Pleasing Pictures and Stories - "No; Go Away."

FRANK and Edward want Christina to come and play with them; but all the answer she makes is, "No; go away," while she turns from them into her corner, seemingly determined not to come out of it for them or anyone else.  Now Christina is a foolish little girl, for the two big boys would make capital playfellows, and she really would enjoy a game of play if she could only make up that small mind of hers and not be so shy and keep on saying in reply to all they urge, " No; go away."  And supposing they do go away, will Christina be satisfied?  No; I think if she sees them at play she will then be very sorry indeed that she did not let two such kind-looking lads persuade her out of her corner and her shyness into joining them in their pleasant play, whatever it is.

Pleasing Pictures and Stories - At the Cottage Door.

SO merry are the little voices that mother comes to the cottage door to see what is going on, and there finds Annie seated on the doorstep with Robin and Claude, who, like the good brothers they are, have given up a game of cricket to amuse their little sister.  And the mother is glad to see it, for she has taught her boys to be considerate to others, and not to think of themselves; and so they are always ready in their unselfishness to look after Annie and keep the child happily amused. Thereby they help their good mother also, for at present Annie is much too young to be left quite alone ; but if her brothers are there to take care of the little girl, Mrs. Jobbins can get through her work a great deal quicker, because she is not called off every now and then to see what Annie is doing.