| vol. iii.—no. 126. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, March 28, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
DOING SOMETHING.
BY ADA CARLETON.
"Something'll have to be done," said Merry; and he put his elbows on thetable, and dropped his chin into his palms.
Beside Merry's elbows stood the remains of a very scanty breakfast. Theremains were scanty too, consisting of a single roasted potato, a dishof salt, and a bit of bread. This was all the food there was in thelittle brown house by the creek where America Andrew and his motherlived. The rent, too, was a whole quarter in arrears, and Mr. Colley,their landlord, was beginning to screw up his lips and frown whenever hemet them.
So, with all this in mind, it was small wonder that Merry, with hiselbows on the table and his chin in his palms, decided "Something'llhave to be done!"
"Yes," said Mrs. Andrew, looking into Merry's bright face which povertyhad not been able to make a whit less plump or rosy, as if in hopes