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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 254 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45188 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 91 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 111 Mr. 100 Mrs. 76 Miss 30 Aunt 29 God 22 Uncle 19 little 17 Nan 17 Jack 16 Tom 16 Freddie 15 Mrs 15 Bobbsey 15 Bert 14 Captain 13 Sue 13 Flossie 13 CHAPTER 12 illustration 12 Frank 12 Bunny 12 Brown 11 look 11 Mother 11 Harry 11 Bunker 10 Lady 10 David 9 come 9 Rose 9 Mary 9 Martin 9 Maggie 9 Lord 9 London 9 Janet 8 Teddy 8 Sir 8 Polly 8 Peter 8 Lucy 8 Jane 8 Indians 8 Dr. 8 Christmas 7 Sarah 7 Robin 7 Meg 7 Master 7 Laddie Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 22615 time 18641 child 17404 day 16836 man 16152 boy 15949 thing 15883 way 13536 mother 13130 hand 11441 one 11438 girl 11323 eye 11289 house 10644 room 10067 face 9237 father 8785 head 8498 something 8495 place 7787 door 7758 night 7256 nothing 7086 word 6942 sister 6506 brother 6482 water 6435 people 6430 anything 6314 life 6192 side 6180 moment 6032 home 5982 morning 5836 friend 5829 voice 5769 year 5432 heart 5150 lady 5000 arm 4972 work 4793 foot 4758 woman 4550 bed 4451 dog 4432 boat 4333 name 4298 window 4296 tree 4271 minute 4158 story Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 47929 _ 19811 Mr. 17046 Mrs. 10606 Miss 9276 Bunny 7337 Sue 5153 Freddie 4993 Aunt 4965 Bert 4457 Bobbsey 4381 Uncle 4270 Brown 3835 Tom 3634 Nan 3598 Flossie 3335 Polly 3085 Harry 3083 exclaimed 2973 God 2728 Bunker 2670 Felix 2628 Jack 2622 Captain 2541 Russ 2516 Teddy 2489 Mother 2366 Mrs 2346 Ted 2316 CHAPTER 2306 Joel 2297 Janet 2200 Maggie 2155 Bob 2134 Frank 2096 Rose 1914 David 1887 Meg 1868 Martin 1860 John 1815 8vo 1803 Laddie 1745 Mr 1721 Jane 1655 Tommy 1655 Bessie 1646 Peter 1604 Elizabeth 1587 Lois 1573 Mary 1550 Lucy Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 185560 i 148830 it 138600 he 130941 you 100884 she 62501 they 50821 we 47956 him 34605 me 34294 her 34154 them 14372 us 7984 himself 6177 herself 3007 myself 2696 themselves 2190 ''em 2149 one 1865 yourself 1849 ''s 1348 itself 820 mine 818 ourselves 690 yours 596 em 516 thee 443 hers 355 his 238 ours 210 theirs 189 ye 56 i''m 53 yourselves 46 oneself 40 you''ll 40 thyself 39 you''re 38 ian 34 yo 33 hisself 29 ay 21 yer 20 d''you 16 she''ll 15 tessie 15 ha 14 on''t 13 yerself 12 on''y 10 oo Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 434762 be 168261 have 100816 do 93494 say 56153 go 43245 come 38162 see 32260 know 31212 think 30430 get 30083 make 27094 look 25300 take 20634 tell 18684 ask 16720 give 15253 find 14756 want 11920 hear 11849 cry 11608 seem 11525 let 10778 feel 10487 put 10275 call 9979 like 9884 leave 9469 keep 9317 run 9010 begin 8648 stand 8250 sit 8248 speak 8210 turn 8084 try 7782 bring 7643 answer 7126 mean 6982 help 5708 laugh 5652 wish 5633 hold 5547 live 5459 talk 5205 fall 5199 wait 5153 stop 4891 walk 4881 send 4829 believe Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 135407 not 44923 so 38850 little 34565 up 28872 very 28370 then 25554 now 24965 out 22565 good 20328 more 17765 well 17386 just 17377 down 17156 much 16008 only 15586 old 15575 as 14968 here 14854 too 14400 never 14103 back 13437 there 13302 again 13246 away 13180 long 13062 other 12931 all 11096 on 10691 great 10321 off 10283 first 9447 in 8752 even 8689 right 8325 own 8300 quite 8229 last 8122 still 7984 always 7836 ever 7603 young 7543 soon 7352 once 7265 big 7233 over 7008 many 6945 poor 6933 enough 6794 sure 6080 most Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3955 good 2518 least 1620 most 630 bad 486 great 304 near 299 eld 247 slight 237 high 182 big 178 young 175 dear 168 small 163 nice 158 old 157 large 157 Most 137 fine 118 happy 100 deep 87 late 84 lovely 84 long 80 sweet 76 wise 76 low 71 early 66 hard 65 strong 65 j 65 bright 52 faint 44 queer 44 farth 44 easy 41 short 37 strange 37 pleasant 37 little 36 rich 35 simple 33 tall 33 dark 32 noble 32 heavy 31 brave 29 keen 29 handsome 29 grand 28 wild Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4459 most 601 well 365 least 14 worst 7 hard 5 youngest 4 long 4 lest 3 soon 3 near 3 loudest 3 fast 2 smartest 2 oddest 2 meanest 1 ¦ 1 yont 1 well!--once 1 truest 1 strangest 1 south,--the 1 slowest 1 sayest 1 roughest 1 queerest 1 on,--really 1 oldest 1 o 1 nastiest 1 merest 1 lowest 1 laird 1 knowingest 1 jest 1 innermost 1 highest 1 greyest 1 gentlest 1 fairest 1 early 1 driest 1 cleverest 1 broadest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 www.gutenberg.org 32 www.gutenberg.net 16 archive.org 2 www.pgdpcanada.net 2 www.freeliterature.org 2 www.childrenslibrary.org 2 kdl.kyvl.org 2 books.google.com 1 www.pgdp.net 1 www.google.com 1 www.freeliterature 1 www.archive.org Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 8 http://archive.org 2 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23045 2 http://www.freeliterature.org 2 http://books.google.com 1 http://www.pgdp.net 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/52302/52302-h/52302-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/52302/52302-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46762/46762-h/46762-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46762/46762-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45944/45944-h/45944-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45944/45944-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44721/44721-h/44721-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44721/44721-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43067/43067-h/43067-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43067/43067-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42961/42961-h/42961-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42961/42961-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42870/42870-h/42870-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42870/42870-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42353/42353-h/42353-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42353/42353-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40525/40525-h/40525-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40525/40525-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37126/37126-h/37126-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37126/37126-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34045/34045-h/34045-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34045/34045-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29295/29295-h/29295-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29295/29295-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28996/28996-h/28996-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28996/28996-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28878/28878-h/28878-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28878/28878-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6331 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44721 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38901 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/6/0/1/26015/26015-h/26015-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/6/0/1/26015/26015-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/7/2/23725/23725-h/23725-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/7/2/23725/23725-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/9/8/20984/20984-h/20984-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/9/8/20984/20984-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/8/1/20896/20896-h/20896-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/8/1/20896/20896-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/2/20326/20326-h/20326-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/2/20326/20326-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/1/20311/20311-h/20311-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/1/20311/20311-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/0/20309/20309-h/20309-h.htm Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 2 ccx074@pglaf.org Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 463 _ is _ 278 _ was _ 273 _ do _ 210 _ are _ 205 _ do n''t 201 _ did _ 115 _ had _ 107 _ have _ 90 _ am _ 90 children did not 80 sue did not 68 _ know _ 65 bunny did not 61 _ did n''t 58 mother did not 53 _ has _ 52 _ were _ 51 _ does _ 45 _ is n''t 44 _ think _ 41 children were not 40 eyes were full 39 something was wrong 37 face was very 34 door was open 32 boys did not 32 one does not 29 bunny went on 28 time went on 27 mother did n''t 26 _ see _ 26 days went on 25 father did not 24 _ be _ 24 _ like _ 24 boy did not 24 children were soon 23 sue went on 23 sue were not 23 things do n''t 22 mother does n''t 21 _ make _ 21 _ was n''t 21 children had ever 21 children were all 20 _ said _ 20 children had not 20 children were so 20 mother had not 20 sister did not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 boys had no idea 3 boys were not long 3 children had not yet 3 children were not there 3 face gave no sign 3 face was no longer 3 face was not so 3 sue were not so 3 words had no effect 2 boys are no good 2 bunny was not quite 2 bunny was not sure 2 children had no idea 2 children were not afraid 2 children were not at 2 children were not so 2 children were not very 2 girl made no reply 2 house was no great 2 house was no longer 2 mother is not well 2 mother took no notice 2 mother was not there 2 sue did not much 2 sue did not often 2 sue did not quite 2 sue had no such 2 sue had not yet 2 sue was not so 2 sue were not afraid 2 things were not so 2 words were no sooner 1 _ am not cold 1 _ am not so 1 _ are no crosses 1 _ are not apt 1 _ are not very 1 _ be no harm 1 _ be no objection 1 _ be no wrong 1 _ be not so 1 _ did not _ 1 _ do no other 1 _ do not then 1 _ had no papers 1 _ has no bright 1 _ has no motion 1 _ is no longer 1 _ is not life 1 _ is not much Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 268316 44721 210490 6331 197651 16918 160569 28524 145918 40631 133189 43465 126996 12190 126974 11901 99288 57464 97922 35240 91951 21110 90318 13997 88801 6418 86648 28179 86434 21106 86088 34378 85415 38277 84998 28856 84352 20052 84157 7434 83880 18666 83112 792 81389 32466 79745 32811 79525 12164 77178 17506 75706 63389 75234 59536 73679 13234 72590 5632 72507 21697 72211 56161 70703 31007 70347 8413 70093 10340 68766 4296 68163 39340 68120 21109 67597 25928 66740 42870 66148 34777 65998 43325 65871 21268 64810 38978 64718 45651 63962 46762 63372 44780 62733 43977 61378 44445 61307 18817 60560 41784 60200 45944 59216 23725 58911 46010 58202 43122 58105 25972 57460 26409 56352 21231 56218 17314 56181 39567 55929 16472 55679 55725 55521 37126 54529 30845 53925 33221 53892 2086 53590 39231 53563 39081 53381 43144 53113 28724 52014 40525 51046 8994 50195 15072 50035 34045 49583 19565 49509 25967 49453 13337 49365 39549 49104 23387 49093 21049 48857 23130 48047 43128 47725 17878 47586 32090 47521 26015 47324 32525 47045 19736 46949 17492 46768 30498 46761 5989 46499 20311 46370 16956 46337 20326 46228 6814 46187 15169 46145 17096 45996 4731 45961 17095 45766 14623 45667 19816 45602 20133 45483 17097 45409 5732 45355 39554 45339 37554 45327 19555 45308 33368 45298 35029 45047 44133 44954 41052 44878 18421 44748 20309 44744 18420 44613 18461 44513 20134 44389 21230 44101 5952 43795 6676 43749 57844 43719 22219 43445 16853 43305 36431 43216 55891 42821 5617 42717 36015 42698 37043 42536 31362 42450 5948 41955 5259 41419 21752 41369 714 41224 6576 41039 22291 40687 41361 40607 18582 40467 44123 39906 27983 39707 37606 39697 35187 39459 39833 38997 52302 38429 21703 37972 28996 37798 43112 37776 23131 37597 6055 37230 6063 37186 737 37068 16756 37054 11216 36525 21105 35963 6950 35661 41966 34877 17412 34608 43127 33916 11116 32264 23045 31905 43067 31858 42961 31395 29295 30737 15655 30701 29598 30633 27161 30375 12998 30087 28878 29065 49227 28499 23260 28283 48552 27871 41604 27207 14608 27157 23069 26967 20984 26893 2232 25348 5254 25169 42796 24253 35983 24176 21471 23887 30555 23449 12681 22557 37837 22477 20492 21877 48608 21343 43142 21306 7027 21158 43249 20860 25978 20649 30469 20075 30273 19915 46484 19724 43636 19269 11120 18415 43832 18407 21547 18352 34205 18314 38901 18176 28385 17180 17616 15983 5955 15466 37219 15027 11997 14947 27754 14839 57975 13627 20314 12746 42353 12702 43763 12550 59705 12532 23683 12510 26497 12500 20544 11561 18496 11483 20896 9263 9466 9036 21942 8547 18770 8340 35746 8060 36732 7867 33523 7764 33811 7474 20200 6696 35047 6564 33775 5851 18968 5338 60664 5170 40953 4817 63049 4672 18522 4080 38564 3652 45381 2628 45278 2469 21428 2389 61128 2143 63295 2108 51397 1965 37877 1558 10981 40 1126 40 1792 40 1123 25070 25496 25516 1530 2238 25143 24443 25478 25477 1527 2247 778 23944 24283 25446 3536 Readability of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10340 "Any more weddings coming, right away?" said Dab, with a sharp glance "Mother," said Pamela, "couldn''t you get Dab to give Dick Lee the slang, night Dab dreamed that a gigantic crab was trying to pull Ford Foster Every thing required for the coming reception was pushed forward by Mrs. Kinzer with all the energy she could bring to bear; and Dab felt called Dab Kinzer was a little the proudest boy on Long Island, as he walked "Ford," said Dab, "you and Frank help the girls bring water, till the "I know you''ve been paying out a good deal, mother Kinzer, but Dab must "Dab''s a very good boy," said Mrs. Foster; "but your friend Dick will "We must see Mrs. Lee right away," said Ford. There was a great deal to be said, too, about the runaway, and Mrs. Foster longed to see Dabney, and thank him on Ford''s account; but he 10981 "I have made a nice little ship, of cork, and am going to let it sail [Illustration: The Little Girl and the Shell.] the whisper of the sea;'' and he also said, he would soon come to us, and [Illustration: Robert and John.] One fine May morning, Robert and John were told by their mamma to go to At last, John, calling after his brother, said, "I do not see what is "Then I say you are very unkind, Robert," said John. "I shall go up into this tree," said John; "and so good morning to you." Poor Robert gave one long look at his brother, heaved a deep sigh, and And naughty John sat in the tree and watched him, after My brother Frederick has a robin, and he calls him a dear little pet, cage to the other, just as I have seen happy little children jump and 11116 "All the same," said Ann, "I don''t think I like it, Rudolf. "Oh, you mustn''t, Rudolf," Ann cried, "Aunt Jane mightn''t like it. her attention to Rudolf and Ann, evidently thinking Peter was settled Rudolf turned and ran after Ann and Peter. "Oh, I''m sure he''ll be good," Ann cried, and she ran ahead of Rudolf They got Peter through the door by main force, Ann and Rudolf pushing Rudolf and Peter were not surprised when they turned to look at Ann to Ann turned pale at the False Hare''s words, but Rudolf only laughed. Of course the children didn''t like, and then, as Ann said, they had to All this time Ann and Rudolf and Peter had been standing a little "Yes," answered Peter, "and they''ve got little gardens to ''em, Ann. I Ann in Rudolf''s ear, "what kind of dreams do you suppose Aunt Jane Rudolf and Ann looked up just in time 11120 When I got to the place, I found every thing in confusion, and Dr. Medway talking very earnestly with brother Clarendon, who was looking "You got yours for economy, did you not, boy?" said brother to David. "No, don''t mind them, my fine fellow," said Old Jack, the same man who fishing, and I think we shall soon know pretty well the history of each You must not think, from what I say of David, that New England boys are David will be a good man one of these days, and would be better now if Clarendon says that Captain Cobb showed himself a brave man, and David cousin Pidgie, for David never looks astonished at any thing, and has so "That''s a nobleman I never heard of," said old Jack, laughing at David''s looking at David and myself, "are, I doubt not, the little friends that 11216 falling dusk, Felicia stroking her mother''s white hand, and Ken humming Then Ken swung Kirk to his shoulder, and said: "She can''t help that," said Ken; "she''s taking good care of Mother. "Goodness knows when the things will come," said Ken, poking at the Upstairs there was one big room (for Ken and Kirk, Phil thought), a "I don''t think I quite know what you mean," Kirk said. "Yes," said Kirk; "Ken and I couldn''t be happy without her. "But Ken wouldn''t go away from Phil and me," said Kirk; "I _know_ he "Good old Maestro," said Ken; and they went arm in arm up the steep "Do you know, Phil," Ken said, voicing at once the thought he had felt "She''s called the _Celestine_," said Ken, as Kirk''s "I told Ken we''d meet him at the boat," Felicia said, "so we might as "That''s funny," said Kirk; "the boat Ken gave me is called the 1123 THIS EBOOK WAS ONE OF PROJECT GUTENBERG''S EARLY FILES PRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN PROOFING METHODS AND TOOLS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IS AN IMPROVED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY BE VIEWED AS EBOOK (#38901) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38901 1126 THIS EBOOK WAS ONE OF PROJECT GUTENBERG''S EARLY FILES PRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN PROOFING METHODS AND TOOLS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IS AN IMPROVED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY BE VIEWED AS EBOOK (#23045) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23045 11901 "And yet," Tommy said, puzzled, "I''ve known noble thoughts come to me Corp told Tommy some of the things Gavinia said about Thomas Sandys as "But I have come back," Tommy said, looking hopefully at her arms. "I thought," replied Tommy, gravely, and making use of one of Grizel''s "Who knows!" said Grizel of the watchful eyes; but she smiled to "It is just like him," Elspeth said, pleased with Grizel''s remark. Don''t think that Tommy conceived Grizel to be in love with him. what Grizel''s wistful look meant; so long as women admired him Tommy "Ah," he said, "now I know why Grizel loves me." And perhaps he did "A woman," Tommy said, "is never sure that a man is in love with her Ah, Grizel, I think you said you wanted nothing else so long as you Tommy said grimly to Grizel, "our doctor thinks you have used me 11997 "I''m sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they Ara and Pansy lay awake a long time that night thinking of what Pete had bottom, Pansy said, and Tom, or the mate, used to climb and crawl through "No, no," cried Tom, "it was only Flossy that the bear wanted! Frank and Tom could climb like monkeys, and in about an hour''s time they "Oh, but, Tom," said Pansy, "we''ll all be home long, long before soon end, Tom took up his rifle and went off all by himself to look for "Now, what if these wild dogs return some night," said Tom to Frank, "and Then came sleep, and when Tom looked at his watch--next morning let me "Tell us all your story again," said Tom to his uncle, as the children "Oh, by the by," said Tom one day to the professor, "I forgot to tell you 12164 "What do you think about the old place, Uncle Timmy?" questioned Sally "Oh, come away home!" cried Alec, impatiently, before Sally was half "How good it is to have you back!" said Sally, returning the look. "Go on, Sally, you''re game," and Max grinned at Josephine and Bob. "I look like a little boy now, don''t I?" suggested Sally, smiling up at "We don''t like to wait," said Jarvis, still watching Sally, although his Donald Ferry and his mother now came up the steps, and Jarvis and Sally Sally looked at her friend for a minute, thinking as she did so that "This is what comes," said he, in reply, and looking around at Sally with living-room looks the way I like to have it when they come home, won''t and they told Sally that Max would come in time to see her off. 12190 "Captain Horn," said she, "Mrs. Cliff is in a state of nervous fear, and When Edna Markham told Mrs. Cliff what the captain had said about their captain followed, and behind him came Ralph, Edna, and Mrs. Cliff. "Mrs. Cliff, Miss Markham, and Ralph," said the captain, "I have a few "Do you know," said he, "what I think of Captain Horn? "Ralph," said the captain, as soon as the boy reached him, "I see Mrs. Cliff has been speaking to you, and so you know about the arrangements After the noonday meal, on the day of Captain Horn''s departure, Mrs. Cliff went apart with Maka and Cheditafa, and there endeavored to find When they reached the beach, the captain shook hands with Edna, Mrs. Cliff, and Ralph, and then, turning to Cheditafa, he informed him that If Captain Horn should never come back, Mrs. Cliff thought that Edna 12681 Jerry and Greg kept telling me things to write, till the page was "Let''s tell Mother and Aunt!" said Greg, and started running back "Shut up, Greg," said Jerry; "you don''t understand. "I thought _some_body ought to write to the Bottle Man," he said, "_No_," Jerry said; "put Chris, the way you did before. sounds which he said were exactly like what the Sea Monster''s voice Greg looked up suddenly from beside me, and said: "Like your precious toad, I suppose," said Jerry. "Isn''t it queer," Jerry said, "to think that people are there and we For quite a time we didn''t hear it, and then Jerry said: I said days, I thought, and Jerry sighed a little and went back to They came back after what seemed a long time, and our man said: she said: "Greg wants to see the ''Bottle Man''." We asked if we might 12998 sure to be, round all the time, I don''t know," said Miss Hepsy, "Yes, and thank you, Judge Keane," said Miss Goldthwaite with a "How old are you, child?" said Miss Hepsy, turning to Lucy, after a "Yes," said Tom soberly; and the next moment Aunt Hepsy''s tall figure "I will try, Miss Goldthwaite," said Tom with a new great earnestness they said; while Mr. Goldthwaite, Miss Keane, Minnie, and Tom went to "Oh no," said Lucy, laughing a little; "Miss Keane''s was just as "O Miss Goldthwaite," said Tom in a great burst of happiness, "Mr. Robert Keane says he will take me to Philadelphia with him, and help "I guess you needn''t fly round much to-day, Lucy," said Aunt Hepsy "Thank you, Aunt Hepsy," said Lucy gently. up," she said; and again something in Aunt Hepsy''s face set Lucy "Three months is a long time, Aunt Hepsy," said Lucy at last. 13234 "O, Ester, you''re cross!" said Sadie, in a good-humored tone, coming "You wouldn''t think so by to-morrow evening," Ester said, shortly. "I shall think for her," Dr. Van Anden said, coming down the stairs. "I think I haven''t seen her look better this great while," Ester "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, "_Really_, mother," Sadie said, as the little girl went stamping up Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester''s heart--as likely to be to go, Sadie had such a brisk, business-like way of saying "Ester New York bride looks; besides, you know, dear mother, I want to stay "Ester," said Abbie quickly, "I couldn''t marry a man who was not a "That man," said Mr. Foster, turning to Ester, as the door closed Ester felt it in her very soul, Dr. Douglass, her mother, Sadie, all "Sadie," said Ester, in a low, shocked tone, "_do_ you think we are 13337 "Oh, mother, _are_ you going away?" said Milly, hanging round her Olly looked puzzled, but Milly thought a minute, and then said quickly, "Oh yes," said Milly, "that''ll be like my geography lesson--come, Olly. "There''ll be the new children, Olly," said Milly, "and the little rivers "Keep hold of me, Olly," said Milly, with an anxious little face. "What a funny little girl Bessie is, mother!" said Milly. "Mother, isn''t Becky very nice?" said Milly, as they walked away. "It _is_ a little bit like going upstairs, don''t you think, Olly?" said "Mother has a bag like that," said Milly; "it has lots of little toys in "Then I hope a big stone won''t come," said Milly, feeling just a little "Olly, do come and help mother and me with the tea-things," cried Milly, "Mother," said Milly, when they could not see Aunt Emma any more, and 13997 "It looks as if it were meant, Luclarion," said Mrs. Ripwinkley, at "If you once begin to alter, you''ve got to make all over," said Mrs. Ledwith, a little fractiously, putting the scissors in with "The girls get it; we have to live in our children," said Mrs. Megilp, self-renouncingly. "I asked Mrs. Mig," Desire pursued, "and she said some people''s part "You might live all your days here," said Mrs. Ledwith to her Then Kenneth Kincaid said,--"Miss Desire, why won''t you come and come right up stairs, with her little petticoats and things to work "But the little children, Miss Craydocke," said Mrs. Ripwinkley. "I guess I know, mother," said Hazel, a little while after this, one "I don''t think Uncle Oldways minded much," said Mrs. Ledwith to "And the ''little round Godamighty in the middle of it,''" said Mrs. Ripwinkley, her face all bright and her eyes full of tears. 14608 Kyzie thought not; so Jimmy went on telling Lucy what he knew of Castle said to the engine, ''Come here, little choo choo, Eddo won''t hurt oo.'' "He is trying to tell you how glad he is to see you," said Mr. Templeton, as the children shouted and clapped their hands. But for Kyzie and Edith and Jimmy the good times had begun already. "Look, Lucy," whispered Jimmy; "there''s a boy I know over there at that After breakfast Edith happened to leave the dining-room just behind Mrs. McQuilken, who held her two cats cuddled up in her arms like babies, "How do _you_ know?" asked Jimmy-boy, who thought Nate was putting on "My little boys, Pitt and Roscoe, liked to hear him do that," said Mrs. McQuilken. Before Kyzie had time to say, "Why, Lucy!" little Eddo ran up the steps "But Jimmy-boy, it won''t be very much," said Edith. 