. St. Nicholas [serial] . rn her part, andshe studied it every spare moment that she had,and asked her mother to hear her say it somany times that her mother soon knew it aswell as Mildred did. Fortunately the tidy that she had been mak-ing for her mother had, with Elizas help, beenrepaired and was now finished, and lay in herbureau drawer, wrapped in tissue-paper, wait-ing for Christmas morning. Then, too, in thetwo weeks that had elapsed before her motherhad given her permission to take part in thetheatricals, she had devoted her time to mak-ing a handkerchief-case for her father. Thiswas of
. St. Nicholas [serial] . rn her part, andshe studied it every spare moment that she had,and asked her mother to hear her say it somany times that her mother soon knew it aswell as Mildred did. Fortunately the tidy that she had been mak-ing for her mother had, with Elizas help, beenrepaired and was now finished, and lay in herbureau drawer, wrapped in tissue-paper, wait-ing for Christmas morning. Then, too, in thetwo weeks that had elapsed before her motherhad given her permission to take part in thetheatricals, she had devoted her time to mak-ing a handkerchief-case for her father. Thiswas of blue silk lined with white quilted satin,and inside of it was violet sachet-powder, andaround the edge was a gilt cord. This was now TWO GIRLS AND A BOY. 523 complete, and lay beside the tidy. Her presentsfor Amanda and Eliza were to be bought withher own pocket-money that she had been savingfor a long time past. She had almost decidedthat Amanda was to have a new head-kerchief,and Eliza a purse. Her mother, however, had. WSMmum ||Kf1!l,|:|,,
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