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 expression of joy and gratitude that swept over its little face.

"The mother watched it in surprise, and what do you think she said? That it never had had a drink of water—she had never thought to give it one!

"Think of that! A poor little baby thirsty, and didn't know how to say so except by crying, and then its mother thought it was cross!

"It did my heart good to hear it gurgle and coo after that drink.

"The Golden Rule is a good one to follow with babies as with everything; and besides that, one has to try to imagine just how the baby feels. Now come over to that shed and see what we shall find."