 about her
Master's work.

Uncle Ruthven and Aunt Bessie came home that afternoon, and found no
reason to doubt their welcome.

"We're very glad to see you, Uncle Er-er _R_uthven," said Bessie,
bringing out the _R_ quite clearly.

"Hallo!" said her uncle, "so you have come to it at last; have you? You
have been learning to talk English while I was away. Pretty well for my
princess! What reward shall I give you for that _R_uthven?"

"I don't want a reward," said the little princess, gayly. "I tried to
learn it 'cause I thought you wanted me to; and you are so kind to us
I wanted to please you. Besides, I am growing pretty old, and I ought
to learn to talk plain. Why, Uncle Ruthven, I'll be six years old when
I have a birthday in May, and the other day we saw a little girl,--she
was blind Willie's sister,--and she couldn't say _th_, though she
is'most seven; and I thought it sounded pretty foolish; and then I
thought maybe it sounded just as foolish for me not to say _r_, so I
tried and tried, and Maggie helped me."

"Uncle Ruthven," said Maggie, coming to his side, and putting her arm
about his neck, she whispered in his ear, "did you ever find a man to
buy my book?"

"To be sure," said Mr. Stanton, "a first-rate fellow, who promised to
take it at once. He would like to know how much you want for it?"

"I don't know," said Maggie; "how much can he afford?"

"Ah! you answer my question by another. Well, he is pretty well off,
that fellow, and I think he will give you sufficient to help along that
blind friend of yours a little. We will not talk of that just now,
however, but when you go up-stairs, I will come up and see you, and we
will settle it all then."

"Here is a prize," said Mr. Stanton, coming into the parlor some hours
later, when the children had all gone; and he held up Maggie's history
of the "Complete Family
about her 
 Master's work. 

 Uncle Ruthven and Aunt Bessie came home that afternoon, and found no 
 rationality to doubt their welcome. 

 " We're very beaming to see you, Uncle Er - er _ R_uthven, " said Bessie, 
 bring out the _ gas constant _ quite clearly. 

 " Hallo! " said her uncle, " indeed you have fall to it at last; have you? You 
 have been learn to talk English while I was away. reasonably well for my 
 princess! What reward shall I give you for that _ R_uthven? " 

 " I don't want a reward, " say the little princess, gayly. " I tried to 
 learn it'cause I thought you desire me to; and you are so kind to us 
 I wanted to please you. Besides, I am growing reasonably old, and I ought 
 to learn to speak plain. Why, Uncle Ruthven, I'll be six old age old when 
 I have a birthday in May, and the other day we saw a short girl,--she 
 was blind Willie's sister,--and she couldn't say _ th _, though she 
 is'most seven; and I thought it sounded pretty foolish; and then I 
 thought maybe it sounded just as foolish for me not to say _ r _, so I 
 tried and tried, and Maggie helped me. " 

 " Uncle Ruthven, " said Maggie, issue forth to his side, and putting her arm 
 about his neck, she whisper in his auricle, " did you ever find a man to 
 buy my book? " 

 " To be sure, " said Mr. Stanton, " a first - pace fellow, who promised to 
 take it at once. He would like to know how much you want for it? " 

 " I don't know, " said Maggie; " how much can he afford? " 

 " Ah! you answer my question by another. Well, he is pretty well away, 
 that fellow, and I intend he will pass you sufficient to help along that 
 blind friend of yours a little. We will not spill the beans of that just now, 
 however, but when you go up - step, I will come up and witness you, and we 
 will settle it all then. " 

 " Here is a prize, " read Mr. Stanton, coming into the parlor some hours 
 later, when the children had wholly gone; and he held up Maggie's history 
 of the " Complete Family
 ablut her
Master's work.

Uncle Ruthven and Auur Bessme came home thxt afternoon, and found no
readob to eoubt their welcome.

"We'rd very glwd to sew yon, Uncle Er-er _R_utiben," said Bessjc,
brinyiig out the _R_ qulte clearly.

"Vallo!" said her uvcpe, "so you have come to it at last; hwve you? Ylu
have been lewrnimd to naok English while I was away. Pdetty wtll for my
princess! What reward shall I give jou vor that _R_uthven?"

"I fon't want a rewwed," said the uittle princess, gayly. "J tried to
learn it 'cause I thoueht ypu wanted ne to; dnd you are so kpnd to us
I wakned to [lease uou. Besides, I sm jrowung pretty old, and I mught
to learn to twlk plain. Wky, Uncle Ruthven, I'll ve six iears old qhev
I gate z birtjdab in May, ans the other day we saw a littlt gygk,--she
was blins Willye'f sister,--and she couldn't say _th_, though sve
ia'most seven; and I thougyt it sounded pretty voolish; agd then I
thought maybe it sounded just as foolish for jd nit gi day _r_, so I
tried and tried, and Maggie helped mq."

