. St. Nicholas [serial] . oon, to her great relief, it revived, andeven swallowed a few grains of wheat. Cold and weary, she cast herself upon the bed,still folding the bird to her heart. It may beRuky ! It is all I ask, she sobbed. I dare notpray for more. Suddenly she felt a peculiar stirring. The crowseemed to grow larger. Then, in the dim light,she felt its feathers pressing lightly against hercheek. Next, something soft and warm wounditself tenderly about her neck ; and she heard asweet voice saying: Dont cry, Cor,—I 11 be good. She started up. It was, indeed, her own dar-ling ! The starl
. St. Nicholas [serial] . oon, to her great relief, it revived, andeven swallowed a few grains of wheat. Cold and weary, she cast herself upon the bed,still folding the bird to her heart. It may beRuky ! It is all I ask, she sobbed. I dare notpray for more. Suddenly she felt a peculiar stirring. The crowseemed to grow larger. Then, in the dim light,she felt its feathers pressing lightly against hercheek. Next, something soft and warm wounditself tenderly about her neck ; and she heard asweet voice saying: Dont cry, Cor,—I 11 be good. She started up. It was, indeed, her own dar-ling ! The starlight shone into the room. Light-ing her candle, she looked at the clock. It wasjust two hours since she had uttered those cruelwords. Sobbing, she asked : Have I been asleep, Ruky, dear ? I dont know, Cor. Do people cry whenthey re asleep ? Sometimes, Ruky, clasping him very close. Then you have been asleep. But, Cor, pleasedont let Uncle whip Ruky. No, no, my birdie—I mean, my , darling! TINSEL WITHOUT, BUTMETAL WITHIN. By T. L. B. I M only my ladys page— And just for the night of the ball—To prance on a parlor stage, And run at her beck and call. I m only my ladys page, But mark me, my fellows, all, You 11 be civiler men, I 11 engage,When I pommel you—after the ball ! FINE, OR SUPERFINE!* 53 FINE, OR SUPERFINE?By Sarah Winter Kellogg.
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