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ay. Uncle Dick, who was an electrician, sent a number

evening entertainment, as a welcome home to Papa Allen

boys and seven grown up people. There were to be seven kinds of candy and cakes, etc., and Mamma and A

d be made at home, so Miss Sweetwood, who was an expert in candy making, came to sp

us, confection. There were seven sugar ornaments made like sconces to hold the candles, the one in the centre resembling a white

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, which was received with wildest shouts of delight from both children, b

d up her hands when she saw the new arrival and exclaimed. "Fo' de land

, before anyone else in the house though

glanced and shimmered about the walls and over the carpet. "When it gets to Mamma's bed it will wake her up too." "Oh! I'm so tired waiting." Then jumping out of his crib, he ran over to Amy's bed, and sang out. "One, two, three, four, five,

, and scarcely waiting to dress, both

present, but soon he began to tease, and woul

me have a lend of it." "Yes, but you take such a long lend, and you are so cruel," an

le girl, "I am willing to let Bo have Nanny for a long time, but he won't give me a chance to play wit

ildren not to tire themselves, as the party would begin at four o'clock in the afternoon, and they must be ready to receive their little friends

ther, could not help feeling sorry for the unfortun

tie she's had lots to eat. I gave her two of my handkerchiefs, and one of Amy's, and she ate them up, but she se

t as Bo was showing the handkerchief,

hewed up by dat goat." "Well, Hetty, you told me goats like to eat clothes, and I thought

of mischief; you' bones is full of it. Clar to go

frightened, he offered to give her all the pennies in his bank to buy a n

dem. Massa Bo, you'se done so much mischief dis here day, and it's Miss Amy's birthday too; if I was you I'd go to de Oritey and pray de good Lo

s she had told the child about the calves and goats feeding on such things. "You see, Hetty, as yet Bo does not know what an untruth means, and cannot distinguish between joke and

y, you always tak

se, 'takes up' for him, somet

ated to the Blessed Virgin, from the time she was a baby. Her dress for the occasion was very beautiful, trimmed with s

face, peeping out from beneath his crown of curls, might have been taken for

d Bo amused the boys by showing them his numerous pets. Games of all kinds were played, and

cloth was spread and places arranged for fourteen. Before each cover was a pretty box containing candied fruit, to each box was attached a card with these words in gilt letters: From Amy to her friends; this was to be carried home as a souvenir. In the centre o

her favorite and told him it was her birthday party. "Now my little daughter," said the good father. "I feel very much slighted at not receiving an invitation." "Oh!" replied the little lady, "please do not be offended, but come sit at the head of the table and ask blessing on my feast." This the good fath

t them out before dividing it; he was just going to extinguish the last one, when Master Bo jumped on the table, regardless of all

d subsided he asked: "Bo, why did you want to breathe the holy smoke?" "Because," answered the boy, "Hetty says the mischief spirit is in m

o speak or sing went with Aunty Lucy and Miss May to have some last finish

nstead of a drop curtain. Groups of electric lamps had been placed so as to have the light fall directly on the little actors. Chairs and benches for the audience w

gilt paper, festooned with flowers and resembled a veritable golden thron

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and openin

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ur darlin

ies of the Valley on the little queen's head, and

e homage of her little friends, but she was equal to the occasion, and rising from her seat made a profound bow and said, "Thank you! Oh! I thank you so much." Af

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such comical gravity as to keep every one laughing.

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ay. The entertainment ended, every one prepared to go home, one and all expressing their