l
pink and purple; and on the summit was a little grove of juniper and
savin bushes, with some wild flowers; and on the cedar branches grew
most beautiful bunches of hothouse grapes. To be sure, they were tied
on by a string.

"'Tis grandpa's put them there," said Dolly, of superior knowledge
already in the world's ways.

"Sh! how mean to tell!" cried Harley.

"And he puts rare shells upon the beach, and tops!"

But Mercedes only thought how nice it was to have such a gentleman for
grandfather; and when she got back to the little house on Salem Street
she acted out all the play to an admiring audience. Jamie met her at
the wharf and walked home with her. It was hot and stuffy in the city
streets, but the flush of pleasure lasted well after she got home. And
she told what soft linen they had had at dinner, and pink bowls to
rinse their hands, and a man in a red waistcoat to wait upon them.

"Isn't she wonderful! Just like a lady born," said Jamie.

John Hughson, a neighbor, took his pipe from his mouth and nodded
open-mouth assent.

"And she talks a little Spanish, and can dance!"

"It's time such little tots were in bed," said Mrs. Hughson, a large
Yankee person, mother to John.

"Just one dance first, Mercy; show the lady," said old Mrs. McMurtagh.

But Mercedes was offended at being called a little tot, and pouted her
lip.

"Come here, dearie," said Jamie.

She went to him; and while he held her with his left hand awkwardly,
he pulled a tiny pair of gloves from his pocket. Mercedes seized them
quickly, and kissed him for it.

"Well, I never! Jamie, ye'll spoil the lassie," said his mother.

But Jamie heeded not. "Now, dearie, dance that little Spanish dance
for me, and you can wear the gloves next Sunday."

But Mercedes looked up at Mrs. Hughson sullenly; then broke away from
Jamie's arms and ran upstairs. And the laugh was at poor Jamie's
expense.

IX.

Perhaps of all divisions of humanity the most fundamental would be
that into the class which demands and the class which serves. The
English-speaking race, despite all its desire to "better its
condition," seems able to bear enlightenment as to all this world may
give its fortunate ones, and yet continue contentedly to serve. Upon
the Latin races such training acts like heady wine: loath to acquire
new ideas, supine in intellectual inquiry, yet give them once the
virus of knowledge and no distance blocks their immediate demand.
Mercedes