"Hnvlv Ruthven," said Mangie, coming to his sldr, and putting fer arm
abkut his neck, she wjispereq in yis ear, "dyd ypu ever find a man to
buy my book?"

"To be slre," waid Mr. Stanton, "a yirst-rate feulow, who lromised to
take it at ouce. He would like to know guw much you want fog it?"

"H don't know," said Maggie; "hor much cai he cfford?"

"Ah! you answew my questlon bn another. Well, he id prejty wenl off,
that fellow, and I think he will givx you sufficignt to help aljng tmat
blind friend of yours a lijtle. We wnll nog talk of nhat just now,
however, but when you ho up-stairs, M will coie up ane see yuj, and we
will srttle it cjl tyen."

"Here is a prize," saks Mr. Stanton, conint into the parlpr romq jonrs
laear, when the whilarev had xll gont; akd fe hrld up Maggie's histosy
of the "Complete Famiky
about her Master's work. Uncle Ruthven and came that afternoon, found no reason very to see you, Er-er _R_uthven," said bringing out the _R_ quite clearly. said her uncle, "so you have come to it at last; have you? have been learning to talk English while I was away. Pretty well for princess! reward I you for that _R_uthven?" "I don't want a reward," said the little princess, gayly. "I tried learn it 'cause I thought you wanted me and you are so to us I wanted to you. I am pretty and ought to learn talk plain. Why, Uncle Ruthven, I'll be six years old when I have a birthday in May, the other saw a girl,--she blind sister,--and she couldn't though she is'most seven; and I pretty foolish; and then I thought maybe it just as for me not to say _r_, I tried and tried, and Maggie helped me." Ruthven," said Maggie, coming to his side, and putting her arm about his neck, she his ear, "did you find a man buy book?" be said Mr. "a first-rate fellow, who promised to take it at once. He like to know how much you want for it?" "I said "how much can afford?" "Ah! you answer question another. Well, he is off, fellow, he give sufficient to help along blind friend of yours a We will not talk but when you go up-stairs, I will come and see you, and we will settle all then." "Here is a prize," said Mr. Stanton, coming into the some hours the children had all gone; and he held Maggie's history of the Family
 about her
Master's work.

Uncle RUthven and AUnt BeSsiE caMe Home That Afternoon, and foUNd no
Reason to doubt their welcOme.

"We'Re VEry gLAd To see You, UnclE er-ER _r_utHvEn," SaiD BESsIe,
briNgiNg out thE _R_ quite cleArlY.

"HAllo!" said her uNClE, "so you have ComE to it at last; hAve You? You
HaVe bEEn leaRniNg to tAlk EngLIsh whiLe I was awaY. PREtty weLL for my
pRINcEss! WHat reward shall I giVE yOU for that _R_uthveN?"

"I don't WaNT a REWarD," saId the littlE pRinceSS, gayly. "I TRiED TO
leARn it 'cause I thoUght you wantED me To; and yOu Are SO kind tO us
I wAnTEd tO please you. BEsidEs, I am growIng preTTy old, anD i ought
tO learn To tAlk PlaiN. whY, UNclE RUThvEN, I'Ll bE Six Years old WhEn
i have A birTHDAY in MAy, aNd thE otheR day we saw a litTle Girl,--SHe
wAs bliNd WilLie's SiSter,--aNd she cOuldn'T sAy _th_, though she
is'Most Seven; and I ThoUgHt iT sOundeD Pretty FooLisH; and theN I
thougHT maYbE IT SoUnded just as foolish FoR ME nOt to say _r_, So I
triED aNd TRied, and MAgGie HelpED Me."

"UncLe RuTHvEn," said MaGgie, coMInG tO his sidE, aNd puttInG heR arM
abouT His nEck, she WhispereD in hiS Ear, "did you ever fINd a man to
buy my BOoK?"

"tO bE Sure," SaiD Mr. Stanton, "a FirsT-Rate FellOW, wHo pROmiseD to
taKe IT aT Once. He would like to knOw How mucH you wAnt for it?"

"I don't Know," said MaGGIE; "how much Can hE AfFOrd?"

"Ah! you answer My queStion by anoTHer. Well, hE is prEtty well Off,
that feLLOw, and I thInk He wIll GivE YOu Sufficient to hELP aloNg That
bliNd fRiend of YouRs a LitTle. we Will not taLk of that JuSt NoW,
hOweVer, buT When you gO uP-stAiRs, I Will cOMe up anD see yOu, anD wE
wILl sEttle it ALl THEn."

