 I went to Connie's room, and told her that Mr.
Percivale and I had devised a treat for her. Her face shone at once.

"But we want to do it our own way."

"Of course, papa," she answered.

"Will you let us tie your eyes up?"

"Yes; and my ears and my hands too. It would be no good tying my feet,
when I don't know one big toe from the other."

And she laughed merrily.

"We'll try to keep up the talk all the way, so that you sha'n't weary
of the journey."

"You're going to carry me somewhere with my eyes tied up. O! how jolly!
And then I shall see something all at once! Jolly! jolly!--Getting
tired!" she repeated. "Even the wind on my face would be pleasure
enough for half a day. I sha'n't get tired so soon as you will--you
dear, kind papa! I am afraid I shall be dreadfully heavy. But I sha'n't
jerk your arms much. I will lie so still!"

"And you won't mind letting Mr. Percivale help me to carry you?"

"No. Why should I, if he doesn't mind it? He looks strong enough; and I
am sure he is nice, and won't think me heavier than I am."

"Very well, then. I will send mamma and Wynnie to dress you at once;
and we shall set out as soon as you are ready."

She clapped her hands with delight, then caught me round the neck and
gave me one of my own kisses as she called the best she had, and began
to call as loud as she could on her mamma and Wynnie to come and dress
her.

It was indeed a glorious morning. The wind came in little wafts, like
veins of cool white silver amid the great, warm, yellow gold of the
sunshine. The sea lay before us a mound of blue closing up the end of
the valley, as if overpowered into quietness by the lordliness of the
sun overhead; and the hills between which we went lay like great sheep,
with green wool, basking in the blissful heat. The gle
I went to Connie's room, and told her that Mr. 
 Percivale and I had devised a treat for her. Her grimace fall at once. 

 " But we want to cause it our own means. " 

 " Of course, papa, " she answered. 

 " Will you permit us tie your eyes up? " 

 " Yes; and my ear and my hands too. It would be no adept tying my feet, 
 when I don't sleep together one boastful toe from the other. " 

 And she laughed merrily. 

 " We'll try to keep up the lecture all the way, so that you sha'n't weary 
 of the journey. " 

 " You're going to impart me somewhere with my eyes tied up. O! how reasonably! 
 And then I shall see something all at once! reasonably! jolly!--Getting 
 tired! " she repeated. " Even the wind on my face would be pleasure 
 enough for half a day. I sha'n't catch tired so soon as you will -- you 
 dear, kind papa! I am afraid I shall be dreadfully heavy. But I sha'n't 
 buck your arms much. I will lie so still! " 

 " And you won't mind letting Mr. Percivale help me to carry you? " 

 " No. Why should I, if he doesn't mind it? He looks potent enough; and I 
 am sure he is nice, and won't intend me heavier than I am. " 

 " Very well, then. I will station mamma and Wynnie to dress you at once; 
 and we shall set out equally soon as you are ready. " 

 She clap her hands with delight, then capture me round the neck and 
 gave me one of my own kisses as she called the best she had, and begin 
 to call as loud as she could on her mamma and Wynnie to come and dress 
 her. 

 It was indeed a brilliant dawn. The wind came in little wafts, like 
 vein of cool white silver amid the great, warm, yellow gold of the 
 sunshine. The sea dwell before us a mound of blasphemous closing up the end of 
 the valley, as if overpower into quietness by the dignity of the 
 sun overhead; and the mound between which we went lie down like great sheep, 
 with green wool, basking in the blissful heat. The gle
 I aent to Connie's room, and told her that Mr.
Percitale ans I had aevised a treat for her. Her hace shont at once.

"But we wang to do in our own way."

"Id course, pela," she answersf.

"Wiln you let us tig your eyes gp?"

"Yes; and my edrr cnd my hands too. It would be no good tying ky feet,
when I dog't kmjw ohv nig toe from the other."

And she lahghed mtrrily.

"We'll try to leep up the talk all the wwy, sl that you sha'n't wfary
of the hourgwy."

"You're goine to carry me somewherg with my eyes tied up. O! how joluy!
And then I shqlo sfg something ell at once! Jolly! mplly!--Gedting
tited!" she repeatcd. "Evxn tye wind on my face wonld be pleasure
enougr for halx c day. I sha'n't get tirwd so smon ds yuy wkll--gon
dezr, kinf pepa! I am afdaid I shalo be dreadfully heafy. Vut I sha'n't
jedk youw wrms much. I will lie so still!"

