E. H. writes : — " One little girl used to suppose that she was the
eldest of a large family whom she had to provide for, and was
always on the look-out for things in the shops that would do for
her younger brothers and sisters. For instance, if she decided
that the family must have new winter clothes, she would first



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make up her mind how much she could afford and then
price the things in the shop-windows. Sometimes she would
set her heart on a particular pelisse for the baby, but could
not pretend to buy it till she had seen whether it would leave
her enough money for the other children. If she could get all
the children dressed fairly nicely for the sum at her disposal she
had all the satisfaction of a successful day's shopping. Some-
times the clothes she wanted were too dear, and then she had to
decide what was most necessary, what she could make at home,
and so on."

It is rather exciting for each player to take a side of the road Making
where there are shops and see which can first complete a given sentences.
sentence or word from the initial letters of the shopkeepers' names.
Christian or surname. In fixing upon a sentence it is well to be
careful not to have unusual letters, such as Q, or U, or J in it.
If this is too difficult all the letters in the shopkeepers' names may
be taken, or those in every other name.
In Mrs. Meynell's book. The Children, one little girl on her Collecting
walks collected Jones's — that is, shops with the name of Jones/o««j'j.