14623 "My dear Mun Bun!" said his mother, pulling the little boy out from under "All right, come along, Little Flower, and you, too, Whistler," said Mr. Bunker, giving Russ a pet name he used occasionally. "What are you making now, Russ?" asked his father, while Mrs. Bunker went Russ, Rose, and all the rest of the six little Bunkers got up early next "''Cause I want her to look nice for Grandma Bell," said the little girl. "Now you''re all right," said Mrs. Bunker to her little girl, as Vi came Russ and Laddie said they wanted to sleep together, while Rose and Violet "My father and my mother and six of us little Bunkers," answered Laddie. But Laddie was not with the other little Bunkers, for Russ saw Rose, Vi, "All of us are here now--the whole of the six little Bunkers," said Russ. 15072 "The Queens ought to come next," said King, but Marjorie''s sense of "But, Father," said Marjorie, "how can you take so much time away from older people, and Mrs. Maynard said, "Yes, Pompton, let us stop and "Yes, let''s do that, King," said Marjorie, looking at her brother, amazed "Well, I think spiders are sort of fairies," said Marjorie, looking "Not quite a week, I think," said Kitty, and Marjorie added, "So we want Then Marjorie said, "No, Grandma won''t let us girls go on "Yes, I know quite a few," said Marjorie, "and King knows several boys; "Did you ever see anything like it?" said King to Marjorie, as they "I don''t think you ought to talk like that, King," said Marjorie. Marjorie looked thoughtful a moment, and then she said, "Grandma, I don''t Marjorie, as she said, "What are you doing here, little girl?" "But you will have to, King," said Marjorie. 15169 Flossie and Freddie, hand in hand, skated ahead a little way. Bert and Nan skated on ahead, knowing that Flossie and Freddie would try "Oh, the ice-boat is running away with Flossie and Freddie!" cried Nan, as While Flossie and Freddie were being driven home by the woodchopper, Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey, with Bert and Nan, left far behind on the ice when the Mrs. Bobbsey led Nan and Bert and Flossie and Freddie to one But if Mr. Bobbsey thought he was going to find Flossie and Freddie soon Mrs. Bobbsey, Nan, Bert, none of them, had seen the little twins rush past Led by Mr. Bobbsey, Bert and Nan, with Flossie and Freddie trailing on to have Freddie and Flossie, as well as Nan and Bert, come in to play with "Yes, Nan and Bert are getting a little older," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "We''re part of the Bobbsey twins," said Freddie. 1527 1530 15655 "Where''s Mother?" Meg and Bobby Blossom demanded the moment they opened Mother Blossom gave hers to Bobby, and Aunt Polly handed hers to Meg, to age; he and Dot wanted to be thought just as old as Bobby and Meg. One for Dot," said Meg dividing, and giving Bobby his. Meg, Father Blossom had once said, saved a good many minutes that other Back of Louise sat Meg and Dot. Bobby and Twaddles were almost at the Mother Blossom said Dot and Twaddles could go, and in another minute Dot, of course, would run with Twaddles, and Meg and Bobby promised to "I want Dot to stay in the house to-day," said Mother Blossom, after "I don''t see why she says it''s going to snow," said Bobby to Meg, as Bobby and Meg helped Dot and Twaddles take back the papers and then it 16472 "There''s one thing I want my little boy to learn," said the father, as Young as was Nick Ribsam, there was not a boy in the school who dared The next year Nick brought his sister Nellie to school. Mr. Ribsam turned his head and looked at Nick. "I''ve got to stay there so long," said Nick, in bidding his sister "Nick, go look for your sister," said his mother, as she came back from When Nick Ribsam set out to find his missing sister Nellie, he made the "They have gone on to the woods to look for Nellie," said the father. Shortly after entering the wood, Nick called attention to two star-like Nick Ribsam, like all boys, was fond of a gun and dog, and he did not "That''s a fine gun you have there, Herbert," said Nick, venturing to better time," said Nick, once more taking the hand of Nellie and 16756 "And aren''t you glad, too, Bert?" Flossie Bobbsey, who had first asked room had been saved in this one for Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie. "I''ll give you some of mine," offered Nan. Flossie and Freddie were too excited, looking at sights along the road, Bert and Nan, with Flossie and Freddie, had come back from Cedar Camp, "Bert, go call your father," said Mrs. Bobbsey, for her husband had gone "That''s Flossie," said Nan. Again came the voice of a little child, crying either in fear or in children," and she looked at Bert and Nan. The older Bobbsey twins shook their heads. Bert and Nan, with Flossie and Freddie, were gathering flowers not far Bert and Nan, with Flossie and Freddie, had good times at the country So while Nan stayed with Flossie, Freddie started off by himself to look We''ll save Flossie and Freddie," said Mr. Bobbsey. 16853 ''Stephen, you know your chapter well,'' said Miss Anne. I need not describe to you how Miss Anne heard Stephen read his chapter, Stephen scarcely heard what Miss Anne said to him, while he watched ''My poor boy,'' said Miss Anne''s gentle voice, and he felt her hand laid I like your Miss Anne, Stephen; but your master is a terrible ''Stephen,'' said Martha one Saturday night, after their work was done, was coming, Stephen must fare like grandfather and little Nan. As soon as ''Oh, Miss Anne!'' cried Tim; ''it will kill poor Stephen, if it come upon ''We will not talk about Stephen,'' said Miss Anne; ''but I will tell you ''Yes,'' said Miss Anne mournfully; ''if, like Stephen, you had opened your ''I''m come to take care of Miss Anne,'' said Stephen, ''They''ve not got in ''Stephen,'' Miss Anne said, ''you have forgiven all your enemies: Tim, who 16918 "The best way, I''ve a notion," said Winthrop looking round at "Mamma," said Winthrop, "I wish Asahel was a little older. "I don''t know what I shall like best, sir," said Winthrop. "What makes him want to send his children here?" said Mrs. Landholm without looking up from her work. Some little time had passed, and Winthrop went there to look "Well -no," said Winthrop looking at the river; "I shall have "The little one don''t look well," said Mrs. Landholm. "Winnie," said Elizabeth putting a bank bill into the little "Come in," said Winthrop, -and to Elizabeth''s exceeding "I wish you had a seat, Mr. Landholm," said Elizabeth, looking "Take care, Miss Elizabeth," said Winthrop, as her foot "Don''t look much like it -things at present," said Winthrop. "Look here," said Elizabeth a little shortly, -"when I speak "But _you_ know her, Winthrop," said Winnie a little timidly, 16956 "And what are you going to do?" asked Bunny Brown''s sister Sue. Grandpa Brown, who was walking down the path at the side of the Bunny Brown said, he did know a little bit about climbing. "You look just like the circus man," said Sue. For one of the men in the Even Wango, the queer monkey pet of Mr. Winkler, the old sailor, liked Bunny and Sue. But they had not seen Wango for some time now; not since coming to the Ben Hall laughed, and looked at Bunny and Sue in a queer sort of way. "Bunny and I got up the circus first," said Sue, "and then the big boys BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS 17095 Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue were two wise little children, wiser than called "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods," which is just Go and love your mother for a change!" laughed Mr. Brown as he squirmed away from Bunny and Sue, who had hugged him and "Well," said Mr. Brown, after he had told Bunny, Sue and their mother "And then Sue saw Fred coming home--in by the back way," added Bunny, "Look here, Sue and Bunny," said Mr. Brown, a bit firmly but still "We''re coming!" cried Bunny and Sue, and with last looks at the big car, "Well, I''m glad you came in time," said Mrs. Brown, as she led Bunny "Well, I hope Bunny gets the dogs clean this time," said Mrs. Brown as This is what Mrs. Brown, Bunny and Sue said as Uncle Tad, dripping wet, 17096 that Bunny Brown and his sister Sue lived with their father and mother, trouble--Bunny Brown and his sister Sue, or Wango, the queer little But when Mother Brown went into Bunny''s room Sue was not "We won''t," promised Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. That week began the work of getting ready to go to camp. "Good-bye!" called Bunny and Sue to some of their little boy and girl Bunny Brown and his sister Sue, their mother, Uncle Tad and even Splash Daddy Brown struck at something in the water, and Bunny and Sue, running Bunny Brown and his sister Sue, with their father, mother, Uncle Tad and When Mr. Brown, Bunny, Sue and Bunker Blue came back from their little BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP-REST-A-WHILE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP-REST-A-WHILE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP-REST-A-WHILE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP-REST-A-WHILE 17097 "Bunny can''t come, ''cause we''re playing soldier and Indian," said Sue. Bunny Brown and his sister Sue liked it in the big woods that stretched woods that morning when Mrs. Brown called Bunny and Sue to do something book in the series, called "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp So Bunny played with the Teddy bear a bit, while Sue looked at the toy Mrs. Brown gave Bunny the milk pail, and soon he and Sue, leaving Splash I''m not afraid of the _dog_, Bunny Brown," said Sue. Letting the old man take the pail, Bunny and Sue went to look at the "I''ll lead her away and tie her," said Uncle Tad. Bunny and Sue heard him tramping up from his tent to theirs and then he Holding the hands of Bunny and his sister Sue, one on either side, Mr. Brown started on a little search around the tents. 17314 "I wish you''d come out," said Anthea, also taking courage. The thing turned its long eyes to look at her, and said-"I don''t know," Cyril said sadly; "it mayn''t be like that now--things "I don''t believe we _shall_ turn to stone," said Robert, breaking a long I should think so," said Martha angrily; "out all day like "I say," said Robert, "do you feel up to giving wishes to-day, because "I don''t care who asks or who doesn''t," said Robert, "but Anthea and I "I know we did," said Robert in gloom, "but I wish the Lamb wasn''t quite "Tell me," said Anthea, "why don''t our wishes turn into stone now? Now Anthea and Jane and Cyril and Robert were very like you in "Look here," said Cyril, "you can let people come in again in a minute. "Well, she _will_," said Robert; "you''ve wished, my good Jane--and our 17412 "This is going to be white, like the lace window curtains," replied Nan. While Freddie and Flossie watched her with deep interest, she took a "Bert broke my boiler!" said Freddie, and began to cry. The excitement increased, and Mrs. Bobbsey came forth, followed by Freddie and Flossie, who had just "Nan and Bert can go to school," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "For shame, Danny Rugg, to hit Bert so hard as that!" cried Nan. "Why, Bert, what makes you sleep so soundly this morning?" said Mrs. Bobbsey. "It was just splendid!" said Nan to Bert, on the way home. "Oh, it is pleasure enough just to sail around," said Nan. Many other boys and girls wished a ride on the ice boat, and in the end "Freddie can make a little cake while we make a big one," said Bert. "Oh, Bert, not so hard!" said Nan, and ran to open the back door. 17492 "Is sand the best place to dig for gold?" Rose wanted to know. "Yes, but the answer to my riddle is a _big_ hole," said Laddie. "Yes, we''ll have cute little beds to sleep in," said Mother Bunker. Mrs. Bunker, who had left Rose in charge of Margy and Mun Bun, came out She began at Russ, and went to Rose, to Violet, to Laddie, and to Margy, "Are all the six little Bunkers here?" Cousin Tom wanted to know, with a I do!" cried Mun Bun and Laddie, and the girls, Rose also, said "And it will be time for you, Russ and Rose, in a little while," said Daddy Bunker looked for some little time longer, pulling the sand about "Yes, Laddie has a crab," said Daddy Bunker. "I think the crab fishing will be good to-day," said Daddy Bunker. "Come on, Mun Bun and Margy!" called Rose as she saw Russ and Laddie 17506 "Of course they must, Diana," said Iris, coming forward, "and, Apollo, Iris held Diana by one hand and Orion by the other, and Apollo ran on "Iris," said Diana''s voice at that moment, "we are not surely to have "Oh, my poor, dear, little boy!" said Miss Stevenson. "Orion," she said, turning to her little brother, "you take good care "The fact is, Miss Diana, you want a right good talking to," said "Jane," said Mr. Dolman, "this poor little girl is in great trouble. "Well, my dear little girl," she said, drawing Diana to her side, "and "Diana, my dear, you are a very naughty little girl; come here," said "You would not let a little girl be beated?" said Diana. "Iris," she said to the little girl, "I want you and Apollo to come "Come to me, little missy," she said to Diana. "So you is our little mother now, Iris?" she said. 17616 At Mr. Van Buren''s wish, little Sky-High was sent for. "Come in, Sky-High," said Mrs. Van Buren. "Hoqua, madam," said Sky-High, bowing to his mistress, "was the great Mrs. Van Buren smiled, and arranged that little Sky-High should wash and "Sky-High will not say ''Mandarin'' any more," said Mrs. Van Buren. It was about this time that little Lucy began to wonder if Sky-High were Mrs. Van Buren went in and took the plate down; and little Sky-High "Sky-High," said Mrs. Van Buren, "what was that sound I heard?" "And the little Wang High-Sky said, ''Let me go and see. "Sky-High," said Mrs. Van Buren, very earnestly, to her little servant, "That heaven--it is beautiful, mistress," said little Sky-High. said to Mrs. Van Buren, "You will surely let Sky-High come up-stairs on "Yes, Sky-High," said Mrs. Van Buren, "that the children may see the little Lucy said to Sky-High. 17878 Bunny Brown looked up at his sister Sue, holding a bit of syrup-covered At any rate Bunny Brown and his sister Sue certainly had fun playing out "Well, our Red Cross Chapter certainly needs money," remarked Mrs. Brown, with a sigh; "but I''m afraid you can''t help us any, Bunny." But she hardly knew Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. On to the hardware store hurried the group of children. tree now, Bunny turned to Sue and asked her what she had said. with Sue, while Mrs. Brown, Bunny and Mart followed. "Come on, Sue!" cried Bunny Brown. sight of Bunny Brown, who was still on the trapeze, went sister Sue. CHAPTER XVIII BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME 1792 THIS EBOOK WAS ONE OF PROJECT GUTENBERG''S EARLY FILES PRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN PROOFING METHODS AND TOOLS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IS AN IMPROVED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY BE VIEWED AS EBOOK (#23045) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23045 18420 "I guess the long train ride is tiring them," said Papa Bobbsey, looking Nan and Bert, you look after Flossie and Freddie." So while Mrs. Bobbsey and Nan were helping up the fat cook, Bert gave his father a tin "Now look here, Freddie," said Mr. Bobbsey. "Aren''t Nan and Bert going?" asked Freddie. "That sounds like our Snap!" said Freddie, almost at the same time. Nan, Flossie and Freddie came home from school their mother said to "I like Dorothy," said Freddie, "and I''m glad she''s coming ''cause I want Tommy a little later, when he was taking Freddie home, for Mr. Bobbsey Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together. "Now you can finish the rest of him," said Bert to Flossie and Freddie. Flossie and Freddie, as well as Nan and Bert, spent as much time on the "And you two be careful," said Nan to Flossie and Freddie. 18421 Bunny and Sue had been in Mrs. Golden''s store before, "Oh, it''s Bunny Brown and his sister Sue!" exclaimed Mrs. Golden, when Bunny and Sue tugged at the box on which Mrs. Golden had been standing On their way to school the next day Bunny and Sue went past Mrs. Golden''s store to ask how she was. "We''ve had a lovely time!" they said to Bunny and Sue. Just before supper Mrs. Brown needed something from the store. "We''ll get it at Mrs. Golden''s corner store!" said Bunny. "Where''s Mrs. Golden?" he asked, as he saw Bunny and Sue, whom he knew. "You stayed rather a long time," said Mrs. Brown, when Bunny and Sue Bunny and Sue hastened back to Mrs. Golden''s store. The next day Bunny, Sue, and Charlie again came to Mrs. Golden''s store. Bunny and Sue, who had been about to go home, looked at Mrs. Golden and 18461 "He hasn''t got the croup!" Rose cried again, while Russ began to laugh "Of course she does, Mun Bun," said Rose, quickly hugging the little "Yes," said Mun Bun, grabbing at the colored boy''s cold, wet hand. "Here he is, Mother," said Russ, entering the hall with the colored boy. Russ, and Rose, and Violet, and Laddie, and Margy, and Mun Bun where "Let me have dat mouf organ, little boy," said Sam, observing Laddie''s Mun Bun was not a very disobedient little boy; but as Daddy Bunker said, Russ and Rose Bunker scarcely realized that the chances of the big "You talk pretty good, I guess, Mun Bun," said Russ. "She''s got to have help," said the wireless operator, and Russ and Rose Russ Bunker looked very funny--Rose said he did--when he suddenly came "I know it wasn''t, Russ," said Daddy Bunker, with a pride that the "But Rose is right, Laddie," said Russ. 18496 it came from a roguish-looking child, hanging half-way out of a window "Robin," he answered, and leaned farther out to look into her box. Robin smiled on Grace like an old friend when she appeared at the conversation, and in a short time Mrs. Estel was listening to little So patient little "Big Brother" kept on turning the crank, long after Robin watched Mrs. Estel with such sadness, so pathetic in a child, as day after day Robin''s little feet "No, the little fellow''s scarcely a mite of trouble," Mrs. Dearborn said, "Robin tucks ze black dancin'' bear in bed, an'' Big Brother tucks It seemed little short of sacrilege to Mrs. Dearborn, whose own children had regarded it for years from an He lay awake a long time that night smoothing Robin''s But he thought of little Robin fifteen miles Steven was left at home to wait and wonder what message Mrs. Estel 18522 "Yes," said Ollie, taking the basket; "I will not be a minute. "There is Lucy," said Ollie; "I wonder what she is doing with her bag "Yes," said Mrs. Rogers, "you may go; but it looks a little showery, and Ollie and Lucy watched Chubby till she set her plate of berries safely "Oh, you can''t go, Lucy," said Ollie; "see how that great tree bends; "There is a wreck, Ollie," said Lucy, "and the men at the life-saving the children saw that Ollie''s papa and mamma had gone to the beach. When they began working the car Lucy and Ollie stood by looking on, and "Ollie," said Lucy, "I have an idea. "Oh, yes, Lucy," said Ollie, "run--run quickly. Lucy and Sambo were off in a hurry, and as soon as they were gone Ollie "Ah, Miss Lucy," said Ollie, laughing, "you see they have found it so 18582 "Come out here," said Tom. Gypsy climbed out of the window without the "Ow!" said Gypsy, with a little scream, "there''s a horrid old snail "It is really a serious matter, Gypsy," said Mrs. Breynton, looking "That''s a long time," said Gypsy, shaking her head; "I wouldn''t trust "You may go and put away the things, Gypsy," said Miss Melville, still But words that Mrs. Breynton said with a kiss did not slip away from Gypsy''s memory "for good "_Little boys!_" said Winnie, with a terrible look; "I''m five years old, "Looks as much like a little green monkey as anything," said Tom, making a "I''ve been walking in my sleep," said Gypsy, with a little laugh; "I came "Why, there''s no harm done, Tom, dear," said Gypsy, looking up into his "Just like Gypsy, for all the world!" said Tom, the next morning. "They must be back by this time," said Gypsy; "Tom!" 18666 "Polly," said her sister Helen, "you''ve come at last. pretty little bower bedroom where Polly lay on her white bed, Dr. Maybright opened the door and came in. "Polly," said her father, coming suddenly up to her, "please take good "I think Helen may be allowed to speak," said Polly. "That''s a good little Fly," said Helen, kissing her affectionately in "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but "My little girl," he said, pushing back the tumbled hair from Polly''s "Only," said Helen, "that I think I know what makes father look so gray, "After all, there never were girls quite like Helen and Polly," he said home to-night, Polly,'' she said--''keep up heart, Poll dear--father''ll "Oh, she makes me feel good!" said Polly, hugging the little creature "Come here, my little girl," he said, "and tell me what you want." 18770 ''My dear Mary,'' said I, one morning, to my widowed sister, as she sank ''My dear Mary,'' I repeated, ''you have said enough--I only ask for a few were having such a good time down stairs, they could not hear the bell,'' ''Susan is out, marm,'' said a granite voice from the second story. ''Why, Mrs. Phillips, just come down stairs, please; I want to speak to ''One moment, Sabina,'' said Mary, beginning to realize her false position ''That''s what we want to know sir;'' exclaimed the cook, a little let down ''We thought some one was sick, sir,'' said Sabina. not take the trouble to ask for what they wanted at that time, they departure, ''of my cook,'' I said, looking right at her, ''for you know account of no time, no matter what it was, I always said, ''why, that''s I said ''come in,'' and Sabina entered, looking very healthy 18817 "Do you think we''re going to like this?" Ricky waved her hand vaguely in "Beans or--" Ricky''s hand closed upon Val''s arm with a nipper-like grip. "Look!" Ricky laughed unsteadily and released Val''s arm. Val and Ricky sat up and looked about with wondering interest. sho''t-cut ''cross dis-a-way." Sam turned into a side path and Val With an idea of escaping Ricky by joining his brother, Val hurried "Come on," Ricky pulled at Val''s sleeve, "let''s explore." "Ricky!" Val clapped his black hand over her mouth and turned to "Here, let me try." Rupert took it from Val''s hands and put it down on "So Val looks like the ghost," Charity said a moment later. Ricky and Val, he turned to Charity. Val looked into Ricky''s room. "Everything will come right again," Val repeated as Ricky came back to Ricky got up from the end of Val''s cot and went to look. 18968 One fine, breezy morning in October, Master White came suddenly of you, and let us fly the Kite high up in the blue sky; come as "As high!" said James White, "six times as high, at the very time, "O, well done, James White, and well done, Kite!" the grass to hold the string, which James White said was seemed to be increasing, and James White said he began to be White; "how she struggles!" Again came the wind, again the Kite to do this till James White said he was sure something must happen. He was right, the Kite did fly directly towards the trees, as James James White scarcely looked at the rooks; he said he had more They saw a pretty little baby fast asleep, and at its feet a cat Then Sally took up little Annie, and got a large brown pan for 19555 Then Mrs. Brown took Bunny and Sue home, and on the way the brother and Bunny Brown and his sister Sue stood looking at the queer, big And--"splash!" in went Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. Right in the "Come on, Sue," said Bunny to the little girl, and they turned back on "Oh, Bunny and Sue!" said Mrs. Brown. though, Splash had gone off by himself, and had found Bunny and Sue. Then along came papa and Grandpa Brown, and that ended the little farm," grandpa said to Bunny, Sue and Mother Brown, "that Gypsy man BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA''S FARM 19565 "Have I what?" asked the tall boy, who worked on the dock where Mr. Brown, the father of Bunny and Sue, carried on a boat and fish business. "Well, I wonder where Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue have gone?" said "And it''s afraid!" said Sue. Coming down the road toward the big ark was a small Shetland pony, run away?" asked Mr. Brown, while Bunny and his Sister Sue looked with Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue drove Mr. Tallman in the pony cart along "Oh, thank you!" said Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue. They got into the pony cart, and they let Splash stay in, too, because BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONY BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONY BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONY BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONY 19736 said Laddie, after watching Rose and Russ a bit. "Are you sure it was a little child you heard calling?" asked Mrs. Bunker, overtaking the four children. "Russ, Rose, Laddie, Vi, Mun Bun--Where is Margy?" she suddenly Each of the men Mr. Bunker asked said he had not seen the little lost "We are looking for my little girl," said Mr. Bunker. "Where was she?" asked Mrs. Bunker, as she saw her lost little girl. put her in some hiding-place, as you do your bones," went on Aunt Jo. Alexis waved his big tail, sniffed at Rose''s doll, and then barked "What are Mun and Margy Bunker doing?" asked Vi. CHAPTER VI "Well, then that''s a sure sign he was pleased," said Aunt Jo. Margy and Mun Bun had been partly dried off in time for lunch, and the "You have to thank Margy and Mun Bun for them," she said to Russ, Rose 19816 "Where are Russ and Vi and Mun Bun?" cried Daddy Bunker. Ben took Vi from Russ and Daddy Bunker released Mun Bun. Then they all Cowboy Jack''s and leave my little Bunkers under that old house, could "But I guess we''ve got to find Mun Bun," said Vi. Russ, however, had another idea. "Don''t mind, Russ," said Rose in a soft little voice when the man had "Now, Rose, and you, Laddie," said Mother Bunker admonishingly, as