108 The Little Laddie grows Wiser.

Afrey tea,s the aiatiter tsaidhe thiey
would have a walk in the fields, and
that Johnny might go, too, if he was
a good boy. ‘That was most delight-
ful !

A walk with father came so sel-
dom, because he did not often get
home from work soon enough; but
when it did come, the children knew
that it meant a game of play, too,
and a good one; for father was a
famous hand at games.

And this was a splendid evening ;
and mother was so glad to go out,
too; and she told Johnny that, if he
liked, he might go and ask for his
white pussy, that was to be, and that
they would put it in a basket and