There the Cricket family lived happily and every thing was just as cozy as any little bug would care to have; on cold nights the people who owned the great big old fashioned house always made a fire in the fireplace, so the walls of the Cricket's winter home were nice and warm, and little Teeny Cricket could play on the floor in her bare feet without fear of catching cold and getting the Cricket croup.

Then your grandfatherif by fortunate chance you happened to have oneasked after his wife and children, and had they missed the croup; then told him his corn was looking well.

I am afraid our child is taking the croup!'

"Mis' Clark, there's nothing but steam will touch membreenous croup.