s Day by the time they are three or four, and have had no end of fun sending and receiving these friendly favors. But Polly didn't know a thing about them u

Oh, haven't you got a valentine for me?" And then the whole flock cried, "And for me? and for me?" And the postman laughed good-naturedly, and, loo

t then; but when the postman came around at noon, and she saw the same scene repeated, her curiosity could not be restrain

rather lonesome was quite willing to enter into conversation with any one

u don't mean to say, Polly, you n

d Polly, feeling ver

but I should have thought you'd have heard somebody say something about v

olly; "but I'm

e is just a piece of poetry, with a picture to it,

Valentin

end valentines, to be su

e very good, and is it his birthday

e's Day, when folks send these poetry and picture things for fun, and don't sign their own names, on

au?" asked i

e, in an exasperated tone. "A beau is-is so

wish I

what?" as

like that; to sen

re such a baby

indignantly; and then her lip

. Banks hears you, she'll send y

d sniff behind her apron; Jane trying in the mean time to sooth

get Martha"-Martha was the chambermaid-"

o little Polly Price; and the valentine was a beauty, as Jane had said. Polly, looking through the tears that still hung on her lashes at the group o

entines; never heard of them till

n she ain't never been to school like the rest of ye, and things is very qu

I ain't, I ain't!

tured girl, but she could not stand this, and, reaching forward, she gave Polly a little shake, and sai

the elder girl's care. Jane had been very good to the child, and with her womanly ways and superior knowledge she stood to Polly for both mother and sister. No wonder, then

rpowered her flare of temper, and stopped her sobs and cries as effectually as Jane could have desired. But Jane herself, busy with her darning, did not notice the expression of

t I been a go

for now, Polly Price?" she asked. "It's nine o'

sleep, I felt so b

at?" inquired Jane, remembering that a good many

sn't my

t, then-you

stop cryin' and be a good girl, you wouldn' ever have anythin' to do with

down to tuck Polly in. As she stooped, Polly f

me just the

so," replied

er 'n anybody in

e your valentine, then, w

hose po'try picture things, I'd send you the most be

f cours

r have a val

nev

ad 'em, and Martha had one. Why

ow girls and boys who have fathers and mothe

know such gi

in an Orphans' Home. Those girls only

ere, just where we do, an

e to work. She's got folks outside that she belongs

h, "I wish we had folks that we

dropped down upon Polly's little bed

the matter? Has somebod

r. I-I felt lonesome. I do sometimes when I get to thin

t I?" And around Jane's neck t

relation does. You ain't a

u 'dopt m

tears. "What do you know

nd that mebbe some time somebody'd 'dopt me; and I tole her then I didn' want anybody

I am, and have money to take care of 'em. But I do wish som

ant to go 'way from you; I'd be lonesome. But mebbe the

ly," suddenly sitting up and looking very seriously at Polly, "you mustn't think I'm finding fault with the Home here. It's a very comfortable plac

tines," cr

night," laughed Jane; "and mind you send me one i

ing her a good-night hug and kiss. "The very prettiest I can find! the very prettiest