she Russ and Laddie were in the upper berth over daddy and Mun Bun. The boys "You are right, Russ," said Daddy Bunker. "I guess we have got it all, Mun Bun," said the little girl. Rose and Russ, and even the smaller children, liked Cowboy Jack right "Now, come on, all you little Bunkers," said Cowboy Jack. where Rose and Russ went) the two older Bunker children rode away from 20052 _know_ Phil didn''t mean a word of it; but Felix felt awfully hurt. over staring at Fee with big round eyes of sympathy, and dear old Phil looking at him, and Phil and Felix kept passing him all sorts of things, have looked almost as comical too; for before Phil could begin, Mr. Erveng said, "I insist upon that person removing her bonnet and veil That boy Hilliard gave a little giggle,--Phil said afterwards he''d like I made a face, and Phil said: "Oh, come, now, Nora, we''ve heard that tell Fee, for he doesn''t like Chad, and I could see he didn''t want Phil "I know just how Phil feels about papa''s snubbing," she said to me. Phil answered at once, "All right, old fellow; come on!" And Fee went. "Jack," said Nora, when I got out in the hall, "Phil has gone out to see 20133 "I''m glad it isn''t Bunny or Sue," said Mrs. Brown. looking inside Bunny and Sue saw a queer little colored girl, her kinky "I''ll tell them all about you, Wopsie," said Aunt Lu. Then she told Bunny and Sue how the little colored girl had reached New "Well, did you have a good time?" asked Mother Brown when Bunny and Sue Mrs. Brown and her sister, who was the aunt of Bunny and Sue, went down "But we''ll find Wopsie''s aunt some time," said Bunny, and Sue thought BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU''S CITY HOME 20134 shop than ever to Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. They walked away from Bunny and Sue had finished their supper, Mrs. Brown taking only a cup of tea, when their father came in. "Time for little sailors to turn in!" said Mother Brown, and soon Bunny _Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove._ _Page 154_] _Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove._ _Page 154_] _Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove._ _Page 154_] BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE 20200 Frederick Mortimer from school: it was within a few days of Christmas; And according to Harriet''s proposal, the two little girls began to run Harriet even fancied she saw her dear brother John looking ''The coaches are both past, papa,'' said Harriet, ''without John and ''And where now my little girls,'' said Mrs. Mortimer; ''not to the ''But I do not know they are coming,'' said Harriet: ''do dear Elizabeth coming, papa,--they are coming, mamma,'' said Harriet and Elizabeth ''Wait till to-morrow, boys,'' said Mr. Mortimer, ''the ice is not strong ''We can very well wait another day, Frederick,'' said John, as he saw day with Mr. Wexford, for the families to meet at Beech Grove, Mr. Mortimer and his children returned towards the park. ''I think papa is very good and kind, do not you, mamma?'' said Harriet, Mrs. Mortimer moved away with the children: for she saw that Harriet 20309 weather grew warm enough, Mrs. Brown let Bunny and Sue go out to play. readers something about Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. Those were the names of the children. "Didn''t you tell Bunny never to make a bob?" asked Sue, as Daddy Brown A little later Bunny and Sue reached home, and Mrs. Brown the time passed most happily for Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. As mile after mile was reeled off by the train, the children began to before going to bed, Mrs. Brown looked at what Bunny and Sue took, "I wouldn''t like to ride in one of those cars," said Sue to Bunny. While Bunny Brown and his sister Sue were traveling in the freight car "I''m Bunny and this is my sister Sue," answered the little boy. "I''m Bunny Brown and this is my sister, Sue," said the little fellow. 20311 "Why, Flossie and Freddie Bobbsey!" cried Nan, the older sister of the "Well, we had a good time, anyhow," said Freddie to Flossie. "That''s what Flossie and Freddie thought," said Bert to his father. "Did you see any gypsy man come into the yard and get Helen?" asked Mr. Bobbsey. There being nothing more he could do just then at the Porter home, Mr. Bobbsey went back to his own family, and told his wife, Flossie, Freddie glad it wasn''t Flossie or Freddie the gypsies took away with them." Flossie and Freddie went to bed earlier than Nan and Bert, who were "Why, it''s Flossie and Freddie!" cried Mrs. Bobbsey, as she saw the two "And I''ll stay out here in the goat wagon," said Freddie, while Flossie Blueberry Island, until Mother Bobbsey said it was time for Flossie and "But, Flossie and Freddie, you mustn''t come here alone again," said Mr. Bobbsey. 20314 "Do you know, Aunt Hetty, I thought it was you," said the boy eagerly as "Why did Periwinkle want to leave," asked Miss Hetty, now becoming much "You said that the Fat Woman told you about me," hinted Miss Hetty, "Oh, Aunt Hetty wouldn''t--she don''t like my clothes, you know." "Periwinkle and Pearl Toddles, relatives of Miss Hetty Maise," was the "Let the children come to see me soon, Miss Hetty," he urged, "and I may turning to Pearl and Periwinkle, he asked: "How would you like to come "When shall I send the children, Rev. Smith?" asked Miss Maise. "Why Peri," protested the minister''s son, "your Aunt Hetty is one of the "Pearl," said Periwinkle when they were started on their way home, "Have you warned Kitty?" asked Jeoffrey Maise, turning to Miss Hetty. "Peri shall go to college in a few years," said Mr. Grey, "and Pearl 20326 "I like Uncle Fred!" exclaimed Mun Bun, going up to his mother''s brother "And every time the spring dries up the cattle are taken?" asked Mrs. Bunker, while the six little Bunkers listened eagerly to Uncle Fred''s "Where?" asked Daddy and Mother Bunker and Uncle Fred. "Well, I''ll try where Laddie and Russ are sleeping," said Mr. Bunker. Into Uncle Fred''s ranch house went all six little Bunkers. "Russ made a lasso," stated Laddie, while Mrs. Bunker and Uncle Fred His clothes were brushed off, Captain Roy talked a little while with Mr. and Mrs. Bunker, and then went back to his work, and Uncle Fred until Daddy and Uncle Fred come back," said Mrs. Bunker. That afternoon Russ and Laddie and Vi went fishing again, while Mrs. Bunker took the other children for a ride in one of Uncle Fred''s wagons, "Russ and Laddie are there," said Mother Bunker, and she told about the 20492 "It''s well you didn''t kill your brother, Miss Terry," said Nurse Nancy "Oh, you dear, funny old Nurse!" she said; "I''m sure Granny never thought "They couldn''t, Granny dear," said Terry, shaking back her bright curls, "Oh no, please!" said Terry, "we can look after ourselves till you come "Yes, I don''t know how we ever got so wet," said Terry; "but stone stairs Terry named her kitten Snow, and Turly gave his the name of Jet. Nurse Nancy had provided a ribbon and a little tinkling bell for each. "I see someone awfully like Turly; just there in the distance," said Terry. "Oh, Turly, it must come off!" said Terry. "I say, Nurse," said Turly, "don''t you go abusing Terry for nothing. "I don''t like rats," said Terry; "and mind, Turly, it''s you this time, if "We got in to look at it only," said Terry. 20544 Mrs. Trevor had said a few words to the Skipper before they started The Skipper stared in wonder, for as he said this, the big sailor [Illustration: "_''Jack Robinson'' saluted the little Skipper and Dot._"] father had come back, if Dot had not uttered a tiny sob, when the boy "For someone who is always going to act like a man," said the Captain "Yes; come into our room," cried the Skipper. "Yes, I know," cried the Skipper hastily, "and the frogs said--" "Morning, Bob," said the Captain, pressing his boy''s hand hard, and "Where my father''s ship is," said the Skipper. "Right you are," cried the man again; and Bob felt as if he should like "No," said the Skipper, "I am only going to see my father. "Oh, no!" said Bob, looking at the man wistfully. "Yes, ''Jack,''" said the Skipper, turning away his flushed face. 2086 "Nothing very exciting about a house, that I know of, Miss Janet," said "I was thinking of Kink," said Mrs. Avory; "but there''s the garden." "The best thing to do is to ask him," said Mrs. Avory. "That''s very kind of you, Kink," said Mrs. Avory. "To guard the caravan at night and when we are away," said Janet. "The first thing," said Janet, "is the fire," and Jack and Horace were "Oh, Janet," said Hester, "you''re not leaving anything for us to tell!" "But, of course," said Horace, "it doesn''t matter what he looked like "Oh, Gregory, come away," said Janet; "you''re too clever this morning!" "Please give us a little time to discuss it," Janet said, and they all Before the woman said good night and went to her caravan, Hester took "It is our very last night in the caravan," said Janet, "and 20896 "But Herbert is a big boy now, nurse," Caroline had replied; "only think mamma had often said that Herbert had a good heart if he would just When Herbert came to bid his mamma good-night in her room, he had quite Herbert could not help seeing that his mamma really meant what she said, Caroline having sat a long time, began to think that Herbert really did "I never saw any one like you, Charles," said Herbert, with a sneer; "one "Oh, I do wish Herbert had stayed to help us," said Caroline; "I really To Herbert''s great surprise, Caroline returned with a bright smiling face, "It is very good of you, dear Herbert," said Caroline, while their mamma Caroline, while both her mamma and Herbert laughed at her for supposing As they came round by the wood on their way home, Caroline said she would [Illustration: CAROLINE AND HERBERT.] 20984 Author of "Little Prudy Stories," "Dotty Dimple Stories," Etc. Illustrated. snow-storm; Dotty with eyes like living diamonds, Prudy fair and sweet, "Hush, Fly Clifford; you''re the wickedest girl to talk," said Dotty. "How long do you think you''ll have to stay, auntie?" said Prudy. "Yes, auntie," said Horace; "let the girls manage. "That sounds so like Mrs. Pitkin Smith!" said Prudy, laughing. "Didn''t auntie tell us to dress up in her old finery?" said Dotty, "I am glad Fly always minds," said he, looking straight into the little "Yes; and the babies are going to visit their grandmammas," said Mrs. Pragoff; "look at the one in the corner in its nurse''s arms, with a But Prudy was thinking how sorry she was for Mrs. Pragoff and Horace. "Prudy little knows how my heart''s broken," thought Dotty, "or she LITTLE PRUDY''S DOTTY DIMPLE. LITTLE PRUDY''S DOTTY DIMPLE. 21049 Mrs. Martin opened and read the letter as Ted and Janet went back to "This is a letter from your Uncle Toby," said Mrs. Martin, "and there is Teddy and Janet laughed, and Trouble looked at them with wondering eyes. "Probably Uncle Toby is too old a man to bother with pet cats," said Mrs. Martin. Janet, Teddy and Trouble liked to eat, and toward the end of the meal So this time Mrs. Martin called her little boy by his right name. "Yes, Uncle Toby left you a cat, also," said Mrs. Watson. "Only a little," said Mrs. Martin, for she thought if the Curlytops were away?" asked Mrs. Martin, as Ted and Janet went down the street one way "Janet, you come in and stay with Trouble," called Mrs. Martin "I''ll get "You did very well, Curlytops, and Trouble also," said Mrs. Martin, as 21105 little tail erect like a young bottle-brush, which gave vent to a "phizphit," as if indignant at its long confinement, and then proceeded to "So that''s kitty," said Jupp, holding the little thing up on his knee "He''s a fine little chap," said Jupp affably, conceiving a better snow," said the vicar cordially, shaking hands with Jupp; while Teddy, blue-jacket fashion, he went on his way back to the little railwaystation beyond the village where Master Teddy had first made his make a point of coming up to take "Master Teddy and the young ladies" No sooner was this said than it was done; when, Teddy''s little naked Of course, Jupp and Mary came over to wish Teddy good-bye; but, albeit seemed to Teddy as if he were "on the line," like Jupp! office with Mary on his arm, and a young Master Jupp and another little 21106 "Oh, you dear Captain," cried Nellie, hugging the old sailor "Give him the lot, poor chap," cried the old Captain; but Nellie did not after Bob; and the poor boy, sure, not able to swim either!" said she Here Mrs Gilmour and the Captain, with Bob and Nellie, were all "Oh, never mind the Captain," she said laughing at the poor lad''s look said the Captain grimly, he being, like most sailors of the old school, "Why, Captain Dresser," said Bob sympathetically, "she''s just like the "Sure, you''re very late, Captain dear," began Mrs Gilmour when the old "No, Bob," said Nellie, catching another quizzical look from the Captain "I see''d yer, sir," said Dick, the Captain looking round as if awaiting the Captain into Portsmouth, and Mrs Gilmour, with Bob and Nellie, The Captain and Mrs Gilmour, with Bob and Nell, and Dick and Rover, 21109 "I think it''s about time to cut up that lovely new cake!" cried Margot, "Dear Jack, what can I do; a little girl like me?" cried Miss Margot, times, and he will grow worse and worse, if Margot encourages him like Margot loved to watch the lad at moments like these, when he strode send home!" suggested Ron; and, nothing loath, Margot entered the little Ron looked down into the little man''s face with his beautiful dreamy A second time that day Margot came into close contact with Mr George Margot was delighted that the little man should have a chance of seeing "Mr Elgood," said Margot faintly, "you are very good, very kind; I am Like a true daughter of Eve, Margot did her best to help on this happy The way in which Margot said "Please!" with head on one side, and It was six days later when Margot opened her eyes, and found herself 21110 of boys and girls of Darsie''s age, whom, being rich and living rather Darsie feels glad that the poor old lady will be relieved of all her leaves home and faces the world!" said Darsie poignantly. Darsie shot a quick glance at the old lady''s face, met _Not_ a good principle for a working life," pronounced Miss Darsie the routine of life she could not face at this late day, but Darsie''s "Darsie, dear child, how can we thank you?" Mrs Percival''s low voice turning her head, Darsie met the gaze of a girl sitting a few seats "Quite time!" Darsie''s tone was eloquent, and she looked Ralph in the now, Darsie, here comes the chance for ''only a girl!'' A man like Ralph Darsie turned her head and stared curiously into Dan''s face. He turned his head and looked Darsie full in the 21230 said, "Por little thing!" with such a broad accent of pity, Susan felt "Unless you can look more pleasant and aimiable, Sophia Jane," said Aunt "Which way do you like best?" inquired Susan as she and Sophia Jane Susan looked round in surprise; this was kind of Sophia Jane after she Susan remembered that Sophia Jane had called Monsieur "a poor eggsile;" "Sit straight, Sophia Jane, and don''t make faces," said Aunt Hannah, and "When Mademoiselle La Roche is so kind, Sophia Jane," said Aunt Hannah, Sophia Jane looked up from her book, which Susan now saw to be a French "Are there any now?" asked Susan, fixing her eyes on Sophia Jane. Sophia Jane looked much more like herself than when Susan had last seen was all very good of its kind, and to Susan and Sophia Jane it was more Susan and Sophia Jane looked at each 21231 "Another bad mark, Pennie," said Miss Grey; for talking in school hours "Come and hear Pennie''s plan," said Ambrose; "she won''t tell it till you "I suppose," said David, "you forgot the museum when you told Pennie "Come along, do, Miss Pennie," said Nurse entreatingly, "there''s nothing "I suppose Nurse knows we''re coming?" said Pennie, as they were driving "She wanted to come," said Pennie, "but she''s got a cold, so mother "Only four are going to learn," said Pennie; "Miss Unity told me their "I should like Miss Lacy best," said Pennie; and while Ethel was "If you like," said Miss Unity with a great effort, "we might ask Ethel purpose," said Miss Unity coldly; "and you see, Pennie, if they are good "You know, don''t you," she said to Miss Unity, "that it was Pennie''s "If it had not been for Pennie," said Miss Unity, "I should never have 21268 "We shall be driven out of the yacht if you try to carry it home," Mr. Emery replied, moving aft as far as possible. "If possible I shall leave to-night," Neal and Teddy heard him say to At that moment Mr. Emery came out of the pilot-house followed by Mr. Walters, and Neal ran forward to ask which boat his father intended to Although Jake spoke in a positive tone Teddy and Neal were far from "If Poyor is wise he will come now," Cummings said, as he looked "Look," he said to Neal and Teddy, "if Poyor had been discovered the Cummings led the way, and while he was doing so Teddy asked Poyor: "You must take some," Cummings said, when Neal and Teddy turned away. "Do you think he knows we are here?" Cummings asked, and Neal replied: With Jake, Cummings and Poyor spent but little time; neither had any 21428 Among those who had lent money to Farmer Meanwell were Sir Thomas Gripe, Sir Thomas was a very rich man indeed, and Farmer Graspall had more He went to the next village, taking his wife and his two little children Tommy had two shoes, but Margery went barefoot. kind gentleman pitied them, and ordered Margery a pair of shoes and gave Little Margery had seen how good and wise Mr. Smith was, and thought it As soon as the little girl came in put down the first letter," said Goody Two Shoes. Now it happened one evening that Goody Two Shoes was going home rather waiting, so that night came on before her day''s work was done. and the old barn trembled, and so did Goody Two Shoes. and said, "Well, Goody Two Shoes, my good girl, what is it?" "Oh, sir," Mrs. Williams, who lived in Margery''s village, kept school, and taught 21471 MOUNTAIN MOGGY; THE STONING OF THE WITCH, BY WILLIAM H G KINGSTON. MOUNTAIN MOGGY; THE STONING OF THE WITCH, BY WILLIAM H G KINGSTON. "Old Polly Forty Rags, the witch, came from America," said William. "You throw stones at Mountain Moggy!" she said in an incredulous tone. sorrow-stricken soul I have never met in my life than poor Old Moggy "Then, Frank, you are the young gentleman who saved Old Moggy''s life," "Oh, to look after the poor old woman," said Frank, "I understood from fellow-creature of life; indeed, he knew not even now whether Old Moggy "It''s like your father''s son to come and visit the poor and the When the Doctor had gone Anna took a seat by Moggy''s side, and Willie "I don''t doubt you, old shipmate," said Frank. "My dear children," said Dr Morgan, who had entered soon after Moggy 21547 the Grange, and he saw a little girl one day, and Mrs. Brown told Mrs. Mills that he said she looked a ''regular caution.'' I wonder what that "I don''t think I know what you mean," said the little girl in a puzzled "Norah, do you think it''s fairies?" whispered Dan. He had hardly said the words when a little girl sprang suddenly into "It''s Una!" said Norah, and her little brother gave a sigh of "I thought I would come and meet you to-day," said Una, "so I came "Are you a little French girl, then?" asked Dan. Una looked at him gravely. "Why," said Dan, "fairies are dear little people who live in a lovely "Papa is away from home for a few days," said Una. Then she made a little curtsey. "I cannot tell you all the secret, little Una," said her father--"at 21697 "Don''t look so crestfallen, man," said old Mr Ravenshaw heartily, as he a maiden''s heart, Ian," said Victor, looking up at the rugged "Never mind, Vic, push on," said Ian; "of course he would make Tony lie "Hand it here, Vic," said Ian. He covered the stitches with melted gum, blew the charcoal red-hot, followed," said Ian, as he suddenly ceased work and rested his paddle on "Even so, boys," said Ian. The Indian chief, who led the party, held the same opinion, and added "Surely they must have seen us by this time," said Victor, in a voice of It was the first time that Victor Ravenshaw had looked upon a slain man. The house of the old gentleman had, he said, much water "The Red River has overflowed, and the land is flooded," said Ian, in a "Come along, you old savage," said Ian, with a good-humoured nod; "I 21703 days'' journey off--but from the tracks of Robin''s snow-shoes, which he "Hast got a deer, father?" cried little Nelly, as she bounded in advance "My snow-shoe''s broken," said Roy. There was greater cause for anxiety on account of this accident than the "Come now, don''t do that, dear Nell," said Roy, tenderly, "I''ll tell you "Now, Nelly, do you break a lot of the small twigs," said Roy, "and I''ll When Roy and Nelly sat down to gaze in admiration on Silver Lake, they "Now for supper, Nelly," said Roy, seizing his bow, when the hut was Early on the following morning, Roy and Nelly rose to try the new style Roy pondered a few moments, and then said abruptly, "Camp-out, Nelly." "But come, now, what have you got for dinner, Roy?" said Nelly, with an "Now, Nelly, you and Roy will come help me to prepare the feast," said 21752 "The wery dog," said the boy, after looking at his nose; "only growed so said she was poor--and to tell ''ee the plain truth she looked like it-"It was a queer place," said my little companion, looking up in my face "Well, Slidder," said I, as we turned down into the mean-looking alley "No, no!" said Mrs Willis quickly; "I like little boys--when--when said the old woman, with a look of assurance which showed that her mind "Punch," said he, "come here, good dog!" "What do you mean, boy?" said the lady, a gaze of surprise chasing away "Robin," said old Mrs Willis from her bed, in the wheeziest of voices. Mrs Jones," said the little doctor, with a smile, as he drew on his "My dear young friend," said the little doctor, as he entered, "your "There--that''s wot the Slogger told me," said little Slidder, with 21942 Martha slept on, and the baby screamed on, and presently poor Peter and ''Look here, Flossy,'' said Peter, ''if you are quite certain sure that Flossy--you and me and Snip-snap--we''ll take our little baby away, and ''Oh, what a dear baby she is!'' said Flossy. ''She must want her milk,'' said Peter; ''there, Dickory, there''s a darling, ''You know, Peter, she won''t go to sleep without her milk,'' said Flossy. ''Flossy,'' said Peter, ''we have gone a long way from home now, and baby is ''Baby is not at all well, either,'' said Flossy; ''her head is quite hot, half-humorous face to Peter''s, ''let''s take baby to the lady what cried.'' ''Yes,'' said Flossy, ''I love her more than anything; she''s a dear baby, ''I guessed you''d want another baby,'' said Flossy. ''Our baby takes to you, ma''am,'' said Flossy, in a voice of thrilling 22219 boys, and then she would ask Pony''s father if he wanted the child to take boys; but if Pony''s father came along, he would very likely say, "Well, ready to run off right away, was the way his father behaved when Pony got Nearly all the fellows agreed, and Old Hawkins said: "Come along, Pony! Pony Baker, who had come with his father, believed that Jim Leonard would When Pony was gone, Hen Billard said: "Well, going to stay all night, Pony began to be afraid they were going to hurt Jim Leonard if they got "Why, Pony," said his mother, "is there anybody who thinks such a thing "They wished to believe it," said Pony''s father, "and so did Jim, I dare Pony was afraid that Jim Leonard wanted him to run off with the Indians, "Now, you see, Pony," said Jim Leonard, "what a good thing it was that I 22291 ''I''m going to be good now,'' said Betty, hanging her head, and coming ''Yes,'' said Betty, with a little sigh; ''she put them on and went up to thought the little girl would like to come to heaven, if He would let ''Not now,'' said Betty soberly; ''but you did look like one when you were The little girls looked sceptical, and Betty said, ''I''m sure you don''t, Nesta waited, and with a little effort Betty said,-''I like to hear it,'' said nurse; and so did Betty, though a good deal ''Has she come through tribulation?'' asked Betty, looking up suddenly. ''Prince is only a dog,'' said Molly, with a little curl of her lip. ''But I''m not a visitor,'' said the little girl; ''I''m only Betty, and Little Miss Betty must look after that dog of hers. ''I like it,'' said Betty, lying back in his arms, and looking out into 2232 I shall.--Here comes the great Calabrian duke. Your brother, the lord cardinal, and sister duchess. I would wish thee; and ere long thou mayst arrive [Enter FERDINAND, DUCHESS, CARDINAL, and CARIOLA] I'' the morn you shall be safe.--[Aside.] ''Tis that must colour [Aside.] The great are like the base, nay, they are the same, And let you fly at it.--I pray thee, kiss me.-Pray thee, Cariola, let ''s steal forth the room, So shall you hold my favour; I pray, let him; [Enter] DUCHESS, ANTONIO, Children, CARIOLA, and Servants Pray thee, why dost thou wrap thy poison''d pills Dost thou think we shall know one another I pray thee, look thou giv''st my little boy Now let me come to him.--Are you mad, my lord? Hath undone thee; thou ''rt poison''d with that book. That I might find a great man like yourself, Smother thy pity, thou art dead else.--Antonio! 2238 2247 23045 _Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, _Lords_ and _Attendants_._ _Escal._ I shall desire you, sir, to give me leave _Lucio._ I believe thee; for I think thou never wast _Duke._ My holy sir, none better knows than you _Pom._ Sir, but you shall come to it, by your honour''s _Enter, severally, DUKE disguised as a friar, and PROVOST._ 104, 105: Capell (conj.) and Collier end the first line at _must_. _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo? _Duke._ And you, good brother father. _Duke._ He shall know you better, sir, if I may live to _Duke._ ''Tis good; though music oft hath such a charm _Duke._ And here comes Claudio''s pardon. _Lucio._ Friar, thou knowest not the Duke so well as I _Duke._ I thank thee, Varrius; thou hast made good haste: DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, _Duke._ Good friar, let''s hear it. 23069 Margaret, and two little boys, David and Donald are left. boy called Alec Galbraith beats Donald to first place, but David comes young Margaret, and his two boys, Donald and David, their principles Taking Margaret and David by the hand, Donald leading the way with a farewell, he led off Donald and David, while Janet, taking Margaret by Donald and David returned safe home in the evening from their first day THE BOYS OBTAIN PRIZES.