Pleasant Anticipations. 11

 

“T hope it will be fine,” said Harry, looking
anxiously up into the beautiful blue sky; “ it
would spoil all the fun if it was wet.”

“Not all,” said Katie, “because there would
be the dear old house to play in, and Fanny has
such a lot of toys.”

“Yes,” answered Harry, in a scornful tone;
“dolls, and cradles, and things of that sort.
They are all very well for girls, but boys can’t
play with those stupid things.”

“No, I suppose not,” answered Katie, slowly ;
“at least, when they do they always break them.
IT remember one day Fanny had a beautiful doll
given her, with real hair all in curls, and wax
arms and legs, and it opened and shut its eyes ;
and one day Tom got hold of it when Fanny
was out, and spoiled its hair, and cut open its
head with a large pair of scissors, because he
wanted to see how it was its eyes opened and
shut! Aunt Mary was very angry with him.
She said it was very unkind of him to break