place where
Daisy, who still looked as if she felt insulted and injured, was quietly
grazing.

As soon as she saw her enemy (as she must have considered him), she
pricked up her ears as if some happy idea had come into her head. She
gave herself a little shake, and, walking behind him until she was quite
near, suddenly wheeled around, and gave a kick that would have broken
some of his bones, if he had not jumped out of the way just in time to
escape her heels.

As it was, he was very much frightened, and looked very mean; for he
knew that a kick was just what he deserved for his vulgarity and
insolence.

Daisy had never been known to kick at anybody before, and she never
kicked anybody afterwards.

A.

THE FAMOUS MOZART BAND.

THE famous Mozart Band, as everybody ought to know, was formed in our
village. It has serenaded almost every family on the street; and there
is no end to the money (in the form of beans and smooth stones) that has
been poured into the hat carried round by Miss Amy, the youngest member.

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The band is composed of five members, whose names are Charles, Edwin,
Susan, Bella, and Amy. Charles was the founder of the band. While on a
visit to his uncle in the city, he had seen a strolling band of men in
the street, who played finely on trumpets and flutes. He resolved to
form a band at home, and to call it the Mozart Band.

But why call it the Mozart? Well, Mozart was a wonderful musical genius,
who could compose music when he was five years old, and who astonished
all Germany by his skill and aptness as a performer. So Charles decided
on calling his band the Mozart Band.

At great expense I have obtained a drawing of the members of the Mozart
Band. Charles (first drum) is the leader; Edwin (second drum) is next in
rank; Amy (trumpet) is the next, for she owns the trumpet, and so comes
before the other two ladies, who are merely vocal performers, by which I
mean singers.

Now, if you want to hear the famous Mozart Band, you must come to our
village. Performances take place every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon,
and sometimes oftener. If you come, you must bring some money to put
into Amy's hat; for the band cannot afford to play for nothing. They are
getting to be so famous that I should not wonder if they were to have an
invitation soon to come on to New York or Boston, and give a concert in
one of the larg