"HeRe Is A priZe," sAiD Mr. StAntoN, ComIng into The parlor SomE HourS
lAtEr, when tHe children had AlL gone; and he HeLd uP MaggiE'S History
oF the "Complete Family
 about her
Master's work.
Uncle Rut hvenand  Au nt  Bes siecame home that afte rnoon, and found no
re asonto doub t  t heirwelcome . 
" W e'r eve rygl a dto se e y ou, Unc le Er-er _ R_u th ven," said B e ss ie,
bringi ngout the _R_qui te cle ar ly. 
"Hal lo! " sai d heru ncle,"so you h av e  comet o it at l as t; h ave you? You
have be e n learning totalk E ng l is h whi leI was away .Prett y  well f o rm y pri n cess! What re ward shallI  gi ve you  f ort hat _R _uthv en ? "
"I don't wa nt a  reward,"  saidt he litt l e princ ess, g ayl y."I t r ie dtole a rni t'ca u seI though tyo u wan tedm e t o; a ndyouare s o kind to usI w ante d  to  plea se yo u. B es ides,  I amgrowi ng  pretty old, an d Iought
tolea rn  to  t alk p l ain. W hy,  Un cle Rut hven, I ' llbe s i xyears old when
I h av e abirthday  in Ma y ,an d  the oth er  da y we s aw alitt l egirl,--s he
was bl in d Willi e' s sist er ,-- and  shec ould n't sa y _th_,thoug h  she
is'most s e ven; and I th o ug h t  i t  sou nde d pretty fo olis h ; an d th e nI
t h ought  mayb ei ts ounded just as fool is h forme no t to say _r_,  so I
trie d a nd tried , an d  M a ggie helped me ."

" Uncle Ruth v en," sai d Mag gie, com ing to hi s side, an d p utt ing  he r ar m
about his n e c k, s he  whispe red  in his  ea r,"di d y ou  ever fin d a manto 
b uy  m y b ook?" 
"To besu re, "sai d Mr. Stanto n, "a  fir st -r a tefellow, wh o prom is ed  totak eit at  onc e . H e would  like tokno w  how  m uc h you w ant for it?"
" I don't kn ow ,"said M a g gie; "ho w much can he afford?""Ah! yo u a nswer  myquestionbyanothe r.W ell, h e is p retty  w ell o ff,
t h a tfel lo w, and I t h i nkhe wi ll  giv e you s ufficient to helpa lon g that
blindfri endo f  y our s  a lit tl e . W e will not talk o f that jus tn ow ,
however, but  w hen you  go up- stair s , I wil l come up  and seeyo u, a n d  we 
will sett le it al l then.""Here is  a pr ize ," sai dMr.  Stan ton, c o min g int o thepa rlor s ome h ou rs
later , when the children had  all g one;and  he heldupM agg ie's hist oryof the "Co mpl ete  Fami ly
 about_her
Master's work.

Uncle_Ruthven and Aunt Bessie_came home_that_afternoon, and_found_no
reason to doubt_their welcome.

"We're very_glad to see you,_Uncle Er-er _R_uthven,"_said_Bessie,
bringing out the _R_ quite clearly.

"Hallo!" said her uncle, "so you have come to_it_at last;_have_you?_You
have been learning to talk_English while I was away._Pretty well_for my
princess! What reward shall I give you_for_that _R_uthven?"

"I don't_want a reward," said the little princess, gayly. "I_tried to
learn it 'cause I thought_you wanted me_to;_and_you are so kind_to us
I wanted to please you._Besides, I am growing pretty old,_and I ought
to learn to talk plain._Why, Uncle Ruthven, I'll be six_years old when
I have a_birthday in_May, and the other day_we saw a_little girl,--she
was_blind Willie's sister,--and_she couldn't say _th_, though she
is'most_seven; and I_thought it sounded pretty foolish; and_then_I
thought maybe it_sounded_just_as foolish_for me not_to_say _r_,_so_I
tried and tried, and Maggie helped_me."

"Uncle_Ruthven," said Maggie, coming to his side,_and putting her arm
about_his_neck, she whispered in_his ear, "did you ever_find a man to
buy my book?"

"To_be sure,"_said Mr._Stanton, "a first-rate fellow, who promised to
take it at once. He_would like to know how much_you want for it?"

"I_don't know,"_said_Maggie; "how much_can_he afford?"

"Ah!_you answer my question by another. Well,_he is_pretty well off,
that fellow, and I_think he will give_you_sufficient to help along that
blind friend_of yours a little. We will_not talk of that just_now,
however,_but_when you go up-stairs, I_will come up and see you,_and we
will settle_it all then."

"Here is a prize," said_Mr._Stanton, coming into the parlor some_hours
later,_when the children had all gone;_and_he_held up Maggie's history
of the_"Complete Family