Little Prudy

she was very tired of it, in the second place it was vacation, and in

the big oil-nut tree! Such a beautiful garden, with a summer-house in it! Su

Indiana to visit their friends in Maine. The Parlin children had not seen them for two years; but Grace and Susy became

ing, "I'm so glad there happened

aid grandma Parlin. "What

was dreaming about my pignig. I th

enough," said her grandmother, sighing a l

ng around the table. "The party b'long

k to your aunt Madge," s

glad I got up. I tried to keep aslee

of the room, but t

"if you love me, wh

grandma, laughing; "we can't h

he di

n there was a great time. As soon as breakfast was over, kind aunt

"are you going to have boy

d cousin Grace, tossing her head

said Susy. "I'd laugh if we'd g

echoed Prudy. "They are p

ge's chair, looking quite forlo

very grandly, "we think you'd be

ace, working the flag out of his cap. He knew t

en is going out to North Pond with some other gentleman, fishing, and I begged him t

truly say so, auntie? Of course he wouldn't have girls go. If

d Mr. Allen, and so he w

miling, "tell me what gir

es-Grace and Susy-which

ant?" said aunt Madge

each other without speaki

h poor girls when I'

on't," s

ed in little Prudy, gl

if you slight good little girls because they are poor. Why, I should ask her a g

looking ashamed. "You may

ame down, aunti

t Louise worked with all their might, cooking nice things, and the child

the slightest idea what to do with her, and aunt Madge h

that came wa

t come," said Prudy.

race, blushing, "yes

y. "We asked you, Abby, 'cause you don't

"Catch," and "Button," as hard as any body. When they had played till they were all out of breath, aunt Louise sent them to the summer-house in the garden to rest, while she and aunt Madge set the table in the front yard. O, the apple p

and it was nice fun to peep round the great white pillars at their neighbors' plates, and whisper to o

es smiled, and sa

trouble to see thes

pieces, and Prudy's sweet little voice filled all t

e children were quite tired

went slowly upstairs, "did

udy; "why it b'longs t

o thousand miles to see us, and grandma

ed, "I've got a cent, and I was goin' to b

laughing, and poor tired lit

'twas my pignig, Susy Parlin, then I'll kiss you; but if you

your picnic-so

d her cheek

"I ain't a-goin' to speak to you

ord Prudy made a mistake