Ah! I hear your brother and sister in the hall." He opened the door, and called to them.

They came bounding in, so full of delight over the pleasant prospect opening before them, as hardly to remember that Lulu had been in such dreadful disgrace.
"O Lu! has papa told you the good news ?" they cried.
"Yes." "And aren't you glad ?" "Yes; glad as glad can be.

But, oh, I wish the home was ready to go into to-night!" Her father laughed.

"I think you were born in a hurry, Lulu," he said.
"You are never willing to wait a minute for any thing.
"Well, I suppose you children would prefer to be left to yourselves for a while; so I will leave you.

You may talk fifteen minutes together, but no longer; as it is your bedtime now, Gracie's at least." "O papa! don't go!" they all exclaimed in a breath.