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THE CHINA MAIL.
along in a smug and comfortable lintle way that quite belonged to the. Dot family; and Dot and her mother, side by side, were wonderful to see. They were so like each other,
gusted with the absence of his inas- ter, and stupendously rebellions 10 the deputy. After lingering host the stable for some little time, vainly Ianempting" to incite the old horse to the mutinous act of returning on his own account, he had walked into the taproom and laid himself down before' But suddenly yielding to the fire. the conviction that the deputy was a humbug, and must be abandoned, he had got up again, tarned tail, and
Hilary & Richard Lace. I received your names and addresses, so next week the postman will bring you each a little parrel.
BABY BUNTING.
You remember that Baby's Bant- ing's Daddy had gore out to find a
rabbit skin?
He lived in the tiniest of cottages with just two rooms and his mother and father were too poor to buy him warm clothes.
That is how it happened that one day his mother said," I do wish Bunting had a warm cost so that I could take him out in his carriage.” (Bis carriage was only a soap box on four rusty old wheels, but Benting. who was a happy little sant, loved going out in it.)
It was very very cold wintry weather and Baby Bunting, who was eighteen months old and a fat bounc Then Dot's mother had to renew come frome.
There was a dance in the evening.ing person, could not go out because her acquaintance with May's mother; and May's mother always stood on With which general mention of that he had no coat. her gentility'; and Dot's mother never recreation, I should have left it alone. srood on anything but her active little had not some reason to suppose teer. And old Bor-so to call Dot's that it was quite an original dance, fasher. I forget it wasn't his right and one of a most accommon figure. name. but never" mine-took liber-It was formed in an odd way; in this ties, and shook hands at first sight. way.
Edward, that sailor-fellow-a good and seemed to think a cap but sa much starch and mustin, and didn't free dashing sort of fellow he was deter himself at all to the indigó-had been telling them various mar made, but said there was no help; vels concerning parrots, and mines, for it now; and, in Mrs. Fielding's and Mexicans, and gold dust, when summing up. was a good-natured kind all at once he took it in his head to of man-but coarse my dear. jump, up from his seat and propose I wouldn't have missed Dot, doing a dance for Bertha's harp was there, the honours in her wedding gown and she had such a hand upon it as my benison on her bright face-or you seldom hear, Dot (sly little any money. No? nor the good car-! piece of affectation when she chose) ried, so jovial and so reddy, at the said her dancing days were over: bottom of the table. Nor the brown. I think because the carrier was sneak- fresh sailor-Fellow. zand handsome ing his pipe, and she liked sitting by wile. Nor any one among them. him best. Mes. Fielding had no To have missed the dinner would choice, of course, but to say her have been to miss as jolly and as dancing days were over, after that; stout a meal as a mis need ear: and; and everybody said the same, except to have missed the overflowing cups May; May was ready.
of all.
"Iknowwha: we can do,” answered his father." I try and get a rabbit skin and then he will be as cosy as
possible."
"A fine idea!" cried his mother and Bunting, who was lying kicking; in a clothes basket, chuckled with glee.
So of the good man went and while he was away the mother made some cabbage soup for supper and sang to her baby,
"Bye bye Baby Banting, Daddy's gone a-hunting To get a little rabbit skin
To wrap the Baby Bunting in." Presently the man came back look- ing very pleased with himself.
in which they drank the wedding-day. ¡ So, May and Edward ger up, anid would have been the greatest miss great applause, to dance alone: and
Berba plays her liveliest tube. After dinner, Caleb, sang the song. Well it you believe me. they
Look!" be cried, holding up a about the sparkling bowl. As I'm a have not been dancing five minutes. living man, hoping to keep so. for a when suddenly the carrier fings his little grey rabbit skin, "I found this. year or two, he sang in through.
pipe away, takes Dot round the under a bush close by the Green And by the bve, a most unlooked: waist, dashes out into the room, and Forest and on a piece of paper pinned to a leaf by a thorn was written," for incident occurred just as be finish starts off with her. toe and heel. quite Baby Bunting from his fairy god-
mother:
ed the last verse.
There was a tap at the door; and
wonderfuly.
Tackleton no 500der · sees this, than he skums across to
"Why!" exclaimed Bunting's mother, "It's Xmas Eve to-morrow and course all the fairies are busy getting their presents ready for the children. It is a lovely rabbit skin,” she added, "But isn't it rather small for a coat," and she took it from her husband.
2 man came staggering in, without Mrs. Fielding thes her round the saying with your leave, or by your waist, and follows suit 01 Dot no leave, with something heavy on his sooner sees mis. than up he is, all Setting this down in de falive, whisks off Mrs. Dot into the head. middle of the table, synzmetrically in middle of the dance, and is the fore the centre of the mats and apples. most there. Caleb no sooner set he said
this, than he cletches Tilly Slowboy by both hands and goes off at score: She stretched the skin out on the Miss Slowboy, firm in the belief that table to see what size it was and diving body in among the other when she pulled it a little on one Luty couples, and affecting any number of side-crack-out concussions with them, is your only sleere! principle of fooding it.
off.
