Little Frankie and his Mother

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Leslie Madeline. Little Frankie and his Mother

CHAPTER I. FRANKIE'S SILVER CUP

CHAPTER II. FRANKIE'S LITTLE NURSE

CHAPTER III. FRANKIE'S JUMPER

CHAPTER IV. FRANKIE'S BROTHER WILLIE

CHAPTER V. FRANKIE'S NEW LESSONS

CHAPTER VI. FRANKIE'S TEETH

CHAPTER VII. FRANKIE'S BREAKFAST

CHAPTER VIII. FRANKIE'S DOLLY

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Frankie lived in a quiet, pleasant village about twenty miles from the city. His home was a pretty cottage with a steep roof rising above the windows of the second story. In front there was a smooth, green lawn, and at the side a lovely flower garden, with nicely gravelled walks leading through it. Then back of the house there were beds of peas, and beans, and turnips, and beets, and all kinds of good things for the table.

Frankie had a brother whose name was Willie, and who was five years older than he. There had been a dear sister, too, but when she was only one year old, the Saviour called her home to heaven; and she went with a sweet smile upon her lip.

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If you were to see her, you would think she was quite an old lady; she went around so steadily, and not at all like a school girl. First, she took all the pillows from the cradle, and shook them up. Then she laid them back so that the baby could sit up and see her play to him. When all was ready, she would go to the side of the bed, and Frankie's papa would put him carefully into her arms, and then turn over to take another nap.

It was very strange that with all Margie's singing and laughing, and crying "catchee, catchee, now catch baby;" and with Frankie's happy shouts of delight, papa and mamma could sleep quite soundly. But the instant the little fellow cried, as he sometimes did when he hurt his gums against his coral ring, and Margie said, "O dear! has he hurt him? Margie's sorry," mamma would spring from bed and be wide awake in a minute.

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