. Harper's young people . ty canoe, but with their pockets filled withlittle shining silver pieces. Hard work and keeping at it brought success to thesetwo little Indians. The mother, with Carlitos help, tilledthe little garden, and on days when the load of vegetableswas very abundant she would strap the baby on her back,wrapped in her blue and white cotton mantle, and comeherself to the city to sell them in the great market-place,while the two children sat at the street corner with theirfruits. Carlito was soon able to buy a large square pieceof straw matting, of which he made an awning, that
. Harper's young people . ty canoe, but with their pockets filled withlittle shining silver pieces. Hard work and keeping at it brought success to thesetwo little Indians. The mother, with Carlitos help, tilledthe little garden, and on days when the load of vegetableswas very abundant she would strap the baby on her back,wrapped in her blue and white cotton mantle, and comeherself to the city to sell them in the great market-place,while the two children sat at the street corner with theirfruits. Carlito was soon able to buy a large square pieceof straw matting, of which he made an awning, that Lu-zita might not suffer from the hot rays of thf sun. If you come to the city of Mexico, and go to a certaincorner of the street near the great square in front of theCathedral, you will be sure to find Carlito and Luzita sit-ting under their awning selling fruit; and if you can talkwith them, you will learn that every word of this storyof two hard-working little Indians is true. APRIL 17, 1883. HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. 377. THE STORY OF CIXDERELLA. 378 HAKPEttS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. LITTLE FLOY. BY }II!S. WELLS FEERIN. WHAT is it ? asked Papa Bisbee. What is it ? echoed Mamma Bisbee. What is it? chimed in little Floy. Dora Bisbee had just unfolded the morning paper, andher low cry of joy and surprise, as her eyes glanced overits columns, caused the little group on the back porch toask the above question. Mr. Bisbee laid down his newspaper, his wife pausedwith her hands in the dough, and little ten-year-old Floyrestecl her brown hands on the top of the churn-dasher,which she was moving swiftly up and down, to listen asher sister read : The celebrated German musician Carl Fraulander willgive one of his matchless entertainments in this city thisevening in Mark well Hall. As the Professors fame haslong preceded him, it is unnecessary to say that he willmeet with a warm reception and crowded house. Let ev-erybody come. Such opportunities are rare. The Bisbee family lived upon a fa
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