Folnnys New Shoes. fe)

 

way of looking at the matter, which
his thoughtful little sister felt bound
to put before him ; and that was :—~
‘What would granny say if she heard
that they didn’t think much of her
nice presents? Wouldn’t she be
sorry? Wouldn’t she be very much
hurt ?’

Now, as a rule, our little friend
had always believed what May said.
She was like a little mother to him,
you see; for his big mother had to
go out to work so much, now that
the father was not so strong and able
to work as he used to be.. And be-
cause his May May, as he loved to
call her, was a steady young thing,
and as careful of her pet boy as any