A New Home 
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At this mistress went quickly down the stairs, 
and when I next saw her, she had captured the 
timorous creature, and the two were holding a 
friendly chat in the garden. After that Guy made 
the little waif a comfortable bed in the basement, 
and mistress gave her the name of “ Daisy,” while 
Guy named the yellow cat “ Buttercup.” 
Maple Road down our way was richly blessed 
with children in those days, so much so that the 
boys called it “ Youngsters’ Boulevard.” And they 
were all such dear children. 
On our right was Charlie Watt, and on our left 
were the Moody children, Marie, Anita, Madeline 
and Charlie. On the opposite side of the street 
were Florence and Lee Harrison, and a little way 
down the street were our friends Don and Winifred, 
whose pictures we had often seen above the book- 
case. 
Often when mistress went over to Winifred’s 
house, Toddy and I followed her, and we used to 
play with Winifred and Katy — her dolly. Budge 
is too bashful to go out in company, so he usually 
stayed under the porch till we returned. I guess 
this is why Guy called him the “ Home Guard.” 
Very often Winifred came to visit us. But she 
