AMY.

LOME, Amy, wake up! You mustn’t go to sleep be-
fore supper,” said May.

Amy sleepily opened her eyes. “Supper isn’t
weddy,” she replied.

“No, but you are such a sleepy head. Do wake up! I
want to tell you something.”

Amy roused herself, and May informed her that they were
to have waffles for supper. This was a favorite dish, so Amy -
became quite wide awake, and the little girls went down-stairs
together, as supper was then on the table. -

Amy ate so heartily of the waffles that the next day she
was not well, and was made to eat very sparingly. May stayed
in the nursery and played with her, so she did not mind having
to keep in-doors.

During the morning, while they were playing with their
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