, and you shall learn to be a sailor; and good Mrs,Smith said: Surely, then, little Margery shall live with me. So it was settled; the only sad thing being that Tommy andMargery had to be separated. They cried and kissed each othermany times when the day came for Tommy to go away. Afterhe had gone, little Margery went one day and looked in at thecobblers window. There he sat with a big flat stone on his lap and a hammer inhis hand, and what was he doing but ra
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