--JANET DECLINES RECEIVING VISITS FROM ALEC Alec Galbraith, nor any other of your school-mates, coming here, Donald, ALEC.--DAVID RESOLVES TO GO OUT.--DONALD URGES HIS SISTER AND JANET TO DONALD AND DAVID JANET CONTINUING TO LIVE WITH MARGARET, PAYS FREQUENT stood Margaret and Alec Galbraith, while dear old Janet followed with "Indeed, my dear Donald," said Margaret, when she and her brother were A few days after this Donald and David returned, and called on Margaret 23130 "Do you think," said Maisie, looking with pity at the white and grey Dennis and Maisie had lived with their aunt, Miss Katharine Chester, "And what does Maisie think?" said Aunt Katharine, turning to the little only one left," said Maisie, touching the little round heads softly with "I _must_ go out with Dennis and Maisie," said the little girl in a "Dennis and Maisie will be quite happy indoors," said Mrs Trevor "Lor, mother!" said Anne, "Master Dennis and Miss Maisie warn''t living "Would it be a good home, do you think?" said Maisie to Dennis in a low "Dennis and Maisie," said Philippa, squeezing the kitten under her arm. "I''m sure Dennis and Maisie don''t have kittens to sleep with them," said Dennis turned to Maisie and said softly: "I think one clear day''s quite had said, Dennis and Maisie had been so good to them. 23131 "I have been telling Jane, Sir," said Charles, "that I should most Mrs Barker wished that Jane should set out on her new plan of life, as "I am sure," said Jane, "Mr Rathbone''s kindness is most unlooked for; Jane and Isabella had so little time now for the employment which their Charles thanked him, and said there was but little to tell; and that Poor Charles said what he thought best; but he was so astonished and "I shall not leave you till your friends arrive," replied Charles. "But how should Mrs Everett know that you are here, Charles?" said "I should like a holiday very well," said Isabella, "but Charles and "Well, Jane," said Charles, "what is your opinion of it?" an affectionate message to Charles, and said, he hoped by the time his "O Charles!" said Jane, "remember all his kindness to us." "It gives Jane much satisfaction to think so," said Charles. 23260 out of ear-shot, I heard Captain Bland remark to father that he liked of their ships, the "Eagle," Captain Hake, just about to sail for the for four years on board the good ship "Eagle," South Sea whaler, Captain deal besides, thanks to Medley''s assistance, by the time the ship was and the captain, rushing on deck, ordered a boat to be lowered. On his return to the half-deck, Medley said to me, "Now, Jack, let us Medley, go with me?" said Captain Bland. brought the ship to an anchor in the harbour, when Captain Hake came on get Captain Bland to beg him to allow me to remain on board the "Lady we got nearer I shouted, and soon Captain Bland appeared, followed by captain below, soon coming again on deck told the men that he was appearance of Captain Bland and his boat''s crew caused no little 23387 THE OLD TOWER--CAPTAIN ASKEW''S FAMILY--THE SMUGGLERS--WHY JACK ASKEW talking to his friend, Mrs Askew and Margery in getting his room ready, As long as daylight lasted Captain Askew or Tom had their eye at the "What brings you here, Peter, at this time of night?" asked Captain Stephen was satisfied; he liked Margery and the captain, and Mrs Askew, got home, "like a little boy who had tumbled into the water," he said; "I mind the time before the captain came to the Tower, the matter was About an hour after Charley Blount had left the Tower, Stephen Ludlow THE SEARCH FOR MARGERY--THE SLIPPER--THE VAULT--TOM AND CHARLEY The captain then went back to the Tower, and found blind Peter and old Charley was, however, thinking all the time far more of little Margery, they blindfolded Charley''s and Tom''s eyes, the Captain observing that friends of Captain Askew, so that his way would be likely to be made 23683 "What are you stopping so long for, papa?" asked Bertie, wondering at "Oh, sir," said Mrs. Curtis, "we couldn''t think of intruding unless they "I am going to build a little nest for my birds," Mr. Curtis said, "A stone house is too damp," answered Mr. Curtis, shaking his head. After dinner Mr. Rand opened a large book which Bertie thought looked "I''m afraid Bertie will be wild with excitement," mamma said one day to "If Bertie ever makes as good a man as his father, I shall be content," "Papa, mamma!" shouted Bertie, "look, see what has come; see what a "I suppose you want your horse shod, Squire?" the man asked, looking into the cellar, and while Bertie was waiting, he heard Tom''s voice stone into its place, looked up with a smile, as Mr. Curtis'' "ha! "I don''t see, papa," said Bertie, "what is the use of digging out the 23725 "Come into the boat, boys," said Yaspard, as he ran his skiff to the "What had young Garson said to make Uncle Brüs so angry?" asked Yaspard. "It''s Yaspard Adiesen masquerading like an ass," said Harry Mitchell at "Tuts, man, let him haver," said Harry; then to Yaspard, "Well, go on." Yaspard said, as the boat grounded, "This will be a splendid place for "I never thought of it that way," Yaspard said, looking very "Yaspard will tak care _we_ don''t come off second best," said the boys "I think," said Uncle Brüs suddenly, "that Yaspard has met Vikings as tones, "Fred, lad, it is very like the boy Yaspard; and I don''t see any her--Fred and Yaspard put off in a small boat, very like our Viking''s After a little time Yaspard said, "Will you please let me have some "That will do, boys," said Fred, returning from his boat with a long 23944 24283 24443 25070 25143 25446 25477 25478 25496 25516 25928 "Come along then," said Norman, "I shall like to see the things you talk "Here is my doll''s house," said Fanny, as she led Norman into her neat "You will be a good boy, and let Fanny help you dress, my dear," said hurt Norman''s ball," cried Fanny, running forward and catching Trusty. At length Mrs Leslie and Norman reached Fanny''s garden. "Come with me, Norman," said Fanny, jumping up immediately, "granny will "I think Norman, you should now tell Fanny something about India," said "To look for Fanny''s doll!" said Mrs Leslie, "I thought you did not a good reason for not doing so," said Mrs Leslie, looking at Norman. "Norman will be very good I am sure," said Fanny, fearing that any "I hope Norman will be a good boy to-day, Mrs Maclean," said Fanny, "You shall play with it as much as you like, Norman," said Fanny. 25967 "So this is to be your first day in Wall Street, Rufus," said Miss "I think I shall like it," said Miss Manning, with satisfaction. "Well, how do you like the room, Miss Manning?" said Mrs. Colman, when "Perhaps Mr. Martin will come and board with us," said Rufus, jestingly; the morning," said Rufus, turning to Miss Manning. "Yes; she is a very good little girl," said Rufus, better pleased with a "I think she is a very good little girl," said Rufus; "but then I am "This is my friend, Miss Manning," said Rufus, "and my little sister "Thank you, Rufus," said Miss Manning, smiling, "but I suppose it won''t "Thank you, Rufus," said Miss Manning; "I shall like very much to go. "Yes; it was very good," said Rufus; "I don''t know but I like it almost "Yes," said Martin; "I like smoking; but I''m a poor man, and I can''t 25972 Darby as if to say, "Good-night, you poor little motherless lamb! Aunt Catharine and Auntie Alice, as Darby and Joan were told to call the "Aunt Catharine''s real angry this time, and no mistake," Darby thought, time Darby and Joan had sat on the garden wall watching the dingy Darby nor Joan had been there that day--not since the Friday, said Mrs. Grey; and she was disappointed, because, having heard that the ladies "Look, Joan!" cried Darby, as they turned their faces towards the hills. children--looked in Joan''s face, and witnessed Darby''s brave, proud I will carry Joan," he added, with a tired little gasp, looking "Joan!" said Darby, in a distressed whisper, at the same time giving her remained ever since, until, like Darby and Joan, the dwarf had almost "Darby and me went away to look for the Happy Land--like what nurse Therefore, when Darby and Joan were looking forward to the coming summer 25978 Carefully locking the door of his little gable bedroom, Alec Stoker of--Alec and the little five-year-old Philippa and the baby Macklin. "Aunt Eunice doesn''t want you to know," he said, turning away from "Oh, you don''t know what you''re talking about, Flip," answered Alec, the vines, Alec saw one of the neighbour''s boys coming in with a big The chicken or Uncle Dick?" asked Alec, in his old "Alec," he said, pausing in the doorway, "what''s a green goods man? "Time to get back into bed now," said old Jimmy, coming in with the day on the calendar, but in Alec''s bare little room a holiday that In his room once more, Alec took out his little gold coin, and, "Old Jimmy Scott!" thought Alec, looking round as if awakening from a It seemed to Alec that the old man''s heart was not For a long time after old Jimmy took his leave, Alec sat gazing into 26015 "YOU won''t be long any way, dear Auntie?" said Sylvia with a little "Of course I know that," said Sylvia, a little testily. "Yes, dear, it does look very nice," said Sylvia. "I know," said Molly, "gray hair on one side and bright brown like "So my poor little girl," she said, "I hear you have been in great mother looked round and said, "I must find something my little boys will "Honest little man," said mother, and then Baby''s face got red, and he the boys said "Good night," Auntie gave them each another biscuit, and "You look like a gnome, Basil," she said. "Yes, my boy," said his mother; "you are going to have your first lesson "Thank you for your kind thought, my little friend," he said; "but what See here, dears," said nurse to the two little girls, "we''ll "Don''t you want to come, Olive?" said Auntie. 26409 "Marjorie," said the governess, as she suddenly met the little girl in "Well, Marjorie, are you going, or are you not?" said Miss Nelson. "I think not, Miss Nelson," said Marjorie, in a cheerful voice. good girl this morning, as Miss Nelson has allowed you to come." "You don''t look quite the thing, Ermie," said Basil in a low voice. "Yes, I know it quite well, thank you, Miss Nelson," she said in a "You''ll come too, won''t you, Miss Nelson?" asked Marjorie. "It''s Miss Nelson," said Ermengarde. Upstairs, in Miss Nelson''s pretty little sitting-room, Ermengarde was "You look as tired as anything now, Ermie," said Basil. "I think you have a good influence over Ermengarde," said Miss Nelson, "This is what it means, Basil," said Miss Nelson. Rather to Basil''s surprise Miss Nelson said nothing whatever to Ermie "Come, Ermie, we may as well see what your father wants with us," said 26497 delighted that his mother and sister were provided for, and kept Mr. and Mrs. Taylor laughing from morning till night; and yet Mr. Curtis Mr. Curtis sat thinking for a time, and then Albert said with his "Mrs. Ayers says, ''Tell that blessed little boy I''ll take the Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good. Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would "Oh, mamma!" said Bertie greatly excited, "there''s Mr. Cahart. word to comfort the poor father''s heart, and Bertie could only gaze At this moment Mr. Curtis was seen hurrying toward them; and Mr. Cahart with a "God bless your boy, ma''am," turned abruptly away. little boy thank God for helping Pat to be good and obey the After this, mamma, and papa, and Mrs. Dodge, and Nellie, and Bertie, Bertie finished dressing, and ran to wish mamma and papa a "Merry 27161 know how to reason about things as Ruth, she said, and "of course was cheerful heart, went out into the world "to help Guy and Ruth." And now ever had, for Guy liked good things, and on school days they had to live well you look to-night, Ruth," said Agnes admiringly. "I think it is the hardest thing I have to overcome, Ruth," said Agnes, "How you talk," said Ruth, "You know nothing about his Christian life." "Quarter day" came, and when Agnes handed Ruth her money, it was sisters, the rest being Miss Smithers'' special work, Agnes asked Ruth if "Let me," said Agnes, and she drew it away from Ruth. "I got a beautiful idea the other day, Agnes," said Ruth, as she sat then Guy, Agnes and Ruth appeared, and took their seats. "O, will He, Agnes; are you sure?" and Ruth looked into the face of her 27754 Adrian and Amaranthé were born in an old castle, that had once been the Amaranthé and Claribel had long satisfied all the pride of Ursula''s At the end of that time, as Adrian, his sister, and cousin, were one "Observe then," said the fairy, "that you secure my good offices only be too happy to be proud and ill-natured." Poor Amaranthé spoke the "Alas, my dear, young master," said he to Adrian, "it was riches that what, my sweet young lady," addressing Amaranthé, "can beauty do for In Claribel the effects of the fairy''s power were the temper and vivacity of her brother, and Adrian''s heart bounded with joy Amaranthé, who for some time felt gratified and obliged by Ethelinde''s "You, Amaranthé," said Adrian, "have no right to complain: you Adrian was touched; looking tenderly on his sister, "Claribel is Claribel, "it is the fairy Benigna." The minds of her cousins assented 27983 "Yes, it is Aunt Janet," said Mrs Blair, clasping her in her arms; "if used to do," said Archie, speaking for the first time since his aunt''s "You are a kind little nurse, Lilias," said her aunt, detaining the hand "You don''t think my mother will be long ill?" said Lilias, looking up "I am trying, Aunt Janet," said Lilias, looking up with a wavering smile she said: "We are going away, sir, to-morrow with my aunt, Mrs Blair, before Lilias could think of anything but the little lad like Archie "But, aunt," said Lilias, "it''s surely not wrong to wish to be placed "They are Dr Gordon''s sons, aunt," said Lilias, in answer to Mrs "Lilias, my child, what ails you?" said her aunt, while Archie stood "I am quite happy, aunt," said Lilias, coming near, and speaking in a "Archie," said his aunt after a little time, "who spoke to you of your 28179 yes, mamma, ''Jesus, lover;'' I like that best," said little Mary, "Jem," said David, "I think old Tim Bent was the very happiest old man "Jem," said David, "it''s not right--to speak in that way, I mean. "As Davie has, you mean, Miss Bethia," said Jem. and might tell us a great many things to do us good," said Violet, but "Suppose you give them Miss Bethia''s sermon, Davie," said Jem, laughing. "It will be a long time, I am afraid," said David''s mother. "But, Miss Bethia," said Violet, "mamma knows that you wish to do this "He''ll tell you why," said Jem. David did not say it was all right, nor think it. "She must know you by this time, I think, Davie," said his mother, "David," said Mr Caldwell, "put away your books, and come home with "Violet," said David, when the time came to say good-bye, "you must not 28385 boards,--only two rooms in it; and there he went to live, with Jim. Now that he had once begun the making of his house, he could hardly wait "Whose house is it, Uncle George?" said Jusy. She said to Jim one day, "Have you got a cat in your house yet?" "You may set about making a collection of cats, Jim, at once," said Mr. Connor. "I wonder if we could not teach the cats to hunt linnets, Jim," said Mr. Connor one morning. "I have lived only two years in my house," he said to Rea, "and I would "But it is a horrible little house, Uncle George," said Rea,--"the Just as Mr. Connor and Rea came out of the house, who should come riding "Poor little thing!" said Rea, looking at the fast-disappearing rabbit. Mr. Connor and Jusy and Rea were at the house waiting, when they came. 28524 Mrs. Wishart had her way; and so it came to pass that Lois went to the you like this better than the other room, don''t you?" said Tom. Lois did not answer; however, she went with such an absorbed expression "I think I like it best," said Lois, laughing a little; "but we go for "I think, just now, the words come to you, Mr. Dillwyn." Lois said this "Miss Caruthers asked me the same thing," said Lois, smiling. "Mr. Dillwyn talks as if he liked sense," said Lois. "I do not believe it is easy in a place like New York," said Lois. "Lois," Mrs. Wishart said when they went back to their own room, "I "This is my grandmother," said Lois simply; and Mrs. Barclay came up. "We live among our pleasant things," said Lois; "but I should think "But we are looking for Mrs. Wishart," said Lois. 28724 across to make Clover and Imogen a long visit the first moment that papa Good-by," as Imogen rose to go; "I hope we shall meet again some time, "Haven''t you been sick, then?" said Imogen, holding fast the little hand This young lady is on her way to Colorado, to live close to Aunt Clover; "How awfully kind your brother is," said the surprised Imogen to Mrs. Ashe; "all this trouble, and he never saw either of us before! Phillida was Elsie''s little girl, two years and a half old now, and Dr. Carr''s namesake. mind, and as for looks, Clover was dear and nice as could be, of course, Elsie had time to set the room in beautiful order, and Clover had nearly Young can exist for a couple of days, I should think," said Elsie, "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover''s first question on "Oh, come, now," said Clover, making a little face. 28856 "Was Uncle very angry, Donald?" asked Dorry, wiping her eyes. AFTER supper, Uncle George, Donald, and Dorothy went into the library, time to the remark (for the good creature knew well enough that Mr. George was speaking of him); "he was hardly a year old then, the Donald looked frightened; Uncle George coughed; and just as Dorothy, "Donald," said Uncle, without replying to Dorry''s question. late, Donald, that a little boarding-school experience is a good thing "Yes, and there are Liddy and Jack, and dear old Nero," said Donald, "Uncle ought to know it!" exclaimed Donald, turning to run down again. fourthly, Uncle George, as Dorry said, was "splendid," Jack was "good as "They''re Uncle George''s when he was a little boy," exclaimed Dorry, in a "Uncle George," said Donald, the moment he entered the room, "tell me "COME into the study, Donald," said Uncle George, after their lonely 28878 Margaret was much better known as Meg. Then came the twins, Dot and Twaddles. "I wish we had a cat," said Meg the next morning, as she and Bobby Meg and Dot ran downstairs and found Twaddles and Bobby had tired of "Some of ''em might be valuable," said Bobby, when Meg asked him why he Presently Miss Wright went out, and Bobby led Meg up to the teacher. "My, I wouldn''t want to be in his shoes!" said Bobby, as he and Meg "Thought you had to go to school," Sam greeted Meg and Bobby. "I didn''t, honestly, Sam," said Meg. Bobby and the twins denied that they had had anything to do with "She''s all right," said Bobby carelessly, "Here''s the spring lot, Meg. See how muddy the path is." "I wonder where Bobby is," thought Meg uneasily, when Miss Mason''s When Meg and Bobby came home from school that afternoon they brought 28996 principal manufacturers, the Jorrings, who were county people, and Mr. Belfort the banker, and Mrs. Durand, and the Selways, and old Dr. Speight, and the Norburys, had handsome houses and kept their carriages. old-fashioned house that Miss Grantley had taken to open a school in. It was of course a good thing for Miss Grantley that she had her own old "Come, Antoine," he said, "you have had a long day''s work, and we dined "And you, grandpère," he said, touching the old man''s hand; "why will look after the girl; then I mean to call on the old man, and send him "Bring down the boy, and let me look at his dear little face," said old The dear old man said no more, but pressed my hand--his other hand upon We are now but a few days to Christmas, when one night the old man comes 29295 "That''s Geoff, I''m sure," said Elsa; "I always know his ring. "Elsa," said Frances, "I think you are rather hard upon Geoff. "I think mamma had better go to bed almost at once," said Elsa, "What are you talking about, Geoff?" said Elsa''s voice in the doorway. "But have you got sense enough, Geoff?" said Frances, gently. "Then you haven''t any wants at present, I should think, Geoff," said "Geoff," said Elsa, putting great control on herself so as to speak very "And why should I be angry with Geoff?" said the old gentleman, his eyes Geoff is a good boy in big things, and mamma thinks it is owing to her "Good little girl," said Great-Uncle Hoot-Toot, nodding his head "Great-uncle," she said, "I don''t want to make silly excuses for Geoff, "Geoff," said Elsa, "you shall not." there I''ll look up your place and find you your train," said Geoff, 29598 "Mother won''t care," said Bobby, as the children were walking home. Meg and Bobby took turns carrying the dog home, and Twaddles mourned "Aunt Polly''s coming, Norah," said Meg, happily, as Norah was clearing "Do you suppose Mother will let us?" asked Dot, as Meg was helping her "Well, dearies," said Mother Blossom in answer, "Daddy and Aunt Polly "Well, I wouldn''t, not till Daddy comes home," said Aunt Polly, "Mother''s going--she said so," Meg reminded her aunt. She wanted her mother, and Twaddles and Meg and Bobby. Bobby and Meg took possession of the see-saw, and Dot and Twaddles "What are you going to do, Jud?" asked Dot, as Aunt Polly drove out of "I''ll watch ''em," promised Jud. So Meg and Bobby and Dot and Twaddles took off their shoes and "Now I''ll take Dot and Twaddles, and you and Meg hold hands," said 30273 "You may set your mind at rest on that score, Mrs. Tulliver," said Mr. Riley, "for Stelling is married to as nice a little woman as any man "Maggie," said Tom, taking her into a corner as soon as his mother was or cob-nuts?" Maggie''s heart sank a little, because Tom always said it "I don''t know," said Tom. He didn''t want to "tell" of Maggie, though water, when Tom said, in a loud whisper, "Look, look, Maggie!" and came "No; here, take it," said Tom firmly, handing the best piece to Maggie. "Maggie, you little silly," said Tom, peeping into the room ten minutes "O Tom," said Maggie at last, going half-way towards him, "I didn''t "I shall tell mother, you know, Miss Mag," said Tom, as soon as Lucy "Maggie''s nowhere about the pond, mother," said Tom; "she''s gone away." "Now, then, come with me into the study, Maggie," said Tom, as their 30469 Hal had always defended the fort, while Drusie led the "Come, come, Master Hal," said nurse at last--for though Helen had "I wonder," said Tommy, in an awestruck, thoughtful voice, "what Hal "All right," Drusie said, delighted to find that Hal was willing to be "You shall bowl first, Jim," he said.--"Drusie, you can stand behind "Hal would be awfully angry if he saw us," said Drusie. "It does not matter in the least," Drusie said eagerly, when Hal began "Do you mind very much about my going, Drusie?" Hal said suddenly; "It is a good thing that Helen was not here," said Jim, "or Master Hal "Poor Hal!" said Drusie softly; "if it comes to that, he is not having "But I say, Drusie, if it is not Hal in the fort, who "Oh yes, we shall," said Jim, "now that Hal has come to help us." 30498 ''I dressed in the dark,'' said Miss Betty, giving her scarf a little tug ''Poor little gentleman!'' said kind-hearted Peter, ''''tis a sad coming to ''As his maiden aunts,'' said Betty, emphatically; ''yes, Angel, I quite kitten,'' said Angel, gravely; ''you see things so quickly, Betty ''I don''t want you to be, Godfrey,'' said Angel, dreadfully puzzled as to ''Good morning, Godfrey dear,'' said his young aunt, coming forward. ''Godfrey,'' said Angel gravely, ''this isn''t a thing to laugh at. ''No, there aren''t any stones,'' said Godfrey; ''Aunt Betty says their ''Well, we ar''n''t bringing up Godfrey to please Penny,'' said Betty ''I don''t,'' said Godfrey, ''but I want Aunt Angel to hang papa''s picture ''I think I must say good-night, Miss Betty,'' the captain said a little ''Yes, young ladies,'' he said, as Angel and Betty asked wonderingly when I said to our Miss Angel that I was thinking of coming down here 30555 ''Little Meg!'' said her mother, in a low, yet shrill voice. ''Little Meg,'' said her mother, ''do you remember one Sunday evening us ''You''ve got no mam but me now, baby,'' cried little Meg. She sat still ''I wish everybody in London was good,'' said Meg. They sat a while longer on the window-sill, watching the sparrows, all ''I''d like to go home,'' sobbed Robin; and Meg took her baby upon her ''Here''s a letter come for your mother, little Meg,'' said Mr Grigg, ''May be you haven''t asked Him,'' said Meg. Kitty was silent for a minute, and then she spoke in a voice half ''Pray God,'' said little Meg, ''You''ve let mother die, and father be took ''You go home, little Meg,'' said Kitty''s voice behind her, ''and I''ll ''It''s me, your own Kitty,'' she said; ''where''s little Meg?'' to Meg. Robin was ailing very little, he said: but the baby? 30845 did it, and Tom and I used to like to hear Racey say "papa." He said it he isn''t counted so nice-looking as Tom, for his hair is a _little_ red, little Racey, and my pretty Tom, and poor Audrey--though I don''t know And Racey said "Yes, always," and then, poor little boys, they both Tom and me as we went in; Racey, poor little fellow, didn''t know "Tom, dear," I said, "do come and have your things off, and try to take "Tom and Racey," I said, "Mrs. Partridge is a cross, unkind old woman. "Yes, Tom," I said, and these first words, I think, astonished Mrs. Partridge very much. "Tom and Racey," I said, "I don''t think you ever heard the story I am "Mother''s godmother''s little girl," said Tom, looking rather puzzled. "Miss Goldy-hair," I said, "you told me you wouldn''t tell Uncle Geoff?" 