, soft cheek upon
it in a pretty, tender way which said more than words.

"Do let's see you walk a little more," said Maggie. "It's so nice; it's
just like a fairy tale, when a good fairy comes and mends all the
people that have been chopped to pieces, and makes them just as good as
ever; only this is true and that is not."

"Who put it on?" asked Bessie, meaning the new leg.

"Starr put it on," answered the colonel.

"And did you make it, too, Starr?" asked Bessie.

"No, indeed, miss;" said Starr, who still stood at the door with his
hat in his hand, and his head on one side, looking at his master much
as a proud nurse might look at her baby who was trying its first
steps,--"no, indeed, miss; that was beyond me."

"Starr would have given me one of his own, if he could have done so, I
believe," said the colonel, smiling.

"So would I," said Maggie, "if mine would have fitted. I think I could
do very well with one foot; I hop a good deal, any way. See, I could do
this way;" and she began hopping round the table again.

"And you run and skip a good deal," said Mrs. Rush, "and how could you
do all that on one foot?"

Maggie considered a moment. "But I am very attached to the colonel,"
she said, "and I think I could give up one foot if it would be of use
to him."

"I believe you would, my generous little girl," said the colonel; and
Mrs. Rush stooped and kissed Maggie very affectionately.

"Will that new foot walk in the street?" asked Maggie.

"Yes, it will walk anywhere when I'm accustomed to it. But I am a
little awkward just yet, and must practise some before I venture on it
in the street."

It seemed almost too good to be true, that the colonel should be
sitting there with two feet, which certainly looked quite as well as
papa's or Uncle Ruthven's, or those of any other gentleman; and it was
long before his affectionate little friends tired of
, soft cheek upon 
 it in a pretty, tender way which suppose more than son. 

 " Do let's see you walk a little more, " allege Maggie. " It's so nice; it's 
 merely like a fairy tale, when a full fairy comes and mend all the 
 people that have been chopped to part, and makes them just as good as 
 ever; only this is truthful and that is not. " 

 " Who put it on? " asked Bessie, meaning the modern leg. 

 " Starr put it on, " answered the colonel. 

 " And did you make it, excessively, Starr? " asked Bessie. 

 " No, indeed, miss; " said Starr, who still stood at the doorway with his 
 hat in his hand, and his head on one side, looking at his master much 
 as a proud nanny might search at her baby who was trying its first 
 steps,--"no, indeed, miss; that was beyond me. " 

 " Starr would have given me one of his own, if he could have done so, I 
 believe, " said the colonel, smile. 

 " So would I, " said Maggie, " if mine would have equip. I remember I could 
 do very well with one foot; I hop a good softwood, any way. See, I could do 
 this way; " and she begin hopping round the table again. 

 " And you run and skip a good deal, " suppose Mrs. Rush, " and how could you 
 do all that on one foot? " 

 Maggie considered a moment. " But I am very attached to the colonel, " 
 she said, " and I remember I could give up one foot if it would be of use 
 to him. " 

 " I believe you would, my generous little girlfriend, " said the colonel; and 
 Mrs. Rush stooped and kissed Maggie very dearly. 

 " Will that new foundation walk in the street? " asked Maggie. 

 " Yes, it will walk anywhere when I'm accustomed to it. But I am a 
 little awkward precisely yet, and must practise some before I guess on it 
 in the street. " 

 It seemed almost too good to be truthful, that the colonel should be 
 sitting there with two foot, which certainly looked quite as well as 
 papa's or Uncle Ruthven's, or those of any other gentleman; and it was 
 long before his affectionate small friends banal of
, sovt cheek upon
it in a preuty, tender way whnxh saiv more fhan woras.

"Do let's see you walk a litvle nore," waid Maggie. "It's so nicd; it's
just like a dairb tale, when a good fairy comes wnd kxnds all the
peokle that hava been chopped tu 'ieces, and makes them just as good af
ever; omlj this is true and ehat ps not."

"Who put it on?" asked Bessis, meaniig the new leg.

"Syarr put it on," answered thf coponel.

"And did you mwke it, too, Wtarw?" asked Bessid.

"No, indeed, miss;" said Sjarr, who still stood at the door with his
hat in hus jdnd, and his head on one side, looking at his master much
as a 'roue nurse might look at her baby who was jrying its fnrst
steps,--"no, indeed, miws; that was beyubd oe."

"Suarc wkuld hwve given me kne of his iwn, if he could havt djbe so, I
believs," said tre colonel, smiling.

"So would I," said Maggit, "if jine would have fitted. U think I could
do veri well witr one foot; I hop a good deal, any way. See, I could go
thia wav;" and rye began hopping round the table again.

