Dotty Dimple At Home

ossing so proudly, was suddenly lowered, and she entered the house with "faint-footed fear," and stole noiselessly up

alled out, "somet

r little sister's forlorn situation. Hatless Johnny had crept around by the back door, and put himself under the care of Jane, the chambermaid. Janey was ve

e of her two sisters, had been tossed together in sad confusion. She did not like to go to Susy, for Susy would probably scold; and Dotty, j

re in this wo

bered she had herself locked the trunk, to hide away some almond can

ang, and still Pr

Dimple, pulling out the bureau drawers in great h

. I don't want any dinner. If Prudy'd bring me up a piec

he would remember it by and by with renewed shame; but, just now, she had somehow shifted the blame

y dinners and suppers 'twould take to starve folks to death? Prudy said she love

at Johnny and Dotty were away somewhere at play. It was such a careless household, and the meals were so irregular, that Mr. Parlin had sev

d then I shall feel very much easier

have lingered so long over his ice-cream. As it was, he chatted leisurely with Mr. Eastman, p

one, I wish you would pay more attention to your littl

she now recollected that it was seldom she even knew where Do

ared, fresh from a bath, a

Susy, rather surprised

house somewhere. She

as anxious that no one should supp

issing sister. They found her in her own room, sit

here have you been? H

ans

im?" laughed Prudy, going u

efore?" was the sudden response. "I called y

ow you were in the house; and

u never brought me a speck of pudding. I'm sick, and going to have the sore

ableness; but Prudy, who "was exceeding wise" in reading the heart, knew that Dotty's anger was not very real; that it was partly assumed to hide her

in fresh clothes. Then Dotty consented to eat a little dinne

ma Read, the first moment; "her cheeks are altog

g shells, grandma," replied Dot

e the shells

t come back the same way I went," replied Dotty, t

me back th

went wh

g?" repea

at's wha

" said grandma Read, taking off her spectacles, an

wherry," answe

e mean in

oks like a boat, but it

thee to go

bod

ink thee was

o'

wed the

wo-and Johnn

r told thee not t

't sail, and I ne

are me so I'll never get my breath again! Y

trying to look defiant. "You

tell me all about it," said grandma

nto a little heap in h

, "and I love to lay it a

y. Now, tell me what ma

, right in the middle of the solid water! And began to spin and dance round. We couldn't stop it from dancing; the more we held on, the quicker it went. Way up and down, grandma, and the rain raining, and our feet all

you make me tremb

riumphantly. "Solly said he couldn't. I coul

pad

'twas much's ever I kept in the wherry. I had t

e to her heart, as if she wished to

ng thee,'" murmured she. "Tell me, c

d. I was the first one that saw the sail; and then Solly rowed us to it, and it took us in,

understand thy odd ways. Thee is deeply ashamed of such wicked conduct-that I am very sure. Thee must be aware, Alic

her crimson face more closel

is right and proper when she comes home. But now thee

her head grew worse continually. It was also a great relief to her that she had told the whole story. She knew her father would be sore

but she had made up her mind to this-that she would