31007 ''I was doing no harm,'' said Anne; ''I was only looking at the way the do Anne and Maud mean?'' said poor mums, turning to me. ''And I did tell Anne not to touch the diamond brooch,'' said Maud. ''Oh, father,'' said Anne, looking up, ''I know what you''re going to say. I think mums sent Anne down to talk to old Barstow a bit, partly to But she had been told not to speak of what her mother had heard, as Mrs. Barry said it was not certain. ''Won''t you come and take your things off, Anne?'' said Serry. ''They can''t be there,'' said nurse; ''Miss Anne has far too kind a heart ''The _old_ ways, I like to call them, Mrs. Parsley,'' she said. ''Yes,'' said Anne, ''I like old churches.'' GREEN (John Richard).--ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE SHORT HISTORY OF THE 31362 "WHIST, SAMMY; BE QUIET, MAN, TILL SHE COMES," SAID MICK "It''s all right, Mrs M''Rea," said Jane; "come out, I want to speak to There were five of them: Mick, Jane, Fly, Patsy, and Honeybird. Honeybird was five; the others, Jane, Fly, and Patsy, came between. "What''re ye doin''?" said Fly, trying to look round the door, but Jane Fly and Honeybird said they wanted to paint, so Jane came out of the "I thought ye were converted," said Fly. In a minute Jane was at the "I''m not coming out," said Fly, "I''m goin'' to see what ye''ve got in yer Lull said Miss Black was Fly''s "I''m feared," she said, "an'' there''s me an'' Fly an'' Patsy an'' Mick an'' "God be thankit no harm come to the wee sowl," said Mick when Honeybird "Ye know we''d like'' to come to the welcome," said Jane. 32090 "Oh, Trouble, we''ll make you a little snow house!" cried Jan, as she ran easily, and he gave Ted and Jan a nice ride, also pulling Lola and Tom. Ted offered the big boy a ride behind the goat, but Harry said: All the next day it snowed, and Ted and Jan asked their father and "Trouble ''ike snow man," said the little fellow, laughing. snowballs at it as you want," went on Ted. Jan helped Ted make the snow man for Trouble, for Tom and Lola were "Well, Trouble, is the snow man all right?" asked Ted, as he and Jan sat "And it is the little snow man we helped Trouble make," added Jan, as "On your way home from school," said Mrs. Martin to Ted and Jan, "I want "But when are we going to build the big snow house?" asked Jan one night 32466 wearing gloves, so Oswald said, "Good-bye," and turned haughtily away, "It ought to be a good long thing--to last all day," Dicky said; "and if "I suppose so," Oswald said, "but being good is so much like being a Oswald thought it was like the soldier''s cheek, so he said: Oswald said so, and Noël explained that Denny had helped him. I did not like the look of him much myself, but Alice said, "Oh, the Alice said--and Oswald wished to goodness she had held her tongue, said it was not _good_ of Oswald to think of this, but only _clever_. "Krikey!" said Dick; "come on, Oswald!" and he bounded like an antelope Alice agreed to its being one, and said she thought it was most likely Then Albert''s uncle said, "Now, Oswald, I know I can trust you to speak "Well, then," Oswald said, "look here, you''re spoiling the whole thing. 32525 Ted or Teddy, and his sister Janet was called Jan. Though oftener still "Shall we have good things to eat on Uncle Frank''s ranch?" asked Teddy, "I''d like to ride on a pony," said Teddy. "I''ll be glad when we get to Uncle Frank''s ranch," said Janet as she "Is that a _real_ Indian, Uncle Frank?" asked Teddy in great excitement. "Get along now, ponies!" cried Uncle Frank, and the little horses began "But then the little pony won''t get any," Janet said. "Did Uncle Frank find his ponies?" asked Teddy the next morning at the "And your pony likes you, too, Janet," said the little boy. rides around the ranch, Teddy and Janet went with them on their ponies. "Could we give him a little ride on our ponies?" asked Teddy of his "Could we give him a little ride on our ponies?" asked Teddy of his 32811 circle of joyous, eager faces, listening with awe to the terrors of Mrs. Crabtree, or smiling at the frolics of Harry and Laura. Harry would pass his life in a dark closet, like Baron Trenck, if Mrs. Crabtree had her own way!" Poor Harry and Laura looked perfectly ill with fright and vexation when Presently Betty ran breathlessly into the room, saying that Mrs. Crabtree ought to come down stairs immediately, as Lady Harriet had been got from uncle David, when suddenly the door burst open, and Mrs. Crabtree hurried into the room, with a look of surprise and alarm, her choose one for me, as quiet and good-natured as yourself, Mrs. Crabtree," said Frank, taking up his books and hastening off to school, "Nonsense, Frank!" said Laura, laughing; "you might as well turn Harry "Miss Laura!" said Mrs. Crabtree, "Master Harry may rest here for a 33221 "Children!" said Mrs. Royden, with contracted brows, "you don''t know how "Come, now, let us see if we can''t have peace in the family," said Mr. Royden, as he sat down at the table, addressing the children, but "I don''t know how we can, any way in the world," said Mrs. Royden. "Come here, Hepsy," said Chester, drawing a chair for her to his side; "Young man!" cried Mr. Royden, opening the sitting-room door, "come in "Excuse me," said he to Mrs. Royden, who looked dark at seeing him in Mr. Royden and Chester took their old friend to make one or two more "Come, wife, let us leave it to our wise old friend," said the former, "Come, come!" said Mr. Royden; "Willie is going to be a good boy, and go "But storms will come, sometimes," said Mrs. Royden. "You go to work like an old farmer," cried Mr. Royden, coming out with 33368 "But I don''t understand the matter now," said poor Miss Watson, looking for any stray bits, and then tucked his little old box under his arm, "A pleasant place it seemed to poor little Sam as he went in, with the "''I wish it was treat time,'' said little Susan; ''oh, how we did enjoy "''You shall have your little table, Miss Lily,'' said she, ''and make tea "''I should like to put a kitchen table,'' said old Joe, surveying me with poor and infirm old man, and had but little in his power to give or do, as Harry was a little too old to play with such toys, and cared much doctor came, as he did pretty quickly, he said poor Julia''s little fat say, ''Come, old Busy Bee, and give me a little of your humming?'' She as I should say, Mrs. Warren, never took her poor little old treasures 33523 WHEN little Frankie Gray was nearly seven years old, a lady came to "Thank you, my little friend," said the teacher, giving him a kiss. I SUPPOSE you will wish to know how Frankie and Nelly liked their new "See, Hitty," said Frankie; "this is the way to do it;" and the dear boy MISS GRANT was very much pleased with Frankie''s kindness to Hitty; and Almost always, when Nelly went home from school, she and Frankie ran up "Nelly pushed this little girl against the stone post, at the school blushed when she saw Hitty; but Frankie ran to the little girl, asking, "Frankie," said his mother, "you may go down with Hitty to the cook, and The next day, when Hitty returned from school, Nelly, Frankie, and was only a half day, the teacher said; and so Frankie and Hitty stood "What a funny little school!" said Frankie, laughing. 33775 [Illustration: LITTLE ROBINS LEARNING TO FLY.] near the pear tree, he saw a large robin flying back and forth from it, I found our robin in a pear tree near Mr. Bacon''s farm, feeding a whole nest full of birds." "I want to hear more about birds helping each other," said the boy. "Dick is the oldest, and must try his wings first," said Mr. Robin, "Come, my brave Jack," said his mother; "you shall show us how easily "I will leave you," said Mrs. Robin, "for I see your father cannot "Come, Dick," said Mrs. Robin, in an encouraging tone, after she had "Now," said Mrs. Robin to Jack, "I must go back to your sisters--will Mrs. Robin said nothing, but after flying to the top of the tree to see "Just see how pretty those act," said Fred, pointing to Jack and Katy. "Fly up a few times into this bough," said Jack. 33811 "Why!" said papa, "I didn''t know Josey was going." "Oh, we''ll manage somehow," said Aunt Fanny, "Josey is such a good boy!" "Nurse," began mamma, "you must be careful what Josey eats for supper; "Baby''s asleep, so soon," said Aunt Fanny, watching the infant''s head her baby, a little girl, nearly the same age as Mrs. Codman''s. Josey asleep on her shoulder, and Nurse behind her with baby Emma, "Mrs. Reed dressed both the babies," explained Aunt Fanny, trying to "Mamma, I''m going to be good and love God like little Samuel in the "I try to think," he said to his mamma, "that she don''t know better, and from their dear friends Mr. and Mrs. Matthews and little Rose. one after the poor baby was burned, just as Mr. and Mrs. Codman were "Do you want to keep Aunt Fanny from telling them this?" mamma asked. 34045 chill crept round the heart of little Ted''s mother when his nurse, who stormy days little Ted never went down to the shore, but stayed at home straight, there''s a good boy, Master Ted," and it was a little puzzling "How well Ted is looking," said one of the ladies to his mother. bless my little boy," she said, and Ted trotted off again, still with The first time or two that Ted''s mother saw this little "My dear little boy," said Ted''s father, though he couldn''t help Ted looked grave and a little puzzled, and seeing this his mother "Something has frightened Ted," said his mother to his father one day. Percy had been thinking of what Ted''s mother had said. "Dear Ted," she said; "you are a good, kind, little boy. "_Cissy!_" said Ted, whose turn it was now to grow a little red, but 34205 ''Lisbeth wished many times to know if Dickon thought the men with the concluded to ask the little boys and girls belonging to these mothers to ''Lisbeth looked so happy that the little boys forgot to march, and all "I know we''ve come a dreadful long way," said ''Lisbeth; but nobody "I ''most think we''ve come a hundred miles," said ''Lisbeth. but ''Lisbeth could not think why Miss Pritchet said such a thing. "Yes ''m," said ''Lisbeth, like the best little girl that ever was. ''Lisbeth had a little more time than she had the day before, to look "Say, Jemmy," said ''Lisbeth, "I think this flower plot would look nice ''Lisbeth told her mother that she was learning a great deal at school; ''Lisbeth knew that these little boys were alone a great deal, because "A great many things," said ''Lisbeth; "but I think I will buy some of 34378 boy, skating to his day''s work in the town, cast a good-natured grimace "It''s the mother," said Hans, looking solemn in an instant. Raff Brinker, the father of Gretel and Hans, had for years been employed "Let me stay home with you, mother," said Gretel, looking up with eyes "Come, Hans," she said, as her boy lingered by the door, "what keeps "Look, Van Mounen," said Ben to Lambert, "could anything be better than like men," said Peter, looking so gallant and handsome as he turned his "I know it," said Peter, "but those boys and girls of yours will want "Good-night, boys!" said Peter''s voice from under the covers. "I shall not be in the race, mynheer," said Hans, looking down. "Like enough ye have a boy of your own," said Dame Brinker, quite "Your boy''s eyes," he said, turning to Dame Brinker, "are strangely like 34777 "You know I am going to help to write the diary," said Mrs. Fielden, from home I wrote and said, ''Will a few of you come?'' And Mrs. Jamieson, the Pirate Boy, and four sisters came." "We might ask Mrs. Fielden," said Palestrina; "she is sure to have some "I am so glad Palestrina is coming," said Mrs. Fielden, "because "You spend nearly all your days here?" said Mrs. Fielden, looking round "I like the Jamiesons," said Mrs. Fielden; "they are so intelligent. "Oh, I know I''m not half good enough for Stanby," said Mrs. Fielden, "I do not wish to discuss it with Eliza Jamieson," said Mrs. Fielden, "Do you know old Miss Lydia Blind?" said Mrs. Fielden. After a little time Mrs. Fielden said wistfully, "You don''t think there Palestrina came back to say the carriage was at the door, and Mrs. Fielden said "Good-night." 35029 said, were like little laps, ready to catch God''s blessing. Marian looked where he was pointing, and saw a stout little lady with a "Why, it''s just like a birthday tea!" said Marian. Square, and Gwendolen''s aunt said, "Dear me, just when I wanted a little Gwendolen and Marian had gone off to play, so Cuthbert and Doris had him it, and at last Doris had said, "Well, come on, Cuthbert, we mustn''t be as old as Eve''s little girl," and then he began to tell Marian all about He hadn''t time, he said, to look after the little girl short and curly like a boy''s; and Cuthbert and Marian and Doris and Gwendolen, and when they told Cuthbert he said that he didn''t mind much. "Yes, I know," said Marian, "and half his time he never lives at the "Little beasts," said Doris, "look what they''ve done," and Cuthbert saw 35047 "Set it down on the ground, dear, and let her drink it," said grandpa. In the mean time, Mr. and Mrs. Robin were talking to Jack in a very "No," said Mrs. Robin, as Katy hopped closer to her brother, and cast a "I am sorry to hear you talk so, my son," said Mrs. Robin, eyeing him "Father," he exclaimed, "isn''t it real wicked to steal little birds from birds from the nest, and the poor parents were flying around chirping "That''s our robin," cried Annie, springing up to go and let him in. "How do you do?" said Mr. Robin, recognizing a bird that he had often Mrs. Robin and Molly added their entreaties, and the birds flew away. "I cannot deny such a wish, my dear Jack," said Mr. Robin, "though it Mr. and Mrs. Robin, with Molly, visited them many times in a day, and LITTLE ROBINS IN THE NEST. 35187 "D''you know what day it is?" said Selina presently, in a low voice, "Any other boys there?" she asked presently, in a casual sort of way. "Well, all dragons must be small to begin with," said Charlotte: "like "Hullo, dragon!" said the Boy, quietly, when he had got up to him. "Haven''t got an enemy in the world," said the dragon, cheerfully. "Don''t be _violent_, Boy," he said without looking round. "My dear little man," said the dragon, solemnly, "just understand, once "Oh, I think not," said the dragon in his lazy way. "That''s just what the dragon said," replied the Boy, rather nettled. "I''ve brought a friend to see you, dragon," said the Boy, rather loud. "St. George," said the dragon, "just tell him, please,--what will happen "Exactly," said the dragon; "and that''s where _I_ come in. "You can come too if you like," said Harold, in a subdued sort of way, 35240 curl into shape as in some sort of excuse for not replying to Mrs. Darrow''s latest complaint against Uncle Barton. "Uncle Barton is coming to tell me about the new governess, Hilda; I Barton led Miriam to the throne whereon, bitterly disappointed, Mrs. Darrow sat in state. "I know Mr. Arkel," said Miriam composedly, since Barton''s eyes were but Major Dundas, not knowing Mrs. Darrow''s little ways, accepted it in "I am fond of Dicky," said Miriam, taking a seat; "he is a good child "Miriam Crane," he said, "you don''t know what you are talking about. "I have already said so, Mrs. Darrow," replied Miriam coldly, "very Not for some considerable time after she had become a member of Mrs. Darrow''s household did Miriam meet this formidable lady, for, taking "Simply that as Mrs. Gerald Arkel, Miriam Crane will at last say then even Mrs. Darrow did not know everything about Uncle Barton. 3536 35746 "Sallie, Matilda," she exclaimed, eagerly, "you must tell. "What a girl Hatty is," exclaimed Sallie. "Oh, Matilda!" said her mother, "you''re just in time; run back as quick "You know I tell you everything," Hatty went on, her face growing a "But Hatty, Matilda says, Cynthia talked horridly about my dress. "I hope Matilda wont be there," said Sallie. "I''m afraid I do laugh too much," said Hatty, blushing crimson; "but I''m deeper blush, "who has said, ''Be of one mind, live in peace, and the God the old man came home to supper; and then Hatty had time to run to a [Illustration: "Look here, Bill, Hatty thinks I ought to ask your She thinks she''s going to die, and she wants to see Hatty." She''s a good girl, Hatty is, and "Sallie wants you badly, dear," she said, after kissing the child; "but why don''t Hatty come?" called out the sick child. 35983 "It''s one of your father''s friends; so it''s no good," said Mrs. Mathieson. Mrs. Mathieson made no answer, and Nettie went to work with the fire. "Your father don''t want any dinner," said Mrs. Mathieson. "No, mother," said Nettie, gently, "all my things are upstairs already; "Now, mother," said Nettie, when she had changed her dress and come to From the time Nettie got home till she went to bed she was as busy as "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "There''s that house-raising to-morrow, Nettie," said Mrs. Mathieson; "Father," said Nettie, softly, "mother has made waffles for you; and you "Why, my Nettie," said the little woman, "what is this, my child? "Nothing, father," said Nettie, "only lay me on the bed, please; and "Nothing much, mother," said Nettie, quietly; "only I was a little ill. 36015 "In such a funny place, mamma dear," said Peggy. "Baby''s defful c''oss, Peggy," said poor Hal. And Baby, though he couldn''t speak, pouted out his lips and looked very "Peggy''s coming, dear," said the motherly little voice. "Zes, zes," said Hal, "but it''s a _wenny_ little ''ill, Peggy." "Not so very far away, mamma dear," said Peggy, laughing. "Fairies _really_," she said, "live in Peggy''s funny little head, and in "My dear Peggy," said mamma, smiling, "we can''t tell, when it''s so far "Oh, Hal," said Peggy, "I think it''s very nice indeed to have new boots. "Like in the country, mamma," said Peggy. way, thought Peggy, so that she looked up and said-"Poor dear little mamma," said Peggy, and as she spoke she put up her "Couldn''t I sleep with you, mamma dear?" said Peggy in a queer little "Poor little boy," said Peggy, looking ready to cry herself. 36431 "We''ll try to be very good, grandpapa," said Tib. that place where we''re going to, Liddy?" asked Tib. She shook her head--she had come to us from mamma''s family, and she "Yes," said Tib; "it''s certainly ''Rosebuds.'' I suppose grandpapa had it red the first time grandpapa looked at him--like that day you filled the "It will be very nice, I''m sure," said Tib, whom Mrs. Munt looked at as "Any way, till the new Miss Evans comes," said Gerald. looked up, and said very prettily--Tib _is_ very pretty, you know, and "But, Tib," I said, "do you think we can come here again? "And you wouldn''t tell him--grandpapa, I mean," said Tib, correcting at it that way," said Tib. And then we went on to tell all about the imprisoned princess, and the "So like Tib?" said Gerald and I. "It''s a very good thing Mr. Truro''s coming," said Tib. 36732 In the home of Charlie and Bessie''s parents at Ringgold, I wrote every scholars of the Ringgold school to Charlie Newcomer, as he was going Charlie said, "Do you think, mamma, I can get up head this afternoon? "Bessie," said Charlie, "don''t you wish you were going to be baptized "Why, Charlie, you know I''m too little," said Bessie. said, "I don''t know why I like church so well, papa, I just wish it good deal about what Charlie had said. the children were thinking about being little missionaries at home. "Well, I don''t know, Charlie, just why we don''t," said mamma. Charlie said: "Mamma, don''t you wish you''d ''a'' never had any children?" Both children went into the sitting room, and Charlie got his little "Bessie wants to join the church," he replied, and his little sister Charlie and I used to talk about it a good many times when we 37043 "You do look a little object," said Mona, drawing Jill to her, and "I think I should like some tea very much," said Miss Falkner, following Jill and Bumps slept in a room leading out of Miss Falkner''s, Jack "I wonder what Miss Falkner is doing," said Jack, "do you think she''s A few days afterwards Miss Falkner took Jack and Jill out for a drive "Miss Falkner doesn''t," said Jill loyally, "but Jack does sometimes go "Yes, but God wants it most," said Jill, "and it''s such a very little "Well," said Mona, looking first at Jill and then at her pile of stones, "Jill is going to be very, _very_ good to-day," said Bumps confidentially "Mona is coming back, children," said Miss Webb one morning as she opened "I think," Jill said to Jack, one day, and her face was thoughtful as 37126 "Your father--" Mrs. Wilton got no further; and Salome said,-Salome said, "I must go to mother now, and tell her what Uncle Loftus And Salome, going to her mother''s room, met Raymond on the four years old, who was the especial care of the kind aunt of Mrs. Wilton, who lived in her house as a poor relation, and performed an "How idiotic of you, Salome, not to know the address," said Raymond; "I am glad mother did not come with us," said Salome. "Dear me, Miss Salome, pray don''t make work like that," said Stevens. "Well, my dear child," Dr. Wilton said, advancing to Salome when at last "We only came the other day," Salome said; "indeed, mother and the "I want to see your little brothers," Kate said to Salome; "may I come "My dear Kate," said Mrs. Wilton, "will you ask Aunt Betha to come and 37219 the little eyes and hands and feet, God has been so good as to give it? gravely, and said: "Naughty little hand!" Then Susy began to cry again little Susy want to rub papa''s head?" she would be likely to give it one "My little hands have been good hands to-day," Susy said one night. said: "This little hand never struck me!" Susy lay still, and thought "Mamma!" said Susy, one day as they were walking home from church, "Mamma, was I a good girl in church?" said Susy, when they reached home. "My eyes looked round a good deal," said Susy. "You wouldn''t like to kiss _my_ little foot," said Susy. "They are too little to do any thing for God," said Susy in a mournful Susy smiled, and looked at her mamma''s hands and then at her own, but Then Susy''s mamma said in her heart, to God: 37554 With Bert and Nan in the lead, the smaller Bobbsey twins followed their "She''ll be more surprised," said Freddie, though neither Bert nor Nan it tells how Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie helped solve a strange "Hello, Bobbsey twins!" called Miss Pompret to Flossie and Freddie. From the ground Flossie, Freddie and Nan watched Bert make his way out "Well, I''ll see," answered Mr. Bobbsey, and Nan and Bert looked at each Mrs. Bobbsey and Flossie and Freddie took their places. Bert and Nan Bobbsey stood on the step of the log cabin, while Mrs. Bimby, the old woman, held open the door. Camp, the other Bobbsey twins, Flossie and Freddie, were safe at home "He''s going to bring back Bert and Nan--and the chestnuts," said Mrs. Bobbsey, quickly. "Oh, Freddie Bobbsey, look what you did!" suddenly cried Flossie. "That doesn''t sound like either Bert or Nan," said Mr. Bobbsey. 37606 "Hugh and John together," answered Agnes, smiling too. "I think this book has a whole story on each page," said Agnes "I don''t _think_ so," said Minnie wondering; "but is it dreadful, Agnes?" "Now Agnes," said John, "let us have the rest of that dream." "I''ve been thinking a lot, Agnes," said John, turning his back to her, "Agnes," said Minnie, looking up solemnly into her sister''s face, "I "Agnes," said Miss Headley, "what has come to John; he looks different?" "I have brought down some old interesting books for you boys," said Mrs. Headley, "and I want Agnes to help me with this piece of work." "Yes," said Hugh, laughing a little; "some of us always do think we know "Did John tell you to ask?" said Agnes. "Come and look, Agnes," said John, hurrying to her, "and don''t be vexed, "I don''t care to know, Minnie," said John, looking down on her; "it was 37837 "It will be winter soon, Peter," said the Story Lady. The next day father said, "Peter and Polly, will you work for me? "We took twenty-nine loads, father," said Polly. One day father said, "Peter, you are a big boy now. "O Peter, we are not Eskimos," said Polly. "Polly and Peter," said Mr. Howe, "I have something for you. "Maybe I shall not wish for any snow now," said Peter. All that day Peter and Polly played in the snow. Polly said, "Aren''t the flakes pretty, Peter? Polly tried to make her little pie look like grandmother''s large one. Polly laughed, but mother said, "That was kind, Peter. She said, "Father, one day Peter told me that he had a pony in his As mother tucked her up, Polly said, "I like the Give-away Box. It is "Peter and Polly," said mother, "should you like to play a new game?" 37877 a wife and two children, called Tommy and Margery. As these two children loved each other very dearly, Margery was in great One day, as Margery was coming home from the next village, she met with Some years before Margery began to teach the poor cottagers'' children, From this time, no one called her "Goody Two Shoes," but generally Mrs. Margery, and she was more and more liked and respected by her Soon after Margery had become mistress of the school, she saved a dove Mrs. Margery was ever on the look-out to be useful to her neighbours. folks, that they accused Mrs. Margery of being a witch, and sent old "conjuror!" for his pains; but poor Mrs. Margery did not know how much gave Mrs. Margery such a high character, that the justices not only and requested Mrs. Margery to take charge of his house, and look after 38277 "Yes," said Archie, "ten is terribly old, I know; but is it quite a man and long white bunches of lichen, that looked like old men''s beards; but hand and just look like that on the night before Archie''s birthday. and pretty; but Archie only laughed, and said he would not feel at home "Yes," said Archie, who was not far off, "it''s got to be done." Away rushed Archie, and sure enough there was Bob eating supper in old "Well, Elsie," said Archie, laughing, "I am so old that I am going to "Well, it all came about like this, Archie: ''England,'' I said to myself, "Then the Bush, when one is going west," said Archie, "must be like "Now," said Archie, "be a good old boy, Bob; and if you want any more "Come out here a little way with me," said Rupert, taking Archie by the 38564 Mr. and Mrs. Payson had three little children, who were very dear to "That will be a good way," said Rebecca; "for I remember when Mrs. White, who lives in our house in town, was here last week, she told "Santa Claus shall be told where to find you," said Mrs. Payson, "and "Try to think about something good and pleasant," said Mrs. Payson, "and "I know, mamma," said Joshua, "that I wish to be good. "A little verse which you repeat," said Mrs. Payson, "says truly that "We can do our little," said Mrs. Payson, "and if we only make one sad "I have some toys, mamma," said Rebecca, "that I can give to Mrs. Grant''s lame Harry; I am sure they will make his little pale face "Mr. Kelly is a very kind and good man," said Mrs. Payson; "and I hope, "That will be good," said Rebecca; "the little hungry children will 38901 _Mar._ By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o'' nights; turn o'' the toe like a parish-top--See, here comes Sir Andrew Ague-face. _Sir To._ Art thou good at these kick-shaws, knight? _Clo._ Good Sir Toby,---_Sir And._ Begin, fool: it begins,--[_Sings._] _Hold thy peace._ _Mar._ Nay, good Sir Toby. _Sir To._ He shall think, by the letters that thou wilt drop, that _Sir To._ Let''s to bed, knight.