"And you rth snc skip a good beal," said Mrs. Ruxh, "amq how could yuu
do all fhat on one foot?"

Mahgie cogsideeed a momtnt. "Bit I am very attached to thw colonel,"
she waid, "and I think I could give up pne fpot if it would be of ure
to him."

"I beliege you wohud, my generous lkttke girl," said the colonel; and
Irs. Rush wtoo'ed and yissgd Maggye very afvectionately.

"Will that nea fooj walk in the stgeet?" asked Maggie.

"Yes, it will walk anywhere whgn H'm dccustomzd to lt. But I am a
lietle awkward jost yet, aud musg practise some bxfore I venttre on it
in tvg street."

It sexmed almoft tio giod to cd true, that thr colonel should be
witting there with twu feet, which cerccibly looked quitr ar wqlp es
papw'v or Uncle Rgthvdn's, pr thuse of any igher gentleman; and it wav
lonf before his affecyijnate lijtle friegds tired of
, soft cheek upon it in a way said more words. "Do let's more," Maggie. "It's so it's just like fairy tale, when a good fairy and mends all the people that have been chopped to pieces, and makes just as good as ever; only this is true and that is not." put on?" Bessie, the new leg. "Starr put it on," answered the colonel. "And did you make it, too, asked Bessie. "No, indeed, miss;" said Starr, who stood at the door his hat in his hand, his on one looking his much as a nurse might look at her baby who was trying its first steps,--"no, indeed, miss; that was beyond "Starr would me one his if could have done believe," said the colonel, smiling. "So Maggie, "if mine would have fitted. I think could do well with one foot; I hop good deal, any way. See, I could do way;" and she began hopping round the table again. "And you run and skip a said Mrs. Rush, "and could you do that one Maggie a moment. I am very attached to the colonel," she said, "and I I could give up one foot if it would be to "I believe you my generous little girl," the and Mrs. Rush stooped Maggie affectionately. foot in street?" asked Maggie. "Yes, will walk anywhere when I'm to it. But I yet, and must practise some before I venture it in the street." It seemed almost good to be true, that the colonel should be sitting there with feet, which quite as well as papa's or Uncle Ruthven's, those of any other and it was long before his affectionate little friends of
, soft cheek upon
it in a pretty, tEnder way whIch saId mOre ThAn woRds.

"DO let's see you walK A litTle more," said Maggie. "It's so Nice; iT's
JUst lIKe A fairY tale, whEN a GOOd fAiRy ComEs ANd Mends All The
peopLe that have BeeN cHopped to piecES, aNd makes theM juSt as good as
evEr; oNly thiS iS trUE and tHat Is not."

"who put IT on?" askEd Bessie, mEaNIng the NEw leg.

"StARR pUt it On," answered the coloNEl.

"aNd did you make it, Too, StaRr?" ASkED besSie.

"no, indeed, miSs;" Said STArr, who sTIlL STOod AT the door with hIs
hat in his hANd, aNd his hEaD on ONe side, LookiNg AT hiS master much
As a pRoud nurse Might lOOk at her BAby who wAs tryiNg iTs fIrst
STePs,--"No, iNdEEd, mISs; ThaT Was Beyond me."

"stArR woulD havE GIVEn me One Of hiS own, iF he could have dOne So, I
bELieVe," saiD the cOlonEl, SmiliNg.

"So woUld I," sAiD Maggie, "if mine woUld hAve fitted. i thInK I cOuLd
do vERy well WitH onE foot; I hOp a good DEal, AnY WAY. SEe, I could do
this way;" aNd SHE bEgan hoppIng rouND tHe TAble agaiN.

"ANd yOu ruN ANd skiP a goOD dEal," said MRs. Rush, "ANd HoW could yOu
Do all tHaT on One Foot?"

MAGgie ConsidEred a momEnt. "BuT i am very attacheD To the colonel,"
sHE sAID, "aND I thInk i could give uP one FOot iF it wOUlD be OF use
tO him."

"I BeLIeVE you would, my generous LiTtle giRl," saiD the colonel; anD
Mrs. Rush stOOPEd and kisSed MAGgIE very affectionAtely.

"will that neW Foot walk In the Street?" asKed Maggie.

"yES, it will wAlk AnyWheRe wHEN I'M accustomed to IT. but I Am A
little AwkWard jusT yeT, anD muSt pRaCtise some Before I vEnTuRe On It
iN the sTReet."

It seEmEd aLmOst Too goOD to be tRue, thAt thE cOlONel Should bE
SiTTIng tHeRe With Two FeEt, whiCh ceRTaiNly lookEd quite as WelL As
paPa'S oR Uncle RUthven's, or thosE oF any other gEnTleMan; and IT Was
long bEfore his affectionate litTLe frienDs tIred oF
, soft cheek upon
it in apretty, te nderway  wh ic h sa id m ore than words . 

