MINNIE’S WORK.

“TaxeE a little piece at the bottom, and-a tiny piece at the
top, push the needle through, pull the needle out, and there’s
a stitch,” said Minnie. Topsy, the cat, sat on the floor
and listened. She nodded her head, and began to purr.
“It sounds very easy,” she said to herself; “I wonder if
I could do it?” Minnie was far too busy with her sewing
to pay any attention to Topsy. She was making a sheet
for her doll’s cradle, and, as the doll could not go to bed .
until the sheet was made, Minnie was working very hard.
“Minnie,” called her mother, “I want you.” Minnie jumped
up from her seat, put down her work, and ran out of the
room. ‘ Now is my time,” said Topsy, and she took one
jump from the floor to the window-seat. “Push the needle
through, and pull the needle out,” she said, taking up
Minnie’s work in her mouth. “ Topsy, you bad cat!” cried
Minnie, coming back into the room in a great hurry. Out
of the window jumped Topsy, with the doll’s sheet still in
her mouth, and, though Minnie ran after her, sie could not
catch her; so the doll was not able: to sleep in her cradle

that night; but Minnie found the sheet next morning.