MAGSIE’S SNOWBALL.

“Dip ever anyone see such a dandy?” whispered Magsie.
“He ought to be kept in a band-box,” said Hal. “I think

we might”—and he pointed to the snow on the ground.

Magsie nodded, and in a moment two fine round snowballs

were made, and the children, in hiding behind a pillar, were ©

ready to fire. Bernard, “the dandy,” as Magsie called him,

stood on the pavement, waiting for an omnibus, feeling very. <

grand in his new top-hat. ‘“ Now then, fire!” said Magsie

from behind the pillar. The snowballs whizzed through
the air ; ane of them fell to the ground, and the other missed
Bernard and hit a man who was standing near. The man
turned quickly. . ‘‘ Now then, young sir,” he said, “I'll
trouble you not to throw snowballs at me” Bernard
stared in astonishment at the man, but he did not say
anything, for the omnibus stopped in front of him, and he
stepped into it. Behind the pillar Magsie and Hal were
still laughing. “He didn’t throw a snowball -at you,”
explained Magsie to the man, as soon as the omnibus
was out of sight; “I threw it at him—he looked such a

dandy.” The man laughed. “All right, missie,” he said.

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