--Thou hadst need send for more _Duke._ Come hither, boy:--If ever thou shalt love, _Vio._ But, if she cannot love you, sir? _Sir To._ Come thy ways, Signior Fabian. _Vio._ Art not thou the Lady Olivia''s fool? _Clo._ No, indeed, sir; the Lady Olivia has no folly: she will keep _Fab._ [_Parts them._] O good Sir Toby, hold; here come the _Sir To._ What, man!--Come on. _Fab._ Hold, good Sir Toby, hold:--my lady here! _Vio._ Here comes the man, sir, that did rescue me. 38978 "Yes; in a minute, Ethel," replied Blanche, turning toward her sister "Oh, yes, we know," said Blanche; "mamma told us papa was better, and taken so ill," Ethel said, lifting tearful eyes to the face of Mr. George Eldon. "Don''t be afraid, Ethel, we''ll be good," said Blanche, "we won''t get our "My dear little girl," she said, softly stroking Ethel''s hair when the had such a pleasant time," Ethel said as she bade good-night. her uncles should think so ill of her and her dear little brother and "Oh, hush, hush, Nan," said Ethel warningly; for Mrs. Coote was coming "Ethel, dear child," said her uncle turning to her, "do not fear to "But they don''t look so very well dressed, uncle," said Ethel "Oh, I''m so glad you''ve come at last, Ethel, dear," said Nannette. "Dear little thing!" Ethel said, holding out her hand to the child, who 39081 "I like plenty of room, too," said Dorothy, "but I want it inside my "Well, children," said Mrs. Dorrance, "your ideas are certainly big "That will do, Fairy," said Mrs. Dorrance, looking at her gravely. "Come, Fairy," said Mrs. Dorrance; "say good-night to Mrs. Hill, and Dorothy had a lingering desire to use the great dining-room, but Mrs. Dorrance had persuaded her that it was far more sensible to use the "We are glad to see you, Mrs. Hickox," said Grandma Dorrance, rising "But we''re not keeping a hotel, Mrs. Hickox," said Grandma Dorrance, "Of course we shall, Mrs. Hickox," said Dorothy, flushing a little; "we "There''s nothing a matter with the hotel, Mrs. Hickox," said Fairy, "Perhaps it will be too hard on you, Dorothy," said Mrs. Dorrance; "You are a good boy, Leicester," said Mrs. Dorrance; "but it is very "You are a brave little girl, Dorothy," said Mrs. Faulkner, looking into 39231 "I''ll name it ''Little Friend,''" said Joel, rising with it in his arms. Looking anxiously up in the sky, Joel saw one star come twinkling out. the other, as he saw Joel coming down the street empty-handed. The old man''s earnest words made a wonderful impression on Joel. Joel, exhausted by the long day''s travel, crowded so full of new "Oh, can you read?" asked Buz, looking at Joel in much the same way that "Rabbi Phineas," said Joel, with a trembling voice, "don''t you think Phineas gathered the boy so close in his arms that Joel could feel his Joel looked up, and, for the second time in his life, listened to words "Come walk with me a little way," said Lazarus. Boy though he was, Joel looked down the years of his life feeling it was Joel talked little during the next few days, and stole away often to 39340 PRISSY, HUGH JOHN, AND SIR TOADY LION. PRISSY, HUGH JOHN, AND SIR TOADY LION. But now Hugh John had forgotten Prissy and Toady Lion, "after Hugh John threw the stone, the horrid boys all came and said "Do you know me?" he said, giving Hugh John''s second sorest hand such "This, Hugh," said his father, with a little wave of his hand, "is Mr. Mant, the Chief Constable of the county. Hugh John got out of the window slowly, leaving Sir Toady Lion asleep "All right, you can tell my father that!" said Hugh John coolly, "I have not done any of these things," said Hugh John; "I don''t like "Toady Lion isn''t a little pig," said Hugh John, with dignity; "he is "But I thought you liked it, Cissy," said Hugh John, who did not know "Come on, Hugh John--the time is up!" said his father from the side of 39549 One day, when I was a month or two past nine years old, mamma said to me "To tell the truth," said mamma, "I forgot to ask him this morning if he "And Geraldine doesn''t mind because of her new umbrella," said mamma. "This is a lucky day, mamma," I said, when we came out of the grocer''s. "Dear me," said mamma, "how time passes! "We may stop at Miss Fryer''s, mayn''t we, mamma?" said Haddie. "Wasn''t it kind of Miss Fryer, mamma?" I said. "Mamma," I said suddenly, "if she is a nice little girl like what her "She looked a good-humoured little person," said mamma. "Good-bye, my own little girl," said father. "Good-bye, dear Miss Geraldine," she said, half holding out her arms. fancy it was Miss Lardner--said in a good-natured patronising way, "I never tell stories," I said very loudly; "and if Miss Broom says I 39554 ''How can I tell?'' said Dods; ''you ask such stupid things, Ida. It''s There was a _possibility_, papa said, of things coming right, or partly ''I know what you were going to say, papa,'' said poor Dods, growing ''It is to be hoped,'' I said, ''that papa and mamma _will_ find some kind ''And the great thing is to cheer up poor mamma while papa''s away,'' I rest of the way home, but Geordie said one or two little things about ''No, indeed,'' said mamma; ''it was in a very good sort of way. good-bye, but Miss Trevor said she would go a little bit of the way with ''Oh no!'' said mamma, ''I like tea at home best, my boy.'' ''She gave me leave to do what I liked with the old thing,'' said Taisy; ''Very likely,'' said mamma; ''that is a good idea and explains the 39567 "And are you feeling a little sad, poor Mrs. Lacy?" said Gladys. "No, it wouldn''t be kind, certainly," said the old lady, with a little "I know," said Gladys; "but still I like you best, Mrs. Lacy." "Yes, dear," said Mrs. Lacy, smiling, though a little sadly, at the "Yes, I told them a little," said the old lady. "I don''t like about people going to heaven," said Roger, with a little "They are tired already, poor pets," said Mrs. Marton, who was little "Yes, I know she is," said Mrs. Marton, surprised at the little girl''s "Yes," said Mrs. Marton, who held Gladys by one hand and Roger by the "Poor little things--we have all been children in our day," said Madame "It isn''t good for children," said Gladys gravely, looking up into her "We don''t look very nice, do we, Roger?" said the little girl, as with 39833 ''Kathie!'' said Neville--this time with real displeasure in his tone, ''I ''Good-bye, Kathie,'' said Neville, as he kissed her. ''Yes; I have lots to tell you,'' said Kathie, ''and no good news either. didn''t till Neville told me,'' said Kathie condescendingly. ''Kathie,'' said Neville, and Kathleen slowly got up from her seat and ''Come in,'' said Kathleen; and in came Aunt Clotilda, her kind face and ''Aunty,'' said Kathie, as Miss Clotilda was preparing to follow him, ''She must be a very sensible little girl,'' said Miss Clotilda. ''She''s a dear little girl every way,'' said Kathie. ''Dear Kathie,'' said Neville, ''you didn''t know her.'' ''Dear Kathie,'' said Neville again, ''it''s only that you''ve not had mamma ''Aunty,'' she said, and Miss Clotilda looked up from the fine old damask ''Poor little girl!'' said Miss Clotilda. ''She must be a dear little girl,'' said Miss Clotilda again. ''Come now, Kathie,'' said Neville good-humouredly. 40525 Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert''s. Kathie smiled inwardly at the picture she remembered of the little room "Uncle Robert," Kathie said, as they were riding homeward, "could a "I want a little more talk about this substitute business," said Uncle "I do mean to _try_," Rob said, that evening, to Kathie. old times to sit beside him and talk, and Kathie was not a little amused and restful that Kathie felt like having a good talk, so she drew a long "You took the right step to-night, Kathie," said Aunt Ruth, presently. Mrs. Alston said, "Kathie, if you would like to come over after school things," Kathie said to Uncle Robert; "I am afraid she is feeling a good "My little girl," Uncle Robert said, "you must not begin to think that "My uncle, Mr. Conover," Kathie said, gracefully, "and Miss Sarah Strong." "Come in the other room," said Sarah to Kathie. 40631 Coppinger was conveyed home by men called to the spot, and Mrs. Trevisa walked on with her niece and nephew in silence to the house of "I am very sorry, Captain Coppinger," said Judith, in a low, sweet Coppinger lowered her hand and his, and, looking at her, said: "Come, Jamie," said Judith, one day. "Judith," said Coppinger, "will you stand surety that he does not tell "I do not wish to have my hand kissed," said Judith, hastily, "I let I wonder where Jamie is?" said Judith, looking "We are come," said the red-headed man, "at Miss Trevisa''s desire--but "Captain Coppinger," said Judith, firmly, looking straight into his "Captain Coppinger," said Judith, "I have lost all trust in you. "Jamie," said Judith, looking him straight in the face, "have you been "Judith!" said he, looking at her, and he raised his left hand. 40953 "Tell me what time is," said Harrigan one late summer afternoon in a "''The idea of time travel is a little hard to swallow,'' I said. "''Look,'' he said, ''time is a dimension like space. in 1492 or ahead in 2092, the place he got out of his time machine was _"To New Amsterdam for a little peace and quiet," he said testily._ "''Tell me,'' I said to him at last, ''when you go back in time do you get _He got into his time-machine and set out for home in the twentieth bothers me,'' I said to him, ''is how you get that time machine of yours a time machine be in two places at once, I ask you? Said she wasn''t Julie Vanderkamp, by God, but was named Anna Van time machine she was talking about, and if she was Julie there was no 41052 her brother would come home from his long day''s work as cub "I think I''d like to go up to the pilot-house right away, Rod. It is Marian and Roderick, the captain, the _Lucy''s_ engineer, a "I''m glad that you''ve met Mrs. Burford," he said, as he helped Marian Sally Lou''s eyes met Marian''s with a quick question. "Mrs. Burford will play some other time," interrupted Sally Lou, have worked fourteen hours a day, ever since you came West?" Marian''s "I''m banking on the chance that I shall know him some day." Rod''s eyes Sally Lou raised her yellow head and looked at Marian very steadily. Marian, Sally Lou, and Burford Marian and Sally Lou looked on in silent amaze while Mrs. McCloskey Rod started his engine, but Marian stopped him. Side by side with Roderick, Marian worked through the day. 41361 "The King of Gee-Whiz?" said the Widow Pickle. "I am the Enchanted Banjo of the King of Gee-Whiz," it said in a small, "There is one thing I should like to ask," said Zuzu, "and I have often "Yes," said the King, "let us see what your children look like." "The Banjo knows more about the Fairies than any one," said the Private "Then, my dear," said the King, "take this little gold ax and run and "That I know," said the Wicked Fairy, "and with the Enchanted Banjo can What?" said the King, still not knowing it was a Fairy. "Let me tell you one thing, my children," said the Fairy Queen, "and it "Good Banjo," said the Fairy Queen, "can you not tell these dear young "Good Queen," said Zuzu to the Fairy Monarch Zulena, when the Bumblebee "That," said the King, "is the telephone to Fairy-land. 41604 and told Will''m he''d better play in there till Libby came home. Libby smiled in an amused, big-sister sort of way, asking how Will''m at the Junction knew that poor little Libby and Will''m Branfield were to Libby on their way home from school one day, and told it in such a tone Libby came home with her question, and the wild way she broke out crying When Libby came crying home from school the second time, because one of Next day, Libby told Will''m the rest of what the boys had said to her. "I thought best to tell them that," said Miss Sally, as she and Mrs. Neal went slowly back to the shop. Presently Will''m gave a little muffled sob and Libby put her arm around Santa Claus said "snip!" it was not long before half a dozen little wool 41784 Aunt Peggy, Maggie, and Eva waited on the river bank, with throbbing "Aunt," said Maggie, taking the hand of Eva, "it won''t do to wait To the delight of Aunt Peggy and the horror of Maggie Brainerd, Gravity It was a good thing, indeed, for Maggie Brainerd, like many of the brave In the mean time the little party consisting of Maggie and Eva Brainerd, "Eva, take the hand of your aunt," said Mr. Brainerd, who saw that his Brainerd, Eva, her father, and Gravity Gimp came crowding into the Fred Godfrey maintained his place at the head, Maggie and Eva close Fred Godfrey, Richard Brainerd, Maggie and Eva, Aunt Peggy, and Habakkuk Mr. Brainerd, who walked close to Fred Godfrey, said, in a low voice, The fugitives were brought up and arranged in front of the log, Mr. Brainerd standing first, McEwen second, Fred Godfrey third, while Aunt 41966 said an old Hen, who had seen much of the ways of poultry-yards. "No," said the Brown Hen, firmly, "it is too far past the time when I "It is not much like our other home," said the Man, as he set the Baby Plymouth Rock Hen could not help looking at the Shanghai Cock. The Little Girls and their mother stood beside the Man as he looked at It was a long time before the friendly Barred Plymouth Rock Hen knew the Man. The White Cock and the Brown Hen had never been known really "What?" said the Barred Plymouth Rock Hen, "put me in one pen and my "I think," said the Shanghai Cock, "that if a fowl is good, the more "It is a good one," said the Barred Plymouth Rock Hen, "but I do not "We had no real mother then," said the White Plymouth Rock Hen. 42353 he had received to pay them a visit some time in the day, and Mr. Rawlinson earnestly seconded it: "Do," said he, "for it is just by the unfortunate as my poor William and Lucy: it is now nine months old, and till Henry Rawlinson caught his eye: "Oh, there is Mr. Beaufort!" said Mr. Beaufort now invited Henry to ride with him to the spot Mr. Rawlinson had wished him to see; and Mrs. Goldsmith, seeing it was just speak as well as neighbour Goodyer''s boy," said the delighted father, the day for William and his mother to come up, in time for the meeting, "I shall _speak_ to my mother," said William, and expressed a wish to walk out, Mr. Beaufort gave him leave, and William "Has any accident happened?" said Mr. Beaufort, looking steadily at William, who could only shake his head; 42796 "Come, Benny, you must wake up now and walk!" said Jess coaxingly. "Say, Benny, you know little Cinnamon Bear ran away to find a nice warm "Can you hear me, Jess?" said Henry, speaking very low through the wall "Don''t I have to mind Jess and Violet too?" asked Benny. In an instant Jess and Violet were looking over Henry''s shoulder at the "_Please_, Henry," said Jess excitedly. "We''ll have something to eat right away, old fellow," said Henry, "He ought to have milk," said Jess quietly to Henry. "Come and get a clean towel," said Jess, who noticed that Benny was "Good for you, Henry," said Jess, much relieved. "I''ll sleep next to Benny," said Henry, "with my head up by the door. "Looks like home already, Jess," said Henry, smiling at the washing. "O Henry!" cried Violet and Jess together. introduced them--Jess, Benny, and Henry. "Our rabbit!" said Henry and Jess together. 42870 grow to be either," remarked Mildred, while Mrs. Keith said with a look "My boy," Mrs. Keith said in moved tones, "I would rather be the mother Wealthy''s good help, and that of the seamstress already engaged," Mrs. Keith said "she and Mildred would be able to do all that was necessary." "Mother, I do think you''re a little too easy with them," Mildred said in "Yes, sonny, as soon as possible," said Mrs. Keith, taking his head in Mrs. Keith and Mildred turned now and then, a tearful lingering look "That''s my good, generous little sister," Mildred said, laughing, "and "And let us go up and look at our rooms, girls," said Mildred to her "And mother too," said Mrs. Keith coming in with Baby Annis in her arms. "I wish every girl had such a mother as mine," Mildred said, smiling "How glad you look, mother!" said Mildred, "are you really so much 4296 ''I''m sure I hope he''s after no harm,'' said Mrs. King; ''I don''t like to ''Oh,'' said Ellen, ''Harold likes company, you see, Sir, and will take up ''Ellen--Harold--come down to your tea!'' called Mrs. King. ''Well!'' said Mrs. King, ''I declare he looks like a picture I have seen--'' ''Poor lad,'' said Mrs. King, ''it seems a pity he should come to such a ''You''re getting a big boy, Harold, and it is lonely for you,'' said Mrs. King reluctantly; ''and if the lad is a good lad I''d not cast up his ''Alfred,'' said Ellen, ''do you know where Harold is? have thought you would we have cared for poor Mother and Alfred,'' said only come to make you eat yours like a good boy, as Mr. Cope said you ''Then you think this poor lad will be ill a long time, Sir?'' said Mrs. King, when Mr. Blunt was preparing to depart. 42961 CLOSETS, RUTH, AND THE "LITTLE JUDGE" 113 ONCE upon a time there lived a good Judge in an old New England town. Judge," in honor of the good man who gave the house to the church for "Dear little boy," said the Judge affectionately, as he looked down into "I think I would like to look around a little," replied the lady. "I think you had better rest, my dear," said the Judge; "we''ll step in All this time the Judge, his wife, Ruth, and the baby sat composedly "I think it will do them good to have a little frolic," said the Judge. "But you wouldn''t let your children play like that," said Ruth. "I think we had better put the baby in the first closet," said Ruth. "Don''t you think it''s time to call the children?" said Ruth. Ruth didn''t like to go into the Judge''s old study, but that was where 43067 "We are friends for life, Señor Harland," the Mexican said, as he held "That is a good deal better," Juan said; "you only want a sombrero to Three days later Juan and Will said good-bye to Señor Guzman and his "We don''t consider sixty miles to be a long journey here," Juan said, as After riding for thirty miles they halted for half an hour; the horses "Keep your eyes on the rocks," Juan said to the men behind him; "if one "Look here," Juan said, "I shall see every one of your faces plainly as "My father is almost sure to mount and ride out to meet me," Juan said "Now let us mount and ride on," Señor Sarasta said. "The señor''s advice is good," Antonio said, "and there is not a moment "We will cross the river on the horses a mile above the cave," he said; 43112 seldom speak of that awful time--mamma said something of the kind to me. "My poor little darling," he said, "I feel almost afraid to love you. "Connie is much better," said papa; "and I think the wind is changing. little bit of sun would come out, said mamma, it would be perfect. like when papa says these funny kinds of things--"just look what a lot "Ah, yes!" said Lady Honor, looking pleased, "we heard from Frank Whyte "Poor things," said mamma, with a little shiver, "how I do pity them "I suppose there is nothing we can do to help the Whytes?" said mamma. "Never mind, Connie," said mamma, thinking I was disappointed. "I am sure I can find you a nice laundress," said mamma, on which Evey''s And--mamma--I wish you''d cut my hair off--I think Evey Whyte looks so "He said," papa went on, "that Mrs Whyte would be very pleased to see 43122 Miss Lloyd was awfully pleased, I believe, for Lady Mildred said "Jerry," she said, "I''m so glad you think that that girl is sure to be "That''s hardly fair upon Lady Mildred, papa," said Jerry. "Papa," said Charlotte, "what is the kind thing Lady Mildred has done "Papa only said Lady Mildred wasn''t a woman like mamma," said Charlotte. "Charlotte," said Jerry reprovingly, "of course papa''s in fun. Charlotte''s class," said Mrs Waldron after a little pause. sort of girl to be easily spoilt in that way," said Charlotte''s mother. "I know," said Claudia, but though she sighed a little it was inaudibly. "Jerry," said Charlotte suddenly, a few days after Claudia''s unlucky "She writes, she says, by Lady Mildred''s wish," said Charlotte; "they "I know he did," said Jerry, "but I don''t think I want to. You said the one about Jerry was from Lady Mildred herself." 43127 "And he said there were fairy stories in _every_ country," Alix went on. "She''s gone for good," said Rafe dolefully; but Alix''s eyes sparkled. "If they''re good kind of fairies," said Rafe sagely--"and I think "You seem to know a great lot about fairies," said Alix, who had no idea "I daresay," said Alix, looking up, "that the children used to run along "Alix," he said, "the tapping is going on--a little farther off now, and "Are you going to _knit_ the story?" said Alix, looking very surprised. "Very good things in their way," said the old woman, as Alix unpacked "Oh, that''s beautiful," said Alix; "it''s like the children and the white "I wish you had let me go to bed," said Arminel hastily; and Chloe''s "I think your wish a very good one," said Arminel. "It feels like the end of the story," said Alix. 43128 "Yes, do speak to her, Miss Earle," said Leila, in a complaining tone, themselves," he said to Mrs Fortescue when Leila and Chrissie had left "I have no father, as you know, Miss Chrissie," she said quietly, "and "It''s what Jasper was saying," said Leila, and she went on to explain. "And Leila and Chrissie, too," said their father, when speaking about "Yes," she said, in reply to a question of little Jasper''s, "there is a "_I_ didn''t," said Chrissie; "you''d better ask Leila, Daddy, why we''re "We must put some things--books any way,"--said Leila, "on that table-"Leila, Chrissie," she said, "Aunt Margaret has come to say good-night said Mrs Fortescue, and then she took Jasper''s hand and left the room. "Leila," said Mrs Fortescue in a moment or two, "I do think you might "Poor Jasper," said Chrissie, "never mind. "Leila dear, and Chrissie," she said as they came in, looking rather 43142 "''Tis _such_ a lovely day, Roy," she said to her little Faith saw a very white-faced, very ragged girl, a little older than Little Roy was very hungry, and there was that in his father''s hard tone "There be nothink wrong wid the little ''un, I ''ope, Faith," she said. "I''m so real glad yer come," she said; "h''our little Roy ha'' run away-us how yer little Roy got lost," she said presently. "Oh, please, Meg," answered little Faith, putting her hand into the h''an''t got to live wid yer mother while we''re looking fur Roy?" care fur him; yer little Roy put me in mind o'' his purty ways! "Do you think," asked Faith, "as Jesus wot loves the little children, look fur little Roy, too, right away." "But, Meg," said little Faith, "why do you say it comforts you to think The woman was Hannah Searles; the child, little lost Roy-- 43144 "Come, Flo, do," said Jenks, "don''t waste time with that little sight o'' Flo, her little heart utterly melting, and then the knowing animal came "Scamp shall come ''ome then wid us," said Jenks, and lifting the little Now Flo knew that as mother had not appeared the first time Dick stole, "Yes, Jenks, I''ll tell you," said Flo; "''tis because Dick and me isn''t "That ''ere little chap wot yer ''ave such a grip of," said Flo, "that''s "Come home with me," said the little woman by Flo''s side. "Yes," answered Flo, whose little heart was so drawn to Mrs Jenks, and God, my child," said little Mrs Jenks. "God," said little Mrs Jenks, putting down her work and looking up and some day, Mrs Jenks said, He would come for her, and carry her away little for both of us." Mrs Jenks paused, but Flo was quite silent. 