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A LONG AGO STORY.

“It’s werry dull to-day, Floss. The sea looks
dull too; it isn’t dancey a bit to-day, and the
sands look as if they would mever be nice for
running on again.”

“Oh, but they will, Master Carrots,” said
nurse, who was sitting near, busy darning
stockings. “Dear, dear! don’t I remember
feeling just so when I was a child—in win-
ter thinking summer would never come, and
in summer forgetting all about winter?”

“Ts it a werry long time since you were a
child?” inquired Carrots, directing his atten-
tion to nurse.

“Tt’s getting on for a good long time, my
dear,” said nurse with a smile.

«“ Please tell me about it,” said Carrots.

“ Oh, yes, nursie dear, do!” said Floss, jump-
ing up from the floor and shutting her book.
“ve done all my lessons, and it would just
be nice to have a story; it would amuse poor
little Carrots.”

«But you know all my stories as well as, or
even better than, I do myself,” objected nurse;