IIo DOGGED 7ACK.

we'll chop them up some meat very finely, and that
will do every bit as well."
 The next morning Mr. Gilbert announced his
 determination of giving Jack his usual month's holi-
 day at once instead of later on in the summer;-a
 piece of information which greatly delighted all the
 children. Many were the games of Hide-and-Seek
 that were played now, and in the dusk of the evening
 shouts and shrieks through the house would proclaim
 that the children were at their favourite game of
 ghost."
 The little Browns, too, were frequently invited to
 spend the day at Hillside, which quite resounded at
 this time with joyous voices and merry pranks.
 Do you know what I have been asking father to
let us do ?" said Mrs. Leslie, one day, as Polly was
perched on her knee.
 "No, aunty, what ? asked Polly.
 And-" Oh! what, do tell us ?" chimed in both the
boys simultaneously.
 "To take us all to spend a nice long day at Lake
Iris," was the reply.
 Aunt Milly how jolly! "
 "Oh, how good of you !"
 "Thank you so much, mother dear," exclaimed the
children one after another.
 "We have asked the Browns to come with us,"