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't do, either. Next comes: 'valley of passengers' and 'valley of vision.'" "We don't want either one," grumbled Dot. "Would you like the name 'Valley of Joy'?" asked Aunt Selina. After a few moments' thought the children replied, "Better, but not right yet." Aunt Selina smiled and thought how difficult to please were these Blue Birds; but Mrs. Talmage smiled, knowing that the children knew just what they wanted. After much thinking and suggesting, Ruth said, "We ought to have a name that will fit with Happy Hills, you know." After "pleasure," "fun," "contentment" and other names had been suggested, Aunt Selina suddenly mentioned "delight." "Valley of Delight," repeated Mrs. Talmage to hear the sound of it, while the Blue Birds hailed the name as just right. "Happy Hills in the Valley of Delight!" said Aunt Selina, as pleased as the children were. "Write it down--that's its name from now on," cried Dot. "We want it printed on all of our letter paper that will be used for farm purposes," said Mrs. Talmage. "Oh, yes; won't it look fine to send out letters asking folks to send donations for the poor children of 'Happy Hills in the Valley of Delight!' and let them see the name on top of some nice grey paper," cried Edith. "Wish we could find a name for those poor children. I never like to say that word--'poor,'" complained Ruth. "Neither do I," added Norma. "I know I wouldn't like a country child to be always calling me 'poor city child,'" declared Betty. "Then you ought to find a nice name for all of them, too, so we won't have to say 'poor' any more," said Mrs. Talmage. All heads were bent down again while busy brains tried to find a suitable name for the proteges coming from the city. "Could they be called 'birds' like us?" asked Dot. "I do not think city children would care for such a name. You see, dear, they are so precocious from their daily experiences that they might think a bird-name silly," said Mrs. Talmage. "Maybe they would like the name 'Little Soldiers,'" ventured Norma. "Oh, that makes you think of 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and they would guess we were goin' to make them join a Sunday School class right off!" objected Dot. Everyone laughed at Dot's viewpoint, but Aunt Selina was given an idea by Norma's suggestion. "How would 'Little Workers' sound?" she asked. "Then they will all fear you are going to make them work," laughed Mrs. Talmage. "'Little
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