YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



of the golden-green feathers, and they 

 floated over the room. Then I took the 

 neat little bonnet in hand, and chewed off 

 all the offending aigrettes, and put the relics 

 of both hat and bonnet 

 among the treasures 

 in my basket. I 

 rummaged 

 around, and 

 f o u 11 d in y 

 foster fa- 

 ther's new 

 alligator 



slippers, 

 and pulled 

 out the 

 sheepskin linings, 

 and chewed them 



down at the heel, and was smacking my 

 little lips over them, when I heard the 

 rustle of mamma's dress on the stairs. 



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