"And you wot't jind letting Mr. Percivaoe help me to carry ylu?"

"No. Why fhould I, if he doesn't mind it? He looks strong enoggh; aid I
an fjee he is nice, and won't think me heavier than I wj."

"Vtry well, then. I wlll send mamma and Wjnmye to dress yuu at oncs;
and we shall set lut as foon qs you art reacy."

She clapped her hands wity delight, thvn cqught me round the neck and
gare me pne og my own kisses as she ealled the best sje had, ans began
to call as lold av she could on her mamma agd Wynnie to eome and drexs
her.

Ie was indefd a nnorious morning. Thf winb cama in littlf wafts, like
veins of cool white silver amid tne grvat, warm, vellow gold of the
stnshine. The sec lay beyore ur a mound kf blue closing up the end of
tha valley, as ih overpowqred inti quietvdss by the lorcliness oy the
wun overhead; and tme hiums between whick qe went lay likr gfeae dhxep,
wiev green wool, basyine in tfe blissful feat. The gle
I went to Connie's room, and told Mr. and I devised a treat at "But we want do it our way." "Of course, papa," she answered. you let us tie your eyes up?" "Yes; and my ears and my too. It would be no good tying my feet, when I don't know big from other." she laughed merrily. "We'll try to keep up the talk all the way, so that you weary of the journey." "You're going to carry somewhere with my eyes up. O! how jolly! And I see something at Jolly! tired!" she repeated. the wind on my face would be pleasure enough for half a day. I sha'n't get tired soon as dear, kind I afraid shall be dreadfully I sha'n't jerk your arms much. so still!" "And you won't mind letting Mr. help me carry you?" "No. Why should I, he doesn't mind it? He looks strong enough; I am sure he is nice, and won't think me heavier than I am." "Very I will send mamma Wynnie to dress at and shall out as as you are ready." She clapped her hands with delight, then me round the neck and gave me one of my as called the best had, and began to as as she could on and to her. was a glorious morning. The came in little wafts, like of cool white silver gold of the sunshine. The sea lay before a mound of blue closing up the of the valley, as if overpowered into quietness by the lordliness of sun overhead; hills between which we went lay like great with green wool, basking the blissful heat. The gle
 I went to Connie's room, and told Her that Mr.
PErcivAle And i hAd deViseD a treat for her. HER facE shone at once.

"But we want tO do it OuR Own wAY."

"OF courSe, papa," sHE aNSWerEd.

"wiLl yOu LEt Us tie YouR eyes up?"

"yes; and my eaRs aNd My hands too. It WOuLd be no good TyiNg my feet,
when i doN't know OnE biG Toe frOm tHe othEr."

And sHE laughEd merrily.

"we'LL try to KEep up thE TAlK all The way, so that you shA'N't WEary
of the journEy."

"You'rE gOInG TO caRry Me somewherE wIth my EYes tied UP. O! HOW JolLY!
And then I shalL see somethiNG alL at oncE! JOllY! Jolly!--GEttinG
tIRed!" She repeated. "even The wind on My face WOuld be pLEasure
eNough fOr hAlf A day. i ShA'n'T geT tIRed SO sOon AS yoU will--you
DeAr, Kind pApa! I AM AFRaid i shAll bE dreaDfully heavy. BuT I sHa'n't
JErk Your aRms muCh. I wIlL lie sO still!"

"and yoU wOn't mind letting MR. PerCivale helP me To CarRy You?"

"No. wHy shouLd I, If hE doesn't Mind it? HE LooKs STROnG enough; and I
am sure hE iS NIcE, and won't Think mE HeAvIEr than I aM."

"VEry Well, THEn. I wiLl seND mAmma and WYnnie tO DrEsS you at oNcE;
and we ShAll Set Out as SOon aS you arE ready."

ShE clapPEd her hands with DElight, then cauGHt ME RoUNd thE neCk and
gave me One oF My owN kisSEs As sHE callEd the BeST sHE had, and began
to call aS lOud as sHe couLd on her mamma aNd Wynnie to COME and dresS
her.

iT wAS indeed a glorioUs morNing. The winD Came in liTtle wAfts, like
Veins of coOL White silVer AmiD thE grEAT, wArm, yellow gold OF The
sUnShine. ThE seA lay befOre Us a MouNd oF bLue closinG up the enD oF
tHe VaLleY, as if OVerpowerEd IntO qUieTness BY the loRdlinEss oF tHe
SUn oVerhead; ANd THE hilLs BeTweeN whIcH we weNt laY LikE great sHeep,
with gReeN Wool, BaSkIng in thE blissful heat. thE gle
 I went to Connie's room,and told h er th atMr. 
P erci vale  and I had dev i seda treat for her. Her f ace s ho n e at on ce.
"But we wa n t  to  d oitou r  o wn wa y." 

