-A QUEER LITTLE GIRL.

THERE area great many little girls in the world. There are
English little girls, and French little girls, and German, and
Spanish, and Dutch little girls—little girls in every village,
every town, and every country. Of course, these little girls are
not all alike. Some of them have brown eyes, and some blue
ones; some fair hair, and some dark; some rosy cheeks, and
some pale ones. Their dresses, too, are very different. The
English little girl who reads this perhaps thinks the queer
little girl in the picture must be very uncomfortable in her
long dress, large white cap, and big wooden shoes. Yet, I
feel sure, if the little girl in the picture could speak she
would look at you, and she would say, ‘‘ What a queer
little girl! how. cold she must be in her short dress and
funny hat, which only covers-the top of her head. My
cap is much prettier and much warmer.” In one thing,
however, all little girls are very much alike. They

are all fond of a , well, look at the picture. What

 

is the queer little girl holding in her two hands? I
am quite sure she is fond of it, because she carries it

so carefully. Have you one, and are you fond of it?