43249 The big brick house from which Mrs. Merrithew and the children set out why little Dora Denise Carman is coming to spend a year with her New Mrs. Merrithew took the little newcomer to her room, had her trunks Dora''s dark brown eyes looked gravely into Marjorie''s blue ones. "That''s the way with mother," Marjorie said to Dora after breakfast. for the family all their lives, owned that an omelette like Mrs. Merrithew''s she could not manage,--"No, _sir_, not if I was to cook day farmhouse was owned by old friends with whom Mrs. Merrithew and Mrs. Grey would be glad to spend a little time, and for Jack and Edith the Marjorie, Dora, and Jackie himself--were sitting by the fire in Mrs. Merrithew''s "Den," the very cosiest room in the house. the sugar-camps, and though it was chiefly for grown people, Mrs. Merrithew allowed Dora and Marjorie to go. 43325 "Beg pardon," said Benny, in a fright, and hurried away just in time to "Purty little hangel!" said Joe, as he stood looking up the street long "I tell yer I ain''t got none," said Benny. As usual, Joe made room for Benny in his little hut; but to-night he Benny wondered for a long time when Joe was going to say something that "Who''s He?" said Benny, looking up; and Nelly''s eyes echoed the inquiry. "Lor'' a massy!" said Benny, with a look of surprise upon his face, "Good night," said Benny and Nelly in chorus, and once more they left "Are ''e sure, now?" said Benny, great tears starting in his eyes. "Oh, yes, Joe," she said, opening her eyes with such a pained look. "Oh, then, I''ll go," said Benny, who felt that this little girl''s wish "But I have something more to tell you yet," said Benny, looking up with 43465 "O Arthur," said Margaret, "if it be possible, let us land on an island; "Above high-water mark, remember, Gerald," said Arthur. "Wilkins is right enough, Margaret," said Arthur, "this lovely spot, "But even a black man has a soul, Wilkins," said Arthur. "Depend on''t, Mr. Arthur," said Wilkins, "there''s not a bush or a rock discordant cries arose; and, at last, leaving Jack, Hugh, and Mr. Mayburn in charge of the canoes, Arthur with Gerald and Wilkins stepped "If you look directly south, Arthur," said Hugh, "you will see a black "There''s one comfort, Wilkins," said Arthur; "they do not like to face "We will bark the trees to-night, Mr. Arthur, if you please," said Jack. "I cannot have Arthur leave us for a day," said Mr. Mayburn. "I think, papa, Wilkins is right," said Arthur. "Wilkins might be useful to you here, Master Arthur," said Jack; "but I 43636 glad to meet and know our little Cuban neighbour, Maria. Look out and get ready." Shouldn''t you think our little Cuban The Diaz children lived in a cosy little home in the country. Ramon''s mother and the children followed him till the boy stopped in Maria and Ramon followed Isabella''s example, and soon the children were "Poor little children!" exclaimed Maria, when Miguel had finished his you; little Miss Lucia has been wishing for company to-day." "Oh, look, Ramon!" said Maria, "see that dear little black baby asleep children for their little Cuban cousins. Maria, in her pretty little home under the palm-trees, was spared, yet, "You know, we went all over the place when we were little, Maria. A delightful story of a little boy who has many adventures by means of A little story which teaches children that the birds are man''s best 43763 "Why, my dear William," said Mrs Skratdj, "I''m sure you must have got a "I fancy I can tell an east wind when I feel it," said Mr Skratdj, "Why, my dear William, his hair''s grey," said Mrs Skratdj. "Do as I tell you," said the hot-tempered gentleman; and as Harry saw "Dogs!" said the hot-tempered gentleman, driving his hands through his "Come along, Harry," said the hot-tempered gentleman. of that held by Old Father Christmas in my godmother''s picture-book. "''Then you _are_ Father Christmas,'' said Patty. "''Ay, ay, to be sure,'' said Father Christmas, ''I''m a long age.'' "''Ay, ay,'' said Father Christmas; but he did not seem to think anything "''A Christmas-tree,'' said Patty. "''I wonder, Patty,'' said I, ''why there''s no picture of Father I, ''I don''t know, but I do think Old Father Christmas is going to bring "''Ay, ay, _to_ be sure,'' said Father Christmas, and he smiled 43832 "You don''t know what I''ve got for you, Hans," said Bertha, laughing and "A long time ago," said their father, "they used to celebrate Christmas Bertha often visits a little friend who helps her father make "I wonder if there is any story about that brook," said Bertha. "Then the little boy took courage and told the story of his meeting the "I read a story about a mother stork," said Bertha, thoughtfully. "I know about cuckoo-clocks, of course," said Gretchen, "but the little "Strasburg was for a time the home of our greatest poet," said Bertha. "We had such a good time," Hans told his mother, while Bertha went "I know where you would like to go in our own country," said Bertha. "He loved his people dearly, father once told me," said Bertha. A little story which teaches children that the birds are man''s best 43977 "All things considered," said Gay, "mamma''s been a very lucky girl." "Seriously," said Arthur, "are you going to turn The Camp into an inn?" "He''s like a peaceful lake," Maud had once said, "deep in the woods, "Oh, come, now!" said Arthur, "Phyllis is right. "Maud," said Mary, after swift thought, "your mind is as clear as a gem. "My dear Lee," said Gay, "Mary, Maud, and Eve are famous for their faces "And you look so exactly like us," she said, "that strangers can''t tell "I shall write to the horrid old woman," said Mary, "and tell her to "The three old ones," said Maud, "made me think of three very young boys "Mr. Pritchard," said Gay, "I''ll bet you anything you like that you "They''re as like as Lee and me," said Gay. "Gay," said Arthur, "is in love with a young Englishman, and knows that 44123 "I know Hattie," said Gracie Howard, who was more intimate with Fanny "No," said Gracie, "I don''t suppose Fanny did want me to know it; but "Hattie said you did," answered Gracie; "she says you told her I "I wonder what did make that little girl look so sorry," said Bessie, "Well, Gracie did not like it one bit," said Hattie, "and she thinks "Gracie," she said, after a little talk, "Maggie Bradford came to see "Well, mamma, and I''m sure I wouldn''t," said Gracie, with a little "Gracie''s is, I know," said Hattie. "O Hattie!" said Gracie, "how did you come up here? "I know it," said Hattie; "but she can''t make other people think Nellie "But--but--Hattie--this one is Nellie''s," said Gracie in a shocked "Mamma," said the little girl, "Gracie does not feel well, and she "I can''t help minding," said Gracie; "and, only think, Nellie, all 44133 But it was only her little brother Ralph, who said: "''Innie, mamma says But presently her father and older brother came home; little Ralph ran have liked to remain up an hour longer, but of direct disobedience Mrs. Burton''s children were seldom guilty, so Winnie gathered up her books, As Miriam lived only a square away, Mrs. Burton and Winnie walked over Ralph said he liked to see the little boys and girls After Miriam had finished the chapter, Winnie said, "Oh, girls, I must "Why, that sounds like a description of Ernestine Alroy!" said Fannie. "I like that, too," said Gretta; "but I think Miss Benton''s pretty card "That''s papa, I think," said Fannie, and she went with Ernestine to the "Oh, I must go right home and tell mamma!" said Winnie, and she went "Oh, Ralph," said Winnie, "you tell everything you know, besides much 44445 "Oh, Mr. Porter!" said Bessie, "do you shut the poor little squirrels "Bessie," she said, a little later, "don''t you think this place is "I''ll tell Maggie and Bessie then," said Fred, "and Harry and I will "More, I fear," said Mrs. Bradford, "at least such little hands as "I am very sorry for Lem and Dolly," said Bessie. "Why, how long you stayed," said good Mrs. Porter, coming out as they "Harry and Fred want to come," said Bessie, "do you think you could "Aunt May," said Maggie, "do you think Jesus _could_ love children little girls; whether it was that Dolly fancied Maggie and Bessie had "Poor Dolly!" said Bessie, "I wish you had a better home, and some one "Yes," said Bessie, coming closer to the poor girl, and drawing Maggie "Good-by, Dolly," said Bessie, not knowing this was to be the last 44721 ''Yes, Sir--Clement,'' said Felix, smiling, but feeling a sense of injury And here comes the dear little Cherry for her hard day''s work.'' ''Felix will decide as he thinks good,'' said Robina with dignity. Felix smiled, and said, ''I thought so,'' and told in return Edgar''s ''Oh yes,'' said Stella composedly; ''I know people always do like things Felix looked at him a moment or two, then said, ''Edgar tells me he has ''The most likely to satisfy Wilmet,'' said Felix absently, knowing he ''I will go and tell Wilmet,'' said Felix, who had come in unperceived by ''I don''t think it can be less bad to Felix and Cherry,'' said Robina, ''Dear Lance,'' said Cherry, ''he has got back a great deal of his ''You had better go to bed, Cherry,'' said Felix, as he rose; ''you look There was an odd look in Felix''s face as he said, ''Poor young man!'' 44780 "I''m going to ask mamma to make Mrs. Jones give us a better one," said "O, Maggie," said Bessie, "this bed is yeal nice and comf''able; come "I don''t know," said Maggie, "I''m going to ask papa." "Bessie," said Maggie, as they went down to the beach, "do you like "Bessie," said Maggie, one day, as her sister sat patting the great "Maggie and Bessie," said Harry, "I saw a great friend of yours on "I want to kiss Bessie, too," said Mamie, as the little girl came "Oh, yes," said Bessie; and Mamie kissed both of her little playmates, The next morning, Mrs. Bradford went to the hotel to call on Mrs. Rush, taking Maggie and Bessie with her; and from this time the little "I think he will look better to-morrow, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush. "Yes, papa," said Bessie, thinking he meant the baby, "and Maggie and I 45278 Mr Smith, the clergyman of the parish where Margery and Tommy were born, The parting of these children was very affecting; poor Margery''s eyes When Margery found that Tommy did not come back, she cried all day being so long since little Margery wore a pair of shoes, her attention Shoes," but, being a very good child, they usually called her "Little school, and in a short time she formed a little plan for instructing house, but he soon learned to know her, "Come in Margery," said Mrs Sir William Dove, who was grateful for the service Little Goody had done As Mrs. Williams already knew that Margery had a good heart, she found on for the place, Margery was, at the old lady''s request, appointed to She was now no longer called _Margery_ or _Goody Two Shoes_, but only This was a great loss to Mrs. Margery, who had no place to teach in; but 45381 There resided, at some considerable distance from Blue Beard''s castle, When the proposals of Blue Beard were mentioned to the young ladies by |Blue Beard having called next day, the old lady told him what her When they reached the castle, Blue Beard, attended by a number that Fatima, the youngest of the two sisters, began to think Blue Beard Fatima, accompanied by her sister, returned to the castle the wife of |When Blue Beard was gone, Fatima sent a kind invitation to her friends the riches of Blue Beard''s castle, of which they had heard so much, that Again the voice of Blue Beard was heard, and she begged for one minute Blue Beard had not time to conjecture who the |Fatima, who had fallen to the ground at the time Blue Beard quitted As Blue Beard had no relations, Fatima was sole heir to the whole of his 45651 "Yes indeed, darling," Mildred said, making room for the child to sit "Elsie, darling, won''t you sit in cousin''s lap?" Mildred said, holding Mildred as the mother, saying, "Come, dear child, you will want to get "Little Elsie has none," said Mildred. "Mother, mayn''t Elsie come here and be your little girl ''long with us?" "No," said Mildred, half averting her blushing face; "he is good and "Yes, it was nice and kind," Mildred responded, looking a little "Girls," said Mrs. Keith, "I want you to take the little ones out for "Always the same kind, indulgent mother," Mildred said, with a look "I hope so, mother; it is, if I know my own heart," Mildred said, "My dear child," she said to Mildred, "let us look upon this sad event "Ah, mother!" Mildred said, smiling through her tears, "I am more and 45944 "What time shall we reach there, Papa?" asked Max. "Oh, yes, Papa, I remember about him!" said Lulu; "and that he was He led the way into the house as he spoke, the Captain, Max, and Lulu "Yes, Papa; and I can''t help feeling sorry for him," said Lulu. "I think there was fighting the next day,--wasn''t there, Papa?" said "Yes, sir," said Max; "and here on this time-table it says that in some "Good children," said their father; then noticing the longing look in "I''d ten times rather be captain of a good ship," returned Max. "Good-morning, Papa," Max said. "Yes, I think you will enjoy it," the Captain said, smiling to see how "I think I know, though I''m not right sure," Max said, looking at his their fathers," the Captain said, smiling down into her eyes while he "Yes," replied Captain Raymond, "one of their officers said, ''they [the 46010 "Thank you, papa," said Lucilla and Grace, the latter adding, "I think knowing that Grandma Elsie''s promises were sure to be kept, said no "Yes," said Grace; "I am sure papa likes to have us all feel that it is "And they didn''t let the Indians kill anybody, papa?" asked Elsie. "I am glad of that, papa," said Grace; "for we shall have a lovely view "Yes," said Grace, "but it is far more delightful to know that no war "Please tell the rest, papa," pleaded little Elsie, and her father "Did M''Arthur do that way too, papa?" asked little Elsie. "I should like to visit the island one of these days," said Grace. "Yes," said Captain Raymond, "more than one man was shot and killed "Oh, did the man die too, grandma?" asked little Elsie, with a look of "My dear papa looks so tired, mamma," remarked little Elsie in 46484 people did their work; and that must be called day in Etu''s far marked the entrances to the winter houses built by Etu''s father and Baby Etu''s skin was much whiter than his mother''s,--very nearly as MONTH after month passed by with baby Etu. The little round ball grew Sometimes when Etu''s mother has finished her work for the day, she Etu''s mother made him some reins to be fastened to the dogs'' necks. How did Etu''s mother manage to make the boat water-tight? would be a seal feast at Etu''s home, and hours would be given up to Our brave little Etu looked upon himself as a man now. dog, if left alone, might succeed in scaring away the old seal; and Etu THE long winter was over at last, and Etu''s people got ready to leave It was after one of these long days on the plains that Etu came home 46762 "No, Sergeant Richards, you needn''t look at me that way," said Mrs. Granby, holding up the tea-pot in one hand; "I ain''t been doin'' no "Bessie told me how kind he was to her," said Mrs. Bradford. While little Maggie was thinking thus of Aunt Patty, the old lady, in "Yes," said Mrs. Bradford, "my dear little Bessie''s quick temper gives "Mamma cannot kiss you till you are a good boy," said Mrs. Bradford, "But, Mrs. Rush," said Maggie, "Aunt Patty''s corners scratch very Aunt Patty as she sat looking so sad and lonely, and thinking of Mrs. Rush''s lesson of the morning, till her tender little heart could bear "Maggie and Bessie," said Mrs. Bradford, one day soon after this, "I am "I think they understand that now, Aunt Patty," said Mrs. Bradford, "Mamma and Aunt Bessie," said Maggie. "Mamma," Bessie had said afterwards, "do you think Aunt Patty was very 4731 and this abundance of melting butter," said Judy, in a good little of Pip''s, but Meg hasn''t any," she said, with a beautiful look of "No, the General hasn''t," said Judy and the old mischief light "Oh, I''m not going to hurt you, you dear old thing," said Miss Judy, "Oh, Judy, what are you going to do?" said Meg entreatingly. The Captain gave a little gasp and looked hard at Pip; but the "My DEAR Meg!" Judy said; "why, it''s at least two hours since "Run away, Baby, dear," she said, kissing the disappointed little letter for you, Alan," she said, and gave Meg''s poor little epistle "I--I''ve run away, Bunty," Judy said, in a quavering voice. "Meg could talk to Father," Bunty said, "and Pip could keep "I BEG you to give it to me again, little Miss Meg," he said. little girl, asked if they would like to go home, they all said 48552 "All right, Margery, we won''t, and do tell quick," said Trix. "Well, you know, Miss Isabel," Jack said willingly, "it''s Margery''s Miss Isabel gave Margery such a look that her eyes filled with happy darling," said Jack and Trix and Amy. But Margery said nothing, feeling "That is good, but a trifle long, Amy," said Miss Isabel. "See here, Trix," said Jack, "I thought you wanted to be a boy. have a post-office," said Margery, turning away to hide the tears which "Yes, Miss Isabel," said Jack and Amy and Trix meekly, while Margery "No," said Margery decidedly; "Miss Isabel''s good to bad people. "That''s like Miss Isabel," remarked Trix, but Jack, with an eye solely "We are going now to show the magazine to Miss Isabel," said Margery, "Now I think Miss Isabel doesn''t know," said Margery. Trix and Amy, Margery and Jack, and behind them Mr. and Mrs. Dean, 48608 "Take comfort, my poor friend," said the kind lady, "your children little orphans came to their door, begging for a home, and the living One day a kind lady gave them each a ten cent piece, and they came down One dear little boy died at this time, who had formerly lived in the "Well, my dear boy," I said, "I will tell you a secret. conduct; and then I said, "Good-by, girls and boys;" and they shouted once, when I got up to open the window a little, a boy on the end of little lady,'' said the poor woman, ''he does not know what cake on their way with grateful hearts, the little boy looking back at Lucy "Never mind, my little fellow, you will read it, you know," I said; about my dear boy, that the little mother and her children could glean. AUNT FANNY''S STORY BOOK FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS. 49227 "I want to wing the bell myse''f," said Miss Kittyleen, standing on "There, there, hush, Kittyleen," said Flaxie, crossly, "I want to go to The grieved look on Mrs. Gray''s face touched Flaxie''s heart in a moment. "My dear," said he, "Mary Gray is an uncommon little girl to bear what Little Phil knitted his brows, but like Flaxie he had been looking you must know Flaxie belonged to the sort of little girls who hold a "Little Mary," said gentle Grandma Gray, taking Flaxie in her arms, "Make haste, child, here are Miss Pike and Kittyleen," said Mrs. Gray. "Keep fast hold of my hand, Kittyleen," said Miss Pike, "or I shall looking like this," said Flaxie, in deep discouragement. "''Come, you little sleepy girl,'' said Miss Pike; and she kissed me on She said, ''Little Mary, you don''t know "Oh," said Flaxie, delighted, "then it''s Miss Pike that makes it so 51397 "Me wants to know," said Bonnie, picking up an apple that had rolled "It''s animal serum," Bob said, sliced his thumb on the sardine can, "What are you doing now, Bob?" Bonnie asked. Bob dropped the basketball on Bonnie''s head and ran back into the "Medicine smells worse and it makes you healthy," Bob said, while Bonnie took her finger out of the pot and stared at it for a moment. I''m a chicken, Bob?" it said, cocking its head to one side and staring "I don''t like to be a chicken, Bob," it said. "You better change me back, boy," it said, and gave Bob Bonnie was trying very hard to see Bob with both eyes at once, which "Ah, you''re nothing but a sissy," Bob said, and licked off a whole "You''re still a St. Bernard," said Bonnie. "Not the same stuff," said Bob. 52302 "Mother said you too, Carroll Brewster; you don''t have to tell me an'' "Marian Stanford whips Robbie every time he disobeys," Elizabeth said dear friend Miss Tripp was coming to spend the day with us soon?" right down and play, and be a good little man, while mother runs out in "You know, Richard," she said solemnly, "that mother has told you ever The little girl''s eyes were very bright as she said, "I like to have "--Er--let me pass you the--bread, Miss Tripp," said Mr. Hickey, "I don''t like Robbie Stanford one bit," said Doris disgustedly. "I''m sure I don''t know, Sam," said his Elizabeth meekly. "Miss Tripp''s mother is chaperoning her," said Sam, with unsmiling "Elizabeth," she said, "I think I ought to tell you that Mr. Hickey has "He does love you, Evelyn; I''m sure he does," Elizabeth said All that Evelyn Tripp had said to Elizabeth was entirely true; her 5254 "I know you must miss Sam," said Mother Blossom, as Meg and Dot "Want to get out, Meg?" Father Blossom asked his little daughter Meg and Dot and Twaddles and Bobby crowded closer to look. came home just in time for Meg and Bobby to enter Oak Hill school. "Don''t wriggle," implored Mother Blossom, as she and Meg and Bobby Bobby had managed to free Twaddles, and the four little Blossoms grasshoppers," Twaddles said, as Mother Blossom buttoned him into noon, for he and Meg went home to lunch, he asked Mother Blossom "Don''t speak that way, Meg," said Mother Blossom gently. "Will you go ask, Dot?" Twaddles said to his little sister, after "Meg and Bobby went home at least half an hour ago," he said Dot. The car with Mother and Father Blossom and the four little friends of mine, Meg and Bobby and Dot and Twaddles Blossom. 5259 "Mamma," said Hildegarde Grahame, flying into her mother''s room, "Hildegarde, you are becoming a sad gossip," said Mrs. Grahame, At the top of this fence appeared two small but strong-looking hands, and following them, a girl''s face, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked and smiling. "When I was a little girl," said Hildegarde, "I had a book, the "Sit down, my dear!" said Mrs. Merryweather, comfortably. "Suppose we come out and look at the tennis-court," said Bell. "Guilty, my dear Hildegarde?" said Mrs. Grahame, drawing herself "Roger is not my own child, Colonel Ferrers," said Mrs. Merryweather, smiling. "Tell them, by all means, my dear," said Mrs. Merryweather, "Bell," said Hildegarde, "I really think I must be a cat in "Gerald, my dear!" said Mrs. Merryweather. "Just a girl!" said Roger, looking at Hildegarde; and he looked so "Mrs. Merryweather," said Hildegarde, her cheeks burning, but her "Pray turn your head, Miss Grahame!" said Roger Merryweather, 55725 "I was sure you were a good boy," said the young lady, with a charming "Miss Dearborn," said Paul, as the young lady looked up with a smile of "How do you know the lady was rich, Paul?" asked Grace. "Paul''s a good boy," said Grace, rather indignantly; for, though timid, "My mother isn''t an old lady," said Grace, who was as ready to stand up "You know it''s a wicked falsehood, Stephen!" said Grace, firing up like "Grace," said Paul, not noticing the young man''s words, "has he got "Grace, you can pick up your money," said Paul. "I am afraid, Paul," said Mrs. Palmer, anxiously, "that Stephen with "So young and so hardened!" said the old man, sorrowfully; and Paul saw "Wherever Paul is, I am sure he is not in the station-house," said Mrs. Palmer, positively. "There are not many young ladies like Miss Dearborn," said Paul. "It looked like it, sir," said Paul. 55891 martial splendor, little Cæsar Tamby said to Nadine his sister: "Madame," replied Nadine in a low-toned voice, letting her head drop Nadine followed Madame Pradère into a little parlor tastefully "Madame," answered Nadine, her face growing serious again, "Nalla is little Lydia, with Abel and Cæsar, took their places, trying to look as At this moment Madame Pradère called little Lydia to her and said, He questioned the tearful Nadine and the troubled Cæsar about Nalla and Cæsar had hustled Nalla off behind the scenes, but on Nadine calling course that Cæsar looked after the feeding of Nalla, old Steady being "Look here, Nadine," said he, "old Nalla hasn''t had a good bath for a "Poor Nalla and Steady!" said Cæsar, as he closed the door, after being Cæsar and Nadine burst into despairing tears, in which little Abel So Cæsar, Nadine and Abel went "But Nadine, and Abel, and Nalla," cried Cæsar. 56161 Nigel took away his hands from his eyes, and Len and Janey glanced Nigel obediently began to swallow the soup, while Len and Janey talked Nigel dropped his violin, and looked out with dream-filled eyes at the "Wan''er go ''ome!" shrieked Ivy. Nigel looked so mortified that Janey could hardly help laughing--till saw beautiful things in the hedges, he wanted to give them to Janey. "Nigel came home last night," said Janet, breaking the silence that had When Len and Janey came in from the yard that evening they found Nigel Len and Janey were like the woods, they did not change--then "I''m glad you came to me at East Grinstead," said Tony, a little "Hullo!" said Nigel--then suddenly he laughed; they all looked so "Janey will," said Nigel. "There''s no one," said Nigel, "nor likely to be--I must go, Len." Nigel and Janey looked into each other''s 5617 warned Nan. She and Bert, as Flossie and Freddie went marching around the big barn, out Flossie and Freddie!" cried Nan. She started to run across the barn floor, but was stopped by a call from When Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie went to Meadow Brook, which was the As the door opened, Bert and Nan saw a strange man talking to Mr. Bobbsey. Down the street Nan and Bert pulled Flossie and Freddie in the little the morning Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie came trooping home. "Oh!" suddenly exclaimed Nan. And Flossie, Freddie and Bert all said the same thing, while Mrs. Bobbsey clasped her husband''s arm and looked rather queer. Nan--Bert--Flossie--Why, where is Freddie?" he asked, Nan and Bert and Flossie and Freddie looked about. as much for Flossie and Freddie, though Nan and Bert liked it. "Why Bert Bobbsey!" cried Nan, "you couldn''t find Miss Pompret''s things 5632 "Polly dear," said Mrs. Whitney with a smile, "say good-morning to Mrs. Chatterton, and then run away. "Good-morning, Mrs. Chatterton," said Polly slowly, the brown eyes "We want to get up a little play," said Polly, "Jasper and I, and act "To be sure you may," said Polly, looking into the flushed little face; "Mrs. Chatterton will let me read it to her; she said so," cried Polly, "Dear child," said Mrs. Whitney, as much a girl for the moment as Polly "I do not know whether Polly can come now," said Mrs. Whitney gently; "Perhaps Joel and Phronsie will think as we do," said Polly. "Grandpapa," Polly rushing over the stairs, met him coming up to Mrs. Whitney''s room, "Joel says it''s the little morning wedding--please; and "I wish Phronsie had come," said Polly, as she and Jasper sorted the "All right, child," said Mrs. Fisher, with a look at Polly. 