till Peter came home.”

    quot;Did you get ; Pa asked Uncle Peter.

    quot;No,quot; Uncle Peter said. quot;I took my gun and ed all round t I couldnt find racks. o the Big oods.”

    Alice and Ella and Mary  o Alice, quot;My!  you scared?”

    Alice hing.

    quot;ell, any being ty,quot; Alice whispered.

    t it till Ma said: quot;C to sleep unless you play for t; So Pa got his fiddle.

    till and ers , and Pas fiddle sang merrily to itself.

    It sang quot;Money Musk,quot; and quot;t; quot;t; and quot;Arkansas traveler.quot; And Laura  to sleep wly singing:

    quot;My darling Nelly Gray, taken you a; In t at t. t tockings, and someta Claus goer in s, all ran sing to see  red mittens, and t stick of red and-riped peppermint candy, all beautifully notched along each side.

    t first. t looked  tmas presents. But Laura was  of all. Laura had a rag doll.

    Siful doll. Se clotton eyes. A black pencil   and raveled, so t it le red flannel stockings and little black cloters for sty pink and blue calico.

    Siful t Laura could not say a  kno everyone  ill Aunt Eliza said:

    Did you ever see such big eyes!”

    t jealous because Laura tens, and candy, and a doll, because Laura tlest girl, except Baby Carrie and Aunt Elizas little baby, Dolly Varden. too small for dolls. t even kno Santa Claus. t put tement.

    Laura sat dotens and s s of all. Ste.

    t eactens, and tried on ter bit a large piece and out of ick of candy, bu