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us do goodunto all mnc," repeated Fanny. who, after whispering to Hal, had disap-
"That was mine, and Hal's-" peared into the tool-house close by, came
 "Father don't want us playing with back dragging a sled after her-Hal's
such dirty, swearing ragamuffins," said last winter's one.
Hal. "Here, Tommy, try this," she said,
 "Which father ?" asked Aunt Kate. hurrying up to him.
 Hal looked up in surprise. Tommy didn't need a second invita-
 You know God is our Father, too," tion, and anybody, to have seen the boy's
said Blue-bird, softly. "And your verse face, after his first long ride, way to the
was-" orchard fence, would have laughed in
 "If God so loved us, we ought also to very sympathy. Aunt Kate did; and
love one another." then trotted up into the attic, and opened
 So loved us," repeated Fanny. a big box, nobody knew what for.
"When we were very bad, you know;- "You may have my sled, Maggie," said
let's call 'em back," and she ran to the Fanny, seeing how wistfully she watched
gate, waving the blue mittens to attract her brother.
their attention. "I dar's't," replied Maggie, bluntly.
 But suppose some of the school-boys "You see, I mostly draws him an' the
should come along-or Belle Snyder. little ones. There aint no hill to our
How they'd poke fun; we never should house. Aint it jolly, though!"
hear the last of it," said Hal, following her. "Oh, Hal, you draw her, please," said
 "But the real 'last of it' isn't Fanny, detecting the little sigh, which
down here," said Blue-bird, thoughtfully. wasn't 'jolly.'
" There's the 'last day '-don't you know, "Draw her?" Even the red feather
Hal? And if wee ,-.'-j it as the verse looked its surprise.
says, we wouldn't want to have God look "Why, yes; she ain't nearly as heavy
at us when he comes in the clouds." as me."
 Now, Tommy," for the children had "But suppose somebody should come
already understood and obeyed the sum- along."
mons back,-" if you won't say any of What difference would that make if
those naughty words, you may come in we'd 'ought to?'"
here and slide." "Oh, Blue-bird, I don't believe the
 With a deafening "Hurrah!" Tommy verse means that; 'one another' is you
rushed past her, threw himself face down- and I."
ward, on the Rocket, and started down But we aint all the one another's in the
the pitch. The Rocket did its best, but world, Hal," and Fanny began tucking
Tommy made most of the descent on M .i_; on to the cushioned sled. Rather
his hands and knees. Nothing daunted, reluctantly, he took the rope from the lit-
he was up again in a trice, when Fanny, tle blue mittens, but unable to withstand