good men who have gone to the war. 2. O, yes, mamma, I will; I am glad to do that. I want to do something for those dear, good men, if it is ever so little. Every little helps, does it not, mamma? said Ann. 3. And now Ann held the blue yarn, and mamma made a big ball of it. soon 4. She had just got to the end of the yarn, when Ann let the ball fall, and it went bump on the floor. 5. A gray cat was on the rug, and when the ball fell she was sure it was for her to play with. 6. So she jumped to get it, and Ann jumped to get it, too; but dear me! how the ball did roll! 7. And how the cat did jump, and how Ann did run to get the ball! but the cat got it, and what a nice time she had with it! 8. Ann tried a long time to get the ball, but the cat was too quick for her, and she could not get hold of it. 9. At last she got the ball away from the cat and gave it to her mamma, with a good kiss, just to pay for the sport she had. 10. Don't you think her mamma gave her a kiss, too? 2. O yes, mamma; I like to work for you. And a soft look of love came into Ann's little blue eyes. 3. Well, my dear, I like to have you. And now, for fear the cat will want to jump up into my lap to get at the ball, just tie this bit of tape to this cork, and hang it on that nail in the wall. B. 4. When Ann had tied the tape to the cork and hung it on the nail as she was bid, her mamma said, Now give the cork a toss, and see what the cat will do. 5. And―0, dear me ! how like a shot the cat did jump at it! She hit it with both her paws, and then with all four; then she caught hold of the tape and swung. 6. Then she jumped down and ran across the room and back again, and then jumped up on Ann, just to show her how she liked her; and she played so many pranks that Ann had to laugh most of the time. 7. You may be sure that Ann and the cat had no end to their sport that day; at any rate, not till they were turned into their little beds; and then they were soon fast asleep. |