124 A Tired Boy.

will be good fun to see how many
A’s we can find, Johnny,’ said his
anxious young teacher. ‘ Look, this
is what A is like—one stroke goes
this way, and another goes that;
and there is a bar between; and
two straight marks at the bottom
for feet. Now, you look and see if
you can find any more letters like
that; and Ill look, too: and well
see who'll find the most. Make
haste

teu. me look, Heres one, said
Johnny, quite excited.

Pncueviciy, chicd, ° Tete s aaormcn,
and here’s another. That’s two I’ve
found.’

And Johnny looked again, and