Little Grandmother

displeased, and forbade Siller Noonin ever to talk to them again about witches. Sill

y sa

mstick my own self, and I tumbled off. 'Course

Lyman walked out with the good woman, as she sometimes did, Patty was uneasy till she got home again. Nobody suspected the little girl of such f

ve dollar. She did not know what to do with so much mone

have a hundred cents, and you have ninety-nine cents,

hink hard for a mom

'd rather you'd

ried Patty, kissi

I had the most, you'd be te

it would be wrong to spend it for candy. Sometimes she meant to buy a pair of silver shoe-buckles for her darling Moses

old a pitiful story about a dead mother and a drunken father, and nobody could know t

most wanted to give her the silver dollar on the spot, but not quite

ohn, flourishing a paint-brush in her face. "S

t not before she ha

her?" asked s

re, child, for the doctor's wife is

I am afraid she was rather glad to let the doctor's wife know she had some money, and thought o

to look at the ladies. "Let me have my silver d

e which checked Patty, and made her b

octor's wife, drawing the little one to her

casting down her eyes, "and her mot

, for she had once seen a man curled up in a heap b

ad!" said M

se looke

e mother is de

death with a jug, and then she

t to speak without much thought. "O, Patty, dear, I am glad you have such a good heart. It is beautiful t

was a little Lady Bountiful, going about the world taking

he, in a low voice; "but I'd ravver give it to

the child that perhaps Mrs. Chase had heard of her being spoken to in meeting, and that was why she did not praise her. Dreadful t

closed upon them,

lver dollar, Pat

rather cold. She had expected a few words

tience. Are you sure yo

and eyed the dollar longingly. How l

of getting some shoe-buckles for Moses," added Mrs. Lyman, in the same quiet tones. "And only this m

a jockey. I forgot

become of the p

me remmernants to eat, and folks al

en those ladies were here. Do you remember your la

s voice was

peated t

en, to be seen of them; otherwise, ye have n

ry well wha

just the same as doing 'em

the sake of being praised, and she didn't car

. Lyman, putting down the black silk pocket she was making;

dirty-faced little cr

said, in the first place, her mother was dea

lver dollar!" exclaimed Patty; though she dared

id Rachel, who always saw things before any one else did. "Com

. Lyman. "I hope Mrs. Potter didn't spoil her cra

o think how pleased Mrs. Potter had

ever heard the word before. "Spirits turpletine? That is

e sake of changing the subject, and she

patience," said she, "or I sh

, tied about their waists. Mrs. Lyman's was a very pretty one, of quilted black silk, and whe

t, mamma?" said she, "y

st twenty times a

of 'em," thought Patty. "I'm sorry I made believe

ket, and all. It went that very afternoon; but nobody knew it till Mrs. Lyman was ge

ho always did the hunting, had looked everywhere and could not find it, then there was cryi

"She was out of sight and hearin

me back in the nig

put it out of place,"

eat hand to lose th

girl came and took it; came i

ther, reprovingly; and

f she had known that her mother intended to buy fall clothes with it for the little girl

was tall and well formed, but the other, Israel Crossman, was so short as to be almost a dwarf. He had yellow and white hair, was a little lame, and his hands were cover

s of that man, and never did. It's my private opinion,

pered Mrs. Lyman,

ht not; but he soon got off

Lyman; "I will not suspect him, unless I se

at mystery. Everybody hunted for it from garret t

g. And every time she saw Mrs. Chase or Mrs. Potter, she could not help wondering if her money didn't fly away