Prudy Keeping House

g, and the lively music of the piano, and began to fin

k, and girls in blue, and boys in wondrous neck-ties, with hair parted very near the middle. She was astonished when Mrs. Pragoff proposed games. How could such exquisite children pla

in all this noise. Here's a nice chanc

t the words, "Is that you, Prudy?" in

ou feel,

eel going to bed r

said you

aching. I can talk now. You get my clot

u to Mrs. Pragoff, and it wo

ar. Besides, it shakes me all over to hear such a noise. And i

this new mortification,

goff was quite relieved, and gave up her fear of scarlet fever. But Miss Dimple'

person of whom she had such or such an opinion. The little boys were interested to know which one of them would get it, for it was usually considered a compliment. But Dotty did not notice any of the boys; she quickly stepped up t

explained themselves, Mallie Lewis was startle

o the most horrid-looking per

ement. But to do her justice, she was ashamed of her rudeness the moment the words were spoken. Prudy was blushing from the roo

though more brilliant than you

lunder, but did not succeed. The moment Dotty

ill it do any good to go and tell her

rwards she took Mallie into a corner to show he

such fuzzy little curls. That was why you got the key. Dotty Dim

d called horrid! After this she actually allowed Dotty to sit beside her on the sofa, and look at the fan

" thought Horace; and he took care to k

od as any of them? Better than most, for he didn't have to use an eye-glass.

owed himself to be "Knight of the Whistle," and hunted for the enchanted thing which everybody was blowing, and found at last it was dangling down his own back from a

but the boys liked her, for all that. If they had only known w

uslin. Prudy, now, is a genuine, fresh moss rose bud. There is no comp

h these exquisite little creatures, who had maids to dress them, and foreign masters come to their houses and teach them French, music, and dancing. Why, Prudy did not know French

alness. She was not

est one seems very delicate; but let what will happen,

now-the unaccountable Fly, darting into the roo

r her frock was unfastened, and slipping off at the shou

live child," very much asto

me down here half undres

rnness than by the fire of strange eyes. "'Spec' I mus' have my froat goggled; have some mor

g "poke-rime" in f

back," suggested Prudy, who was famous for thinking of the right t

and dance 'Little Zephyrs' this mi

the strange faces about her, the child flew into the middle of the

phyrs, lig

ell us of

n motion, from the tuft of hair a-top of her head to the soles of her twin

hostess. "Please, darling, let

to know what sort of jarg

modest vi

fair a

xquisite sweetness which

modest vi

ry men no m

darling." exclaimed Mrs. Pra

more light than

bubbles where

side to Horace. "That's just what I alway

aving given the little party. Everybody went to bed happy but Dotty, who could not