Her articles of clothing were then named in imagination, and put on, one by one, in the most detailed and interesting fashion.

During all this "mamma" kept up a stream of baby talk to her infant: "Now your stockings, my darling; now your skirt, sweetness--O! no--not yet--your shoes first," etc., etc.

Baby acceded to all the details with more than the docility which real infants usually show.

When this was done--"Now we must go tell papa good-morning, dearie," said mamma.

"Yes, mamma," came the reply; and hand in hand they started to find papa.