**Mr. Tackleton's compliments, and as he hasn't get no use for the cake himself, preps you'll eat it."
And with those work he walked There was some surprise among the company, as you may imagine. Mrs. Fielding. being a lady of infinite discernment. suggested that the cake vas poisoned, and "related a mar rative of a cake, which, within her knowledge, had turned a seminary for; young ladies. bine. But she was overruled by acclamation: and the cake was cut by May with mach ceremony and rejoicing.
Hark: how the cricket joins the music with its chirp, chirp, chirp and how the kettle bus!
But what is this? Event as listen them, blithely, and ten towards Dot, for one last glimpse of a fitle figure very pleasant to me, she and the rest have vanished into air. and I am left alone. A cricket sings
I don't think any one had tested it. when there came another faz at the door, and the same man appear upon the hearth: a broken child's toy ed again. having under his arm at lies upon the ground: and nothing vast brown-paper parcel.
M. Tackleton's compliments.
and he's sent a few rovs for the babby. They ain't ugly."
After the delivery of which expres- i sions. he retired again.
The whole party would have ex- perienced great difficulty in finding words for their astonishment, even if they had had ample time zɔ seek then. But they had none at all: for, the messenget had scarcely shut the door behind him, when there carrie another tap. and Tackleton him self walked in.
else remains.
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
LOOK OUT FOR OUR XMAS NUMBER NEXT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24th.
My dear Children..
In case some of you did not see last Saturday's Corner I am going to repeat what I said in my letter.
I know that quite a lot of children "Mrs. Peerybingle!" said the read the tales in this Corner every merchant. hat in hand. "I'm sorry. I'm more sorry than I was this morn Saturday, but of course I do not ing. I have had time to think of it. know exactly how many of you there! John Peervbingle: I'm soor by dis- are or all your names. However, if position: but I can't help being sweet. any of you who read this wil send your names and addresses before ened: more or less. by coming face December 22nd. to "Peter Pan, alo to Face with such a man as you. The Editor, The China Mail Office,” Calef: this unconscious little nurse you will receive a tiny. Peter Pan gave me a broken hin: last sight, of Xmas present. I am not going to which I have found the thread. I tell you what it is or anything about blush to think how easily 1 might it but anyone who sends me his (or have bound you and your daughter to her) name and address will have me. and what a miserable or 1
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was, when I took her for one!) There are some of you who have Friends, one and all, my house is written to me at different times but very losely to-night. I have not so I cannot remember your addresses, much as a cricket on Thy hearth. so will the following please send me have scared them all away. Be their addresses again: Dicky Andersen, gracious to me; let me join this happy A Gray and Jean Dalziel, Nena party,!**
Perpetuo, Muriel Fowndes.
He was at home in five minutes. You never saw such a fellow. What had he been doing with himself all his life, never to have known, be- fore, his great capacity of being jovial! Or what had the fairies been doing with him, to have effected such a change!
"John! you won't send me home this evening, will you?" whispered
Dot:
As Christmas Day is on a Saturday and there will be no China Mail published that day, the Children's Corner next week will be printed the day before, on Xmas Eve. There will be a special double number with long Christmas story, so be sure that you do not miss it!
Your loving, PETER PAN.
He had been very near it though! ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. There wanted but ose living crez-
ture to make the party complete; and,
in the twinkling of an eye, there he Patsy, I did like to hear how much was, very, thirsty with hard running, you enjoy reading our, column and and engaged in hopeless endeavours thank you for wishing me a happy to squeeze his head" into a narrow Xmas. The same to you Patsy pitcher. He had gone with the cart Look out for a little parcel from Peter to its journey's end, very much di Pan sometime next week!
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shot
"Try the other side," called out Bunting's father. When she tugged at it out came another sleere, the
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18. 19.
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skin folded over in the middle and Gentlemen's Writing Cases, Attache Cases,
four grey pearl buttons appeared
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And then a lity rabbit skin muff and a soft little hat were dropped on to the table by invisible hands,
All this time Bunting, sitting bolt upright in the clothes basket, was looking on, solemnly with wide-open big blue eyes,
When Eis mother, who was delighted, picked him up and dressed him in the lovely soft things, Bunting laughed aloud with joy and clapped | his dimpled hands.
And, although it was nearly, dark, his Daddy fetched the soap-box car riage and popped Bunting in it and out they went for a short walk; then home again to supper and bed, three very happy people
PETER PAN.
:
XMAS EVE.
On Xmas Eve I go to bed Quite muddled up inside my head, ("Tis "'citement" mother says).
I hurry scurry to undress, My bath is basty, I confess, Bat there's no time to spare. My stocking I hang on my cot, I find the biggest of the lot And one which has no holes, Then quickly into bed I spring And try to sleep like anything So Santa Claus can come.
For mother says that girls and boys Must be quite quiet, make no noise, Or he will not come down.
And so I lie there like a mouse, It really is a quiet house, Ithink he's sure to come.
PETER PAN.
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