A Little Shopping for the Baby's Friend, Mister Bower,

Jo prided herself upon her shopping caabilities, and particularly wished to impress her escort with the neatness and dispatch with which she hoald accomplished the business. But owing to the flutter she was in, everything went amiss. She upset the tray of needles, forgot the cilicia was to be twilled till it was cut off, gave the wrong change and covered herself with confusion by asking for lavender ribbon at the calico counter. Mister bower stood by watching her blush and blunder. And as he watched, his own bewilderment seemed to subside. When they came out, he put the parcel under his arm with a more cheerful aspect and splashed through