"But I can provide you with a better, and you may cut this up for your doll." "Oh, thank you!" cried Lulu, her eyes sparkling.

"Step-mothers are nice after all." "But Lulu, dear," Elsie said, standing beside the little girl, and caressing her hair with her soft white hand, "that is not a pretty or pleasant name to my ear; especially when applied to so young and dear a lady as this daughter of mine," looking tenderly into Vi's fair face.

"Try to think of her as one who dearly loves and is dearly loved by your father, and ready to love his children for his sake." "Yes, and for their own too," Violet added, "just as I love my darling little sister Rosie.

Now, Lulu, I think you have no more than time to make your toilet.

She will find everything needful in that room, will she, mamma ?" "Yes; water, soap and towels.