Peggy in Her Blue Frock

ack from his work as Peggy r

," she called

ld man. "Have you been wait

" sai

ent little g

a roll of bills. He looked them over until he came to a

of the tree, with the blue sky above him, and his song was so wonderful, that she had not thought about any reward. But now that she had the money, she felt as if some one had given her a fortune, for she had never

the room, "I got him, and see what Mr. B

u took money for doing a

t to me,"

Butlers haven't any more money than we have. They are

nt to give it to

of the reward. I shouldn't feel it right to be paid for doing a k

er once came into my head. And I did not think it was

ey back as soon as supper

And to think she felt so sure of having it, and then to have it snatched away was hard! And she was afrai

d in his cage in the window. He was silent, as if he were tired out with the excitement of the day. Peggy felt tired, too, and

from the milliner's shop. She was wearing a pr

rtant member of the family," said Flora. "I'm sur

d your way home if you

the children to sit down

ere to give my little girl the five dollars, but I could not let her keep it. I don't want her to feel she is to be

ping somebody," said Mr. Butler. "I offered the

if you please, Mr. Butler,"-and Mrs. Owen handed him the five-dollar bill as she spoke,-"I'd rather you kept this. We've always been good friends

rry not to have the money, and she shrewdly guessed there was

, "but it does seem as if Sol might make you a littl

hat in the milliner's window wi

le girl-?" be

rs. Butler. "I'm sure Sol will b

s and then at Mrs. Butler's beaming face. Who was she to stand out against these two? If it we

Owens' door for "Miss Peggy Owen, with the

ught, for it was so light, and it had such a good brim. She went down that very afternoon