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clothes. I wouldn't let them touch you, sie opened the gate for Sally to go in,
though," she added, fearing lest Bessie but the child hung back, looking up at
should withdraw the delightful invitation, the great high house, ashamed, for the
 "Oh, I've lots and lots of clothes at first time in her life, of her bare feet and
home that are just too small for me dirty dress.
hats, and dresses, and shoes, and gloves, "They'll chase me out, Miss. They'll
and everything,-and I'm sure mamma tell me I'm a beggar, as they always
will fix you up ever so nicely. Can't you does. You'd better go in and fetch the
come right along with me now, so she'll things. I'll stan' right here in the shade,
have plenty of time to get you ready be- so nobody needn't see me."
fore Sunday ? But this did not at all suit Bessie's
 Bessie need not have been in so great ideas of hospitality, and she tried for a
 a hurry, since it was only Monday morn- long time, in vain, to persuade her to go in.
 ing now, and there would be a whole week "Mamma won't mind one bit, Sally;
 before the next Sunday came; but her she's always kind to everybody; she'll
 enthusiasm in so good a cause may be be just as glad as I am."
 pardoned, I am sure, for Bessie already Sally looked incredulous, but at last
 saw her new scholar arrayed most charm- followed her little friend, very slowly,
 ingly, and tripping into Sunday-school into the yard.
 after her, while all the girls whispered Bessie hurried on into the sitting-room
 to one another, Bessie Thornton has where her mamma was, with Sally close
 brought one; I wonder where she found behind her, her eyes big with wonder at
 her ?" the beautiful things she was passing, as
 "I could go right along, Miss, now, in a dream.
 this minute." See, mamma, I've found one," she
 Don't you want to ask your mother ? said eagerly, Sally Maguire, and
 said Bessie, remembering what she her- we've got to fix her up right away, so
 self should do under the circumstances, she'll be ready for Sunday."
 "Oh, ma wouldn't care where I went! Mrs. Thornton smiled at the children,
 She's asleep most all day. If I'm only and drew Sally toward her, asking her
 home to go to Drew's to-night, she questions about herself and her home.
 wouldn't care." Then she went up-stairs, and soon re-
 Bessie thought of her own tender, lov- turned, bringing some clothes which
 ing mother, and wondered what she Bessie had outgrown, and which she had
 could possibly do if she didn't care what laid away for the poor.
 became of her all day long. They hur- "Wouldn't you like to have a nice,
 ried out of the narrow lane, and along warm bath, Sally ?" she said. "Then we
the crowded streets, towards Bessie's will try on some of these things and see
home, which was quickly reached. Bes- how they will do."