PUSSY WILLOWS AND PURE 

 WORDS 



CARL STAN WOOD, "a jolly little kid," as lie 

 calls himself, lives in Clcarwater, a pretty sub- 

 uib of one of New England's large cities. He 

 is a strong temperance boy and belongs to the 

 Clearwater Lo}'al Temperance Legion. 



Carl found the first pussy willow buds one 

 spring while snow was still many inches deep. 

 He carried them to his Aunt Hannah, who loves 

 sunshine and flowers and children, especially Carl 

 Stan wood. 



While Aunt Hannah was arranging the slen- 

 der willow twigs in a vase, she asked Carl where 

 they grew, and if he alone gathered them all. 



"No, Aunt Hannah," he said, "Guy Martin 

 was with me but I am awful sorry I did not 

 pick every one of them myself." 



Carl's face and tone were very earnest, and 

 soon he added in a quiet, serious voice, "I'll tell 

 you, Aunt Hannah, Guy swears and while he 

 was helping me get those pretty pussy willows to 



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