Little Prudy

she found little Prudy hiding her head u

p her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!

is auntie close by you, and here you are

rudy, "I'm up in the

ou," said aunt Madge; and she began, in

s a littl

d to

called

time

ou put a toad in my mouth!-I

the child's hot lips. She watched till Prudy dozed again, and then stole softly down stairs t

ren were very apt to be "out of their heads" in the night, and

twisted all night. Sometimes she thought she was picking berries on the tufte

not laugh at aunt Madge. She brushed the soft curls a

feel, Prud

t Prudy!" screamed she, "I ain't her! Go 'way! Yo

they noticed that their grandmother grew more and more uneasy, and wh

we didn't love her! We kept saying she was alw

ging her hands; "but I'll tell you one t

-you can't, because you haven't got any little sister. Only t

ee what the doctor says," sai

f a tremble." But the moment their grandmother's

to tell you," said she, shaking her head sadly; "the doctor cal

izing hold of her grandmother's dress.

all send a despatch for your mother. I want you to try and keep

" said Grace. "O grandma, will you forg

Susy. "I tell you we feel

vely, "I am ready to forgive you with all my heart; but I hope that before this you

he nursery, and threw

er will do so again! I didn't mean any thing when I said she was always round. O, don't let her die and be put in the ground!

lighter because she had told her kind Father just how she felt, and

that night, looking pale and t

bring my own ma

her, "here I am, right here. Mother

ld; "Prudy's gone to heaven. God

to cut off her little daughter's beautiful c

't guess how it makes my heart ache to

said aunt Madge; though in her heart

that they watched by her bed! The terrible disease seemed to be drinking up her life. Her cheeks lo

sit by the hour in their seat in the trees, and talk about dear l

nk she's go

im, and he had to wai

wood all down to cinders. Then there was a pale little girl left, who looked as if a breath would blow her away like white

ce more, though never so faint! And every low word she

Susy went to their cosy seat in the trees to talk over the pretty things th