NETTY TUMBLES INTO A TUB. 23

terror, and does run to some purpose. Un-
luckily the goldfish have been fished out of
their globe to-day, and in order to facilitate
the washing thereof have been put into a
large tub of water which now stands at the
bottom of the conservatory steps, straight in
Netty’s path. On she rushes heedlessly, and
before I can catch her up, into the tub she
flounders, doll. and all, with a splash which
scatters the goldfish far and wide. A suc-
cession of shrieks follows, and at last Netty,
after much splashing and gasping, is dragged
out by Miss Montgomery and Freda, and
once more set upon her legs.

She does not appear to be much damaged,
however, though her pretty hair now hangs
in hopeless rat-tails, and she is in a general
state of limpness altogether; no! it is the
unfortunate Juliana who is to be most
pitied, for the brilliant colour in which she
gloried has disappeared, and left her as
white as the garments in which she is
attired; and, sad to tell, there is a bright
red stream trickling slowly down into the