May Flowers : Complete

BEING Boston girls, of course they got up a club for mental improvement, and,as they were all descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers, they called it the May FlowerClub.

A very good name, and the six young girls who were members of it made a verypretty posy when they met together, once a week, to sew, and read well-chosen books.At the first meeting of the season, after being separated all summer, there was a gooddeal of gossip to be attended to before the question, "What shall we read?" came upfor serious discussion.Anna Winslow, as president, began by proposing "Happy Dodd;" but a chorusof "I've read it!" made her turn to her list for another title."'Prisoners of Poverty' is all about workingwomen, very true and very sad; butMamma said it might do us good to know something of the hard times other girlshave," said Anna, soberly; for she was a thoughtful creature, very anxious to do herduty in all ways."I'd rather not know about sad things, since I can't help to make them anybetter," answered Ella Carver, softly patting the apple blossoms she was embroideringon a bit of blue satin."But we might help if we really tried, I suppose; you know how much HappyDodd did when she once began, and she was only a poor little girl without half themeans of doing good which we have," said Anna, glad to discuss the matter, for shehad a little plan in her head and wanted to prepare a way for proposing it.