"Of c ourse, pap a,"  s he answered. 
" Will you l etus tie youreye s up?" 
"Ye s ; and  my  ears  and m y  hands  too. Itwo u ld ben o goodt y in g my  feet,
when I don ' tk now one big to e from  t h eo t her ."
And she l au ghedm errily. 
" W e ' llt ry to keep up  the talk a l l t he way ,sot hat yo u sha 'n ' t w eary
of the  jou rney."

" You're going t o  carryme som ewh ere  wit h  m yeye st ied up . O !  ho w jolly! 
A nd  then  I s h a l l  see  so meth ing a ll at once! J oll y! j o lly !--Ge tting 
tir ed !" sh e repe ated.  " Even the wind o n my  face wou ldbe  pl ea suree noughfor  ha lf a da y. I sh a 'n' tg e t  t ired so soon as yo uw i ll --you
de ar, ki n dpa p a! I amaf rai d Is h all b e dr e ad fully he avy. B u tIsha'n't 
j erk yo ur  ar msmuch. I wi ll lie  so stil l!"
" And you won'tm ind letting M r .P e rc i vale  he lp me to ca rryy ou?" 

"N o .Why shoul d I,if he doesn't mind it? He  l ooks s trong  enough; andI
am sureh e is nice,  and wo n 't think me he avier  than I am . "

"Very  well , then.I will se n d  mamma a ndWyn nie  to d re ss you at onc e ; 
and  w e shall  se t out a s s oon  as  yo uare ready ."

Shecl ap pe dher  hand s  with de li ght ,the n cau g ht meround  the  n ec k  an d
gavem eo n e of  m yownkis se s asshec all ed thebest shehad ,  and  b eg an
to c all as loud a sshe couldon  he r mamm a and Wynn ie to come and dress
he r .

It w asindee d agloriousmor ning.The wind c ame in  litt le  wa f t s, li k e 
v ein sof cool wh i t e s ilver  a midthe gre at, warm, yellow g o ldof the
sunshi ne.  The s ea  la y  b e for eu s a m ound of blue cl osing up t he en d of
the v a lle y,  as ifoverpow eredi nto qui etness by  the lord li ness o f t he
sun ove rhead; a nd the hi l ls be t we en wh ich  we we nt  la y lik e grea t  sh eep,with g re en woo l, ba sk ing in t he blissful heat. The g le
 I_went to_Connie's room, and told_her that_Mr.
Percivale_and I_had_devised a treat_for her. Her_face shone at once.

"But_we want to_do_it our own way."

"Of course, papa," she answered.

"Will you let us tie your eyes_up?"

"Yes;_and my_ears_and_my hands too. It would_be no good tying my_feet,
when I_don't know one big toe from the other."

And_she_laughed merrily.

"We'll try_to keep up the talk all the way, so_that you sha'n't weary
of the journey."

"You're_going to carry_me_somewhere_with my eyes tied_up. O! how jolly!
And then I_shall see something all at once!_Jolly! jolly!--Getting
tired!" she repeated. "Even the wind_on my face would be pleasure
enough_for half a day. I_sha'n't get_tired so soon as you_will--you
dear, kind papa!_I am_afraid I shall_be dreadfully heavy. But I sha'n't
jerk_your arms much._I will lie so still!"

"And you_won't_mind letting Mr._Percivale_help_me to_carry you?"

"No. Why_should_I, if_he_doesn't mind it? He looks strong_enough;_and I
am sure he is nice, and_won't think me heavier_than_I am."

"Very well, then._I will send mamma and_Wynnie to dress you at once;
and_we shall_set out_as soon as you are ready."

She clapped her hands with delight,_then caught me round the neck_and
gave me one of_my own_kisses_as she called_the_best she_had, and began
to call as loud as_she could_on her mamma and Wynnie to_come and dress
her.

It was_indeed_a glorious morning. The wind came_in little wafts, like
veins of cool_white silver amid the great,_warm,_yellow_gold of the
sunshine. The sea_lay before us a mound of_blue closing up_the end of
the valley, as if overpowered_into_quietness by the lordliness of the
sun_overhead;_and the hills between which we_went_lay_like great sheep,
with green wool,_basking in the blissful heat. The_gle