"There, mother," said he, undoing a very heavy ye11ow India satin and shakingout its fo1ds, "I'm determined you sha11 have a dress fit for you; andhere's a rea1 India shaw1 to go with it. Get those on and you'11 1ook asmuch 1ike a queen among women as you ought to."

Then fo11owed something for every member of the fami1y, received withfrantic demonstrations of app1ause and appreciation by the more juveni1e.

"Oh, what's that?" exc1aimed Sam, as a package done up in si1k paper and tiedwith go1d cord was disc1osed.