. Little ramblers, and other stories . begin toplay games—Spin the Platter, and I Spy, andHunt the Slip-per. And by and by you will all feel a little warm and tired, eventhough you play on the soft grassy lawn, and papa will sit downamong 3-011 and tell you a story. And what will y< u do, mamma ? Oh, I shall be busy with Margaret getting the tea ready for all ofyou. I shall make all the nice cakes, and jellies, and ice cream in themorning, but at five oclock I must set the table. And mammasmiled as she said this, for Nancys birth-day present was to be a setof dishes; but Nancy was not to kn
. Little ramblers, and other stories . begin toplay games—Spin the Platter, and I Spy, andHunt the Slip-per. And by and by you will all feel a little warm and tired, eventhough you play on the soft grassy lawn, and papa will sit downamong 3-011 and tell you a story. And what will y< u do, mamma ? Oh, I shall be busy with Margaret getting the tea ready for all ofyou. I shall make all the nice cakes, and jellies, and ice cream in themorning, but at five oclock I must set the table. And mammasmiled as she said this, for Nancys birth-day present was to be a setof dishes; but Nancy was not to know any thing about them tillshe saw the pretty tea-table. And then when you ring the bell well all go through the glassdoor into the dining-room. And dont forget, mamma, that I am topour the tea. Dear me ! the teapot will be pretty heavy. Mamma smiled and said she would help her little girl, and just thenpapa came across the lawn and Nancy ran to meet him. And theydid have the party and played on the lawn, as you see in the THE BIETH-DAY PARTY. LITTLE WINNIE. LITTLE Winnie was fond of playing lady, as she called it. Shewould tell me to be Mrs. Brown and she would be Mrs. Rose. Then she would come to see me and ask how I felt. I would say, Very well, Mrs. Rose, how are you this morning ? I am welltoo, she would add, but Lucille has a pain in her wibs. Lucille was Winniespretty wax doll, and musthave been a very delicateone, for Winnie wouldalways tell of the painin her wibs whenever shewas left at home. Winnie did nt lookstrong herself, but hadnever been ill before thetime I am telling you was such a good littlegirl, Aunt Phillis, the cook,told Winnies mamma shenever would raise thatchild, she was too good tolive. Well, I must tell you of Winnies birthday party. You wouldhave laughed if you could have seen us. Besides Gip and Tabbie—my dog and cat —there were onlyWinnie with Lucille, and I with Belle. Belle was an old doll of mine, almost as large as Winni
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