attern of rosebuds and leaves on a soft, fawn-colored ground.

    t for obacco to smoke in  a pound of tea, and a little paper package of store sugar to   dark brohe maple sugar Ma used for every day.

    rading orekeeper gave Mary and Laura eaconis t stood looking at t;thank you.”

    Laura could not speak. Everybody ing, and s make a sound. Ma o ask her:

    quot; do you say, Laura?

    t;thank you.”

    After t t out of tore. Bote, and flat and t-sing on tters. Ma read it for them. Marys said:

    Roses are red,  Violets are blue, Sugar is s,  And so are you.

    Lauras said only: Ss to t.

    tly ting han Marys.

    t back to ttom of ts  for the picnic box.

    t on te bread and butter and c t and slid back  hissing sound.

    After dinner, Pa  back to tore to talk ail s to sleep. But Laura and Mary ran along tty pebbles t il th.

    t in the Big oods.

    ty one, Laura put , and ttier t, t s full. to tc ime to go home.

    Laura iful pebbles in . But hing happened.

    tore  rig of  fell, and ttom of the wagon box.

    Laura cried because sorn  dress.

    Ma gave Carrie to Pa and came quickly to look at torn place. t .

    quot;Stop crying, Laura,quot; s;I can fix it.quot; S t torn at all, nor t. t tle bag, seo t, and . Only t in again, as good as new.

    quot;Pick up tty pebbles, Laura,quot; Ma said. quot;And anotime, dont be so greedy.”

    So Laura gat t, and carried t in  mind very muc tle girl t sook mo