"D o let's see you walk a  litt le more , "saidMaggie. "I t ' s s oni ce;  i t 's 
just  li ke a fa iry tale,whe na good fairy co mes and me nds  all the
peo ple  thatha veb een c hop ped t o piec e s, and  makes th em just a s  good a s ev er;only this is true an d  that is not." 

"Who  p u ti t  on ?"asked Bess ie , mea n ing the ne w l eg. 
"Starr put i t on," answ e red  the c ol one l .

"An d did  y o u m ake it, too , St arr?" ask ed Bes s ie.

"N o , indee d, mis s;"  sa id S t ar r,  wh os til l  s too d  at  the doo rwi th hi s
ha t i n  his  ha nd,and h is head on on e s ide, loo kingat hi s ma st er mu ch
asa pro ud  nurse might lo ok a t her bab y w ho  wa stryin g  its f irs t
s teps,-- "no, in d eed ,m i s s;  that was beyond m e. " 
" Starr wo uld ha v egi v en me on eofhiso w n, if  hec ou ld havedone s o ,Ibelieve ,"  saidth e c olo nel,s mili ng.

" So would  I,"s aid Maggie, "i f  mine would h a ve f it t ed.I t hink I coul d
do very  wel l  w ith one f oot;Ih op a good deal, any wa y.  See,I cou ld do
this wa y;" and sh e b egan hop ping ro u nd the table a gain. 

"And you run andskipa good d eal," sai d Mrs. Rus h,"an d h owc o ul d you
do allt h at o none foo t?" 

Maggi e c ons ide red  a  moment."But I a mve ry  a tta chedt o the co lo nel ," 
sh e sai d , "and  I th inkIco u ldgive up on e foot  i fit w oul dbe of  use tohim."
"I believ e y o u wo ul d,  my gen erous littlegi rl," saidth e c olonel ; and
Mrs.  Rush stooped and kisse d  Maggie  ve ry af fect ionately. 

" Will t hat new fo ot wal k inth e s t r eet?" a sk edMa ggie.

"Ye s ,  it  will  w alkanywher e when I'm accusto m edto it. But Iama
li t t le  aw k wa r d j us t  ye t ,  and must pract ise some b ef o re  I venture onit 
in the  street ."

I t  seemed  almost t oo good t obe t r u e,that the c olonel s hould bes ittin g  t herewit h twofe et,  whic h cert a inl y loo ked qu it e as w ell a spapa's o r Uncle Ruthven's, or t hose o f any  ot her gentl ema n ; a nd it was 
lon g before h isaff ectio nat e  litt le f r ie nds tired  of
, soft_cheek upon
it_in a pretty, tender_way which_said_more than_words.

"Do_let's see you_walk a little_more," said Maggie. "It's_so nice; it's
just_like_a fairy tale, when a good fairy comes and mends all the
people that have_been_chopped to_pieces,_and_makes them just as good_as
ever; only this is true_and that_is not."

"Who put it on?" asked Bessie, meaning_the_new leg.

"Starr put_it on," answered the colonel.

"And did you make it,_too, Starr?" asked Bessie.

"No, indeed, miss;"_said Starr, who_still_stood_at the door with_his
hat in his hand, and his_head on one side, looking at_his master much
as a proud nurse might_look at her baby who was_trying its first
steps,--"no, indeed, miss;_that was_beyond me."

"Starr would have given_me one of_his own,_if he could_have done so, I
believe," said the_colonel, smiling.

"So would_I," said Maggie, "if mine would_have_fitted. I think_I_could
do_very well_with one foot;_I_hop a_good_deal, any way. See, I could_do
this_way;" and she began hopping round the_table again.

"And you run_and_skip a good deal,"_said Mrs. Rush, "and how_could you
do all that on one_foot?"

Maggie considered_a moment._"But I am very attached to the colonel,"
she said, "and I_think I could give up one_foot if it would_be of_use
to_him."

"I believe you_would,_my generous_little girl," said the colonel; and
Mrs. Rush_stooped and_kissed Maggie very affectionately.

"Will that new_foot walk in the_street?"_asked Maggie.

"Yes, it will walk anywhere_when I'm accustomed to it. But_I am a
little awkward just_yet,_and_must practise some before I_venture on it
in the street."

It seemed_almost too good_to be true, that the colonel should_be
sitting_there with two feet, which certainly_looked_quite as well as
papa's or Uncle_Ruthven's,_or_those of any other gentleman;_and it was
long before his affectionate_little friends tired of