THE UPSIDEDOWNIANS.

T was a lovely summer afternoon when Molly
and Sam went for a sail with their Uncle Jack.
They had taken a basket with plenty of sup-

per, for they were going for such a long sail that
they could not get home before nine o'clock. It
would be a bright moonlight night, however, and
the boat was a safe one. Off they went, and
waving their hands to Mamma, as long as they
could see her, they sailed away and away.

«Now, children,” said their uncle, ‘let us go
straight out to the open ocean. We will sail as
fast as we can, till five o'clock, and then we will
turn about and come home.”

With the children’s help, and they were a great
help, he spread all sail, and away flew the Dragon-
jy over the water. At first they saw a great

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