5732 Bunny Brown and his sister Sue lived with their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown, in the town of Bellemere. Bunny and Sue went out in the yard, where they had a little play-tent, "All right," agreed Sue. Wango was a queer little monkey, belonging to Jed Winkler, an old sailor "Yes, just a little," his aunt answered, and soon Bunny and Sue were "Let me try," said Sue, seeing that Bunny was not getting the door to "Now, Bunny," Mrs. Brown would say, "take good care of little Sue!" "Maybe," said Sue. She wanted, as much as did Bunny, to sit in the boat, "Oh, well, you didn''t hurt him," said Aunt Lu. Bunny, Sue and Splash were late for their dinner that day. Mrs. Brown said she did not mind if Bunny and Sue did this. Bunny looked at Sue and said: 57464 "It did; and I said to Miss Annabel, says I, ''No good can come of it, a "I do not agree with you in that," said Annabel; "thinking things are Annabel before speaking to Fay. Arthur, looking at the matter from the "You had better pour out, Fay," said Annabel, "and take your place in But of course I never laughed with Annabel over Fay''s little ways; The next morning, when Fay was out of the room, Annabel said to me: "So we were, Annabel," I explained; "Fay and Frank were only speaking I wished Annabel would not always speak of Frank and Fay as "the "Reggie is not old and he is not young," said Annabel; "I never can "I am sorry that Annabel will not come with us," I said to Fay one was a good time coming for Fay and me, after we had packed Annabel 57844 Said he, "Jimmy, I think I saw Mr. Martin on his way here. After the time he bit Mr. Martin''s leg father said "We''ll soon see," said a man''s voice that didn''t sound a bit like Mr. Travers''s. lecture this time" and Sue said, "A great deal of benefit that boy will mother said, "I know you''ll stay and be a good boy while we go and make The mud wasn''t half dry when mother and Sue and father came in, for he and I told father so, but he wouldn''t admit that Mr. Travers or Sue or me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy. mean, Jimmy?" And I said that Sue had got some new back hair a little and instead of telling me I was a good boy, she said, "Oh you little Tom and I came home again, and when we got a little rested we said we 57975 a man as Captain Shannon must be," concluded Miss Katherine. to Miss Katherine''s going to view the place for rent. To Miss Katherine''s extreme delight Joseph was ready to move to Ocean Joseph''s remark grated upon Miss Katherine, and she made a very "They have never been recovered, Joseph," repeated Miss Katherine with But the next day Miss Katherine had the treasure searching problem "Ah, you observe Captain Shannon''s portrait," said Miss Katherine in a "You must come in to tea," said Miss Katherine to Mr. Murphy, who "You remind me somewhat of Captain Shannon," remarked Miss Katherine. passion with the Captain," explained Miss Katherine. "How are you feeling to-day, Mr. Murphy?" inquired Miss Katherine "She is a good and sensible woman," said Miss Katherine to herself. When Miss Katherine had bade Mr. Murphy good afternoon, on the day of In a couple of days Mr. Murphy informed Miss Katherine that he thought 5948 "What are you doing, Freddie?" asked Bert Bobbsey, leaning over to oil "I didn''t this time!" said sturdy little Freddie, looking up quickly. "Why, Freddie isn''t hurt, Dinah," said Mrs. Bobbsey, in great relief. "Yes, you''re a regular wedding cake yourself, Dinah," said Mr. Bobbsey, who had come in to see what all the noise meant. yard, who stopped to see what the boat looked like," answered Mrs. Bobbsey. "Poor little fellow," said Mrs. Bobbsey, and she thought how hard it Will went off with Mr. Bobbsey, while Nan, Bert, Flossie and Freddie "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he "I guess they won''t run away, little fat fireman!" said Mr. Bobbsey, "Yes, fish, or go in swimming--anything to have a good time," Mr. Bobbsey said. "Not this time, Dinah," said Mrs. Bobbsey, for the cook was almost "What''s that?" cried Mrs. Bobbsey, while Flossie and Freddie, a little 5952 "Come on, let''s make a snow man!" cried Bert Bobbsey, as he ran about naturally, as soon as Bert and Nan began to run, Flossie and Freddie, Flossie and Freddie kept tight hold of Sam''s hand, and Bert and Nan As the old man passed he saw Flossie and Freddie and Bert and Nan "Aren''t you glad?" asked Bert of Nan, as four Bobbsey twins were on and so will Flossie and Freddie, for that matter!" said Mrs. Bobbsey, finally, one day, Bert and Nan and Flossie and Freddie said good-bye Bobbsey twins were to start, Bert and Nan went down to their father''s slipped out, when their mother and father were busy talking to Mrs. Powendon, and while Bert and Nan were looking out of the window. "Did he say what it was about?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey, while Bert and Nan "That''s what I thought," said Mrs. Bobbsey, while Bert and Nan 59536 "Marian," said Mrs. Gordon, looking at her little cousin''s delicate "Lucy," said Mrs. Gordon, looking at her daughter''s completed pile, "Marian''s almost well now, William," said Lucy, to smooth things over, "Can you believe Bob will come home an officer in two weeks, Lucy? "I won''t ask to be transferred to-day, anyhow," said Bob, looking down All the way across the parade, Bob had made Lucy and Marian laugh at it," said Bob, smiling at Lucy''s big, reproachful eyes and the little, "All right; come on, Bob," said Lucy. Bob had only to say good-bye to Lucy, Marian and William, which he sat out on the cool piazza, where William ate his supper, while Mrs. Gordon told the little news she had of Bob''s fellow officers and "Yes--when," said Lucy without much enthusiasm, thinking of Bob. When Marian and Lucy had left the room, Major Gordon came back from 5955 When Tommy Fox discovered old Mother Grouse crouched beneath the of old Mother Grouse''s relations for him to eat; and Tommy knew of Tommy Fox was hunting crickets in the field near his mother''s house. When Mrs. Fox thought that Tommy had learned enough for that day they had brought home the live woodchuck, Tommy Fox went off into the woods Now, sly old Mother Grouse had played a trick on Tommy Fox. If he had _They_ knew what to do when their mother led Tommy Fox away. As Mr. Gray Squirrel watched, he thought he saw one of Tommy Fox''s Tommy Fox went up into Farmer Green''s back-pasture, which, lay even A few days after Tommy Fox caught old Mr. Woodchuck, something Green''s hen-house," Mrs. Fox said to Tommy, as they picked the bones When Mrs. Fox reached home she found Tommy safe inside their house. 59705 "Yes," said Peter and Jan again. "Yes," said Peter and Jan again. Mrs. Vaughan had laughed; she was a "jolly good mother for Scouts and "Oh, _Mother_!" said Jan, who guessed what was coming. "It is--_now_," said Jan loyally; but she and Peter knew what Robin "I say," Robin broke in, "look here, Jan and Peter. "Mother," began Robin, "listen; I know a tremendously good way out of didn''t it, old chap?" said Robin, paying off Jan''s score. "Well, that''s one way of looking at it, I suppose," said Peter more "Aye, my dear, I hear right well what you''re asking," said the old "Well, I don''t know what _my_ noise was then," said Jan; "I was it''s poor Uncle Derrick," said Mrs. Vaughan; she looked "Mother said we should know more some day," he told his "My dears," said Mrs. Vaughan; she had just left Island Cottage and "Oh, Mother," said Peter, "Oh!" 5989 Trouble?" he asked as he saw the little boy in his mother''s arms. come, too," went on Grandpa Martin, speaking of Ted''s father, who had sound, Ted and Hal found something else to do, and Jan saw, coming home, and Nicknack made lots of good times for Ted and Jan. In the "Yes," said Grandpa Martin, "I think I will take you Curlytops to camp "Let''s hurry home and tell grandpa," Jan said to Ted, "I think you''d better stay and help me look after Trouble," said Mrs. Martin. "Now show me where the cave is," said Grandpa Martin to Ted, as they "You mustn''t do that, Trouble," Ted said to his little brother. The next day Grandpa Martin filled up the hole Ted, Jan and Hal had "Do you want to take Trouble with you?" asked Mrs. Martin, as Ted and "We can''t take Trouble along," said Jan, as she saw her little brother 6055 "Will Snap pull us, do you think, Freddie?" asked little Flossie "Oh, look, Bert!" exclaimed Nan, "Snap really is pulling them," and she Bert and Nan, and Flossie and Freddie, soon were coasting with their Bert and Nan, Freddie and Flossie Bobbsey were the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bobbsey, who lived in an Eastern city called Lakeport, "I have good news for you, children," said Mrs. Bobbsey, coming into the "Wasn''t that a queer story of Snow Lodge?" asked Nan of Bert, in a low Bert and Nan said little, but there was a look of pleased anticipation fine presents for Sam. Bert and Nan were now looking at their things, and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey Mrs. Bobbsey who asked the others as Bert, Nan, Harry and Dorothy came And a little later Bert, Nan, Dorothy and Harry were safe in Snow Lodge 6063 "I want one, too," said Freddie quickly, "Come on, Flossie, we''ll stopped The little Bobbsey boy saw the water from the cup spill Mr. Bobbsey came running down the aisle to where Flossie and Freddie a little when her cousins Nan and Flossie, and Bert and Freddie, "So he is, little Fat Fireman," said Nan, "Come and sit with me, On and on went the Bobbsey family, and soon Bert happened to look Dinah brought in the bundles and valises, while Nan and Bert and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey followed, having bidden good-night to Mr. Blake, Nan and Bert, and Flossie and Freddie were soon having almost as "Oh, Freddie," said the little girl, "let''s make Snap do some "I like school," said Nan, "There are a lot of new girls coming In spite of what Nan and Bert had said about Mrs. Bobbsey being All of the Bobbsey twins--Nan, Bert, Flossie and Freddie--looked 60664 It wasn''t until the mermaid turned up in his bathtub that Simon Grue which held a sort of pent-shack, a cylindrical old water tank, and During the 1920''s, old-timers told Simon, the house had been owned by Simon that the newcomers were clearly White Russians; he could tell it curt front-sidewalk acquaintance developed and Simon came to know their Simon assured himself that he had the Stulnikov-Gurevich face. old-timers assured Simon there was a link between the water supply of So, thought Simon as he groped and strained, if the Russians were Stulnikov-Gurevich had become problematical--indeed, Simon decided that transparent pipe running between the water tank and the shack, braced on the water tank too--it was too high for Simon to see, but there Staring at the pipe again, Simon got the Ducking under the pipe where it crossed the pent-shack, Ivan picked Wind was shaking the heavy pipe over Simon''s head, tossing him back and 61128 "Is there anything you want to make disappear?" Clarence Willoughby Clarence went down to the Plugged Nickel, a pot house on the corner. Nokomis, the bar man in the Plugged Nickel, called Clarence aside. "Clarissa!" said Officer Comstock in a voice like thunder. "Do you know what happened to that fire plug?" asked officer C. "Clarence," said Officer Comstock. "I have an idea," said Clarissa, "that when you find the cat you will "Let''s see it disappear now," said the city engineer. "Let''s see it disappear now," said the police chief. "If all of you gentlemen will come into the Plugged Nickel," said its very doors that the fire plugs disappeared in floods of gushing "I know a way we can get rich," said Clarissa several days later to her "How," asked the mayor, "did you know they would come back in seven "Because it was a seven-day disappearer that Clarence made. 63049 On the floor of the garret there was a little of everything: old Alice was ten years old and went to school. The children had a very good place to play in, for the garden was large, Before Mark went back, Alice, who had been for some time thinking how to By and by they became tired of the garret, and Alice said: As soon as his head was seen above the garret floor, as he came up stairs, "Well, swing me now," said Maggie, "and then tell me a story." "How could little birds live in the chimney, I should like to know?" said Abby and Alice took a seat on an old trunk; Mark and Jimmie sat on the "But, my children," said Mr. Bondy, "there are many poor people who have a pleasanter time; but then, as Alice said at the tea-table, 63295 will put on a wishing-cap; and then we shall see what fine things the "What can a wishing-cap be?" said Louisa, who was the youngest: "and "I never heard of a wishing-cap in all my life," said James. "O!" said Charlotte, "I know what is meant by a wishing-cap. put this cap on, and wished for any thing, he had it immediately: but "Well, well," said the lady, "we shall see what kind of wishing-cap I wishing-cap," she said; "you shall put it on, and try what it is good "Now you have all had your turns," said the lady, "but Charles: come, "Look here, Master Charles," said James, "see what the wishing-cap Little Charles was much pleased, when he heard the lady speak so Then little Charles prayed that God would bless the lady, and the other I am happy to tell you, that the lady never forgot little Charles''s 6331 ''I don''t think he would have let me, Wilmet,'' said Felix, looking up; ''That is a very good boy,'' the father could not help saying to Mr. Audley, as, on quitting the churchyard, Felix exclaiming, ''Papa, may I ''Why,'' said Felix, looking down, ''our little ones all wanted to have ''Why not?'' said Cherry, a little ruffled at even Felix wishing Papa had ''She is a jolly sort of girl,'' said Felix; ''not like ours, you know, ''Bad rhyme, Lance,'' said Felix, who could bear these things much better ''Sister Constance,'' said Wilmet, ''I don''t think you or Mr. Audley know ''Mamma looks cheery,'' said Felix, coming into the little back room ''I know a little about it, Lance,'' said Felix, sitting down on the ''Poor dear little Cherry!'' said Felix to Mr. Audley, after helping her would you not like to have a good look, Cherry?'' said Lance. 63389 "Of course I''ll like it," Harriet, or "Harry," as Rob had always called Rob smiled but answered gravely: "Honestly, I''d turn him loose, Harry. Harry waited, hoping that Rob would come in and tell her what they had Harry, Rob and Dan looked proudly at the cattle. Rob went down to the corral, and soon Harry saw him riding back, not on Harry''s great desire now was to find a way to help Rob. She looked "Let''s go look round," suggested Rob. As they walked up the slope, Harry said suddenly, "Oh, yes, I''ve meant "I wish there were a short cut to town," said Harry to Rob, as they his horse until Harry and Rob should come in. homesteads," Rob said, as he was telling Harry what he had heard; "I "Ludlum!" flashed into Harry''s mind, and she was silent when Rob said 6418 "I wish," said Phronsie slowly, "that you''d come in, little girl." "Polly," said Phronsie, with a gentle little twitch on her arm, "can you long afternoon at Miss Mary''s, Polly and Phronsie set forth, the new little "Yes," said Polly, her cheeks like a rose for fear her dear Miss Mary might "You must come and see Grandpapa," said Polly firmly, a little white line "Yes, it''s my little girl," said Phronsie happily, "and she''s come to play "I don''t know, Grandpapa," said Polly, the little white line still around "She''s coming right back, little girl," said old Mr. King kindly. "Wait till Jasper tells us how to begin," said Polly, her brown eyes "Joel," said Polly, in a sorry little voice, and turning away from the "I know it," said Polly, delighted to hear Joel''s part taken, "and just "Boys," said Polly, "it''s just this way; you must help me to find Joel, 6576 "We''ll talk about it as soon as your father comes home," said Mrs. Bobbsey, for her husband had stopped on the way from the houseboat and soon, after waving good-bye to the frightened little girls, Mr. Bobbsey, Bert and Freddie were again on their way. Little Freddie, who sat beside his older brother, Bert, in Mr. Bobbsey''s automobile, looked on with wonder in his childish eyes, as two little girls waved their hands to Freddie and Bert as the boys "Yes, I always like to come to Meadow Brook," said Mrs. Bobbsey. Nan and Mabel went for a little walk in the woods, and Bert and Harry "How do you like it?" asked one of the moving picture men of Mr. Bobbsey, coming over to where Bert''s father was standing. "The circus coming to Rosedale!" cried Bert, looking at Harry. "Yes, Frank will be away, too, poor boy," said Mrs. Bobbsey, "that is, 6676 said her mother, smiling a little sadly, as she drew Rosy to her. "I think we should take Beata upstairs to her room, Rosy," she said. "That must be it," said Rosy''s mother, who was too kind to feel vexed "But I don''t think I do feel lonely," said Bee, sitting up and looking "_I_ think she''s very kind," said Bee, "but I don''t like to say A little feeling of pain went through Bee. Perhaps Rosy _was_ "I''ll tell you," said Rosy, "but won''t you get into my bed a little, "But you do care, Rosy," said Bee, "I know you care. "But you won''t get good all of a sudden, Rosy," said Bee, feeling "Rosy''s only in fun, Fixie," said Bee. "Bee is right, Rosy," she said, her rather dolly-looking face flushing "What are you doing in Miss Rosy''s drawers?" said Nelson; and Bee, 6814 often spoken to as Ted or Teddy, and his sister Janet was called Jan. Though oftener still they were called the "Curlytops," or, if one was "There isn''t any guessing about it--he _did_ slip off," said Mrs. Martin with a smile, as she put Trouble in a chair, having made sure "I''d like to ride on a pony," said Teddy. "Get along now, ponies!" cried Uncle Frank, and the little horses She looked back at Ted. Teddy had walked a little way toward the hole in the rocks. "And your pony likes you, too, Janet," said the little boy. children are out of my sight--I mean Teddy and Janet," said Mrs. Martin to her husband, when the Curlytops had ridden away. "Could we give him a little ride on our ponies?" asked Teddy of his "Could we give him a little ride on our ponies?" asked Teddy of his 6950 "I''ve got my duck," called Freddie to the little girl, who had given "We must be quiet," said Mrs. Bobbsey, "and let the little baby sleep. "Night is coming," called Mrs. Bobbsey, and Dinah said: "Suah ''nough Bert sat between Dorothy and Nan, Mr. Bobbsey looked after Aunt Emily, "We''ve got a lovely little pond for him, Freddie," said Dorothy. the little cash girl, come to Ocean Cliff, and on the morrow Nan and "Now, girls," said Aunt Emily, "Mrs. Manily has gone to bring Nellie reached home Nellie went to her room, and Nan and Dorothy told "Yes, you must have a good time with the girls," said Mrs. Minturn. "Here comes Hal now," called Dorothy, as a boy came whistling up the "Here they come," said Bert, as Nan, Nellie, and Dorothy came racing "They''re not for little girls," Hal said, waving his hand comically, 7027 "But look at Don''s face," said Grandpa soberly, "and Joyce''s too, for On the last morning that Grandpa and Grandma were there, Daddy said at two sleepy children said their prayers, and Grandma soon had them tucked "I wish there were no bees, Grandma," said the little "Bees are very interesting and hard-working little creatures," said "Do they sting, like the bees in the orchard?" asked Joyce with a little "Very well," said Grandma, "I shall tell you a story tonight about Bee "Maybe," said little Don softly, "they didn''t have a Grandma to tell "Don," said Grandma, shaking the little sleeper, "it''s time to wake up!" "All boys are just alike--big and little," said Grandma with a smile. A long time ago, when the children''s mother had been Grandma''s little "All right," said Grandma; "I shall tell you this time about a little "Yes," said Grandma, "and there will be enough for your little friends, 714 "Freddie Bobbsey!" spoke up Flossie, in a little girl''s way of showing corner Flossie and Freddie hurried to meet Nan and Bert, to tell them Freddie often got in trouble, but like most good little boys he was Herold, who went as Nan''s guests; little Roy Mason was Freddie''s "Fine; we could let Roy and Freddie ride in them," said Bert. "Yes, but the farm is so very big!" sighed poor Nan. For a few days Freddie went up to the garden every morning to look for "I heard piano-playing," said Freddie, and Mrs. Bobbsey started, for "Let the little ones walk right up and see them," Bert said. "All right," said Harry, "come along!" and with this the two boys "Oh, he will be all right with Freddie!" Bert said, patting the little "And we must look after the boys," Harry told Bert. 737 little Bobbsey boy saw the water from the cup spill all over the fat little when her cousins Nan and Flossie, and Bert and Freddie, had to "Don''t scare the children, Bert," said Mr. Bobbsey, a bit sternly. On and on went the Bobbsey family, and soon Bert happened to look back, "Well, certainly the dog doesn''t seem to want to go home," said Mr. Bobbsey, after he had tried two or three times more to drive the animal Nan and Bert, and Flossie and Freddie were soon having almost as much "Don''t be afraid, Freddie," said Bert, "Look, I''ll let you squirt the "Oh, Freddie," said the little girl, "let''s make Snap do some tricks. In spite of what Nan and Bert had said about Mrs. Bobbsey being very "Well, we''ll have a look," said Bert, as he came down with his little ALL of the Bobbsey twins--Nan, Bert, Flossie and Freddie--looked so 7434 "I''m not going to cry," said Polly, "because I know Joel will be "O dear me," said little Davie, hiding his face in Polly''s gown, "Not a single bit of an inch nearer, Joel Pepper," said Polly, "There now, Phronsie; see, Joel''s got it for you," said Polly, "Now, boys," said Polly, as Joel pushed back his chair, "I want "Joel wanted to do ''em, Davie dear," said Polly, coming to the "We can''t," said Polly, "Mamsie wants us to come right home." "Go and call him, Polly," said Mrs. Pepper, "Come in, won''t you, "Tisn''t nice a bit to go without Joel, Mamsie," said Polly, "Joel Pepper!" cried Polly, a little red spot coming in either "Be quiet, Joel and David," said Mrs. Pepper, turning her black "Go on, Polly, Joel''s right," said Mrs. Pepper, in satisfaction. "No--no, Joel," said Mrs. Pepper, "you''re too little to go to a fire." 778 792 It was not till the addition of Henry Pleyel, my friend''s only brother, Pleyel, like his new friends, was fond of music and poetry. thought, was useful to take away the solemnities which, in a mind like I waited some time, but the confusion of his thoughts appeared in no Pleyel proceeded to inform me, for the first time, of the scheme which At those times, the words and looks of this man were objects a few steps; but before I reached my chamber door my thoughts took a new which thou art hastening; but thy eyes are open in vain. These words incited a new set of thoughts in my mind. bank immediately above the summer-house, I thought I heard voices from this form, death from the hand of a brother, was thought upon with My uncle, Wieland, Pleyel and Carwin were successively and momently 8413 The dark eyes looked up into the boy''s face with a wistful, pleading "But--not nice girls, Tode," said Nan, wistfully. "Tode," she said, earnestly, "if you will look straight into Little As Tode looked at the old man''s dim eyes and shaking hands a feeling "Now that ain''t a bad idea, Tode," said Mrs. Hunt, looking up from "A splendid kind of a bishop, I should think," put in Nan, and the boy "Tode," Mrs. Hunt went on, "I think it''s high time you got yourself "You do look nice, Tode," she said, and the boy''s face brightened with The bishop had taken the boy''s rough little hand in his own large, The little dark man turned and looked at Tode as the bishop spoke. Little Brother held out his hands to Theo, and the boy took him again worry, Nan ran back to her room, while Mrs. Hunt called the boys. 8994 Mrs. Knight''s school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood Her aunt gave a sort of sniff, but she knew Katy''s ways, and said no "We won''t tell Papa and Mamma till she''s quite grown up," Katy said to "Katy," said Papa, next day, "you came into the room then, exactly like Katy''s eyes begged so hard, that Dr. Carr said, "Yes, let her, Izzie; I on a little table beside the bed, and Katy sat watching Cousin Helen eat "I mean to ask Cousin Helen to-morrow," said Katy. "No," said Katy, slowly, "I was only thinking--Cousin Helen, is it "Oh, Aunt Izzie!" cried Katy, "is Cousin Helen coming this way when she "Yes--but to-night you are to take tea in Katy''s room," said Aunt Izzie; "Katy!" said Clover, coming in one day in November, "do you know where "See," said Katy, as Clover came into the room a little before tea-time. 9466 very loving to Aunt Janice; now there''s only time for good-bye." "Great-aunt Janice may be a lovely old lady," Beth seeing a chance broke Janey''s face, as well as Beth''s and Alice''s began to brighten at Nora''s Janey looked up quickly from preparations--"I''m sure Aunt Janice is a Nora, Janey, Beth and Alice, Harry and Don, sprang to their feet in "Well, here we are, and there''s Aunt Janice Meredith," Nora was the first Nora and Janey looked quickly into the old lady''s face. "I love Aunt Janice," Alice joined in, "don''t you?" "Oh, Aunt Janice--" Nora replied quickly, "it would seem like the happy Alice had come up close to Aunt Janice and placed one small hand in hers. "Of course," Nora joined in with Janey, at once--"Aunt Janice told us "You''d love Marty and Jerry, Aunt Janice," Nora said--"they are really "Even Aunt Janice hasn''t met Jerry and Marty," Beth said--"but you will