"“Clear the lulla!” was the general cry on a bright December afternoon, when all the boys and girls o..."

"Jack and Jill never cared to say much about the night which followed the first coasting party of the..."

"For some days, nothing was seen and little was heard of the “dear sufferers,” as the old ladies call..."

"Things were not so gay in Ward No. 2, for Mrs. Pecq was very busy, and Jill had nothing to amuse her..."

"There were a great many clubs in Harmony Village, but as we intend to interest ourselves with the af..."

"“Is it pleasant?” was the question Jill asked before she was fairly awake on Christmas morning.“Yes,..."

"The good times began immediately, and very little studying was done that week in spite of the virtuo..."

"Now let us see how the other missionaries got on with their tasks.Farmer Grant was a thrifty, well-t..."

"“Look here, old man, we ought to have a meeting. Holidays are over, and we must brace up and attend..."

"While Jack was hopping gayly about on his crutches, poor Jill was feeling the effects of her second..."

"The greatest people have their weak points, and the best-behaved boys now and then yield to temptati..."

"Of course, the young ladies and gentlemen had a ball on the evening of that day, but the boys and gi..."

"“What is the matter? Does your head ache?” asked Jill, one evening in March, observing that Jack sat..."

"Jill worried about it more than he did, for she was a faithful little friend, and it was a great tri..."

"Saturday was a busy and a happy time to Jack, for in the morning Mr. Acton came to see him, having h..."

"“Now fly round, child, and get your sweeping done up smart and early.”“Yes, mother.”“I shall want yo..."

"“Now, my dears, I've something very curious to tell you, so listen quietly and then I'll give you yo..."

"Spring was late that year, but to Jill it seemed the loveliest she had ever known, for hope was grow..."

"“Hi there! Bell's rung! Get up, lazy-bones!” called Frank from his room as the clock struck six one..."

"Now the lovely June days had come, everything began to look really summer-like; school would soon be..."

"“Now, Mr. Jack, it is a moral impossibility to get all those things into one trunk, and you mustn't..."

"“Oh dear! Only a week more, and then we must go back. Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack,..."

"The children were not the only ones who had learned something at Pebbly Beach. Mrs. Minot had talked..."

"A fortnight later, the boys were picking apples one golden October afternoon, and the girls were hur..."