Prudy Keeping House

n her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that w

of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the gir

goff, I can't

ake her,

Prudy can't: we ca

d at once, with a

s mean? Did you try

I shak

at there had been a little trouble with Dott

er wrapper, and was hurrying acr

wake her; she wouldn

that what you mean? She

d artless Fly; "she said

o bed again, laughi

culiarity of hers to visit her own sins upon other people. Prudy did not suspect in the

k to auntie's,

e home till night. Mrs. Pragoff said she would

eums, Prudy; I want to be at home long enough

Pragoff met them in the parlor, she saw two lovely dimples playing in Dotty's cheeks; for the child was old enough, and had pride enough, to conceal her

greatly improved. For a year or two she had scarcely been known to get seriously a

a gilded bubble, she was wondering how she could get home. She did not know

ng muffins and honey. I'm afraid 'twasn't quite true last nigh

with the rest of the children. Dotty tried to think th

rted for

r!" said Mrs. Pragoff, fastening her ermine cloak with fingers which actually tremble

ot. He would gladly have done a much harder thing for

and Dotty, saying gayly, as they

trumpet, b

nce; we come

sight. There were miles and miles of sleighs of all sorts, shaped like sea-shells, cradles, boats, water-lilies, or any other fanciful things. The people in them were so gay with various colors, that they l

ul sleigh; it is shaped like a Spanish gond

ild began to warble the softest, sweetest music from her wonderful little throat. Dotty queried

said everybody, wh

lmy, and the sky so soft, that you might fancy the sun was

aps, that she was not a flying-fish, and tr

if you don't think o

the faint rep

y, 'We never saw

," said Prudy; "it's just li

aine! I expect you to be enchanted every step of the w

ton flannel ones before. But do you think the pond is as pretty as

laughing; "I am afraid you don't admire these

this was cer

y don't they hire men to

d on Dotty p

Park is new. Things can't be fini

lite to tell Horace the rocks had been brou

ing all her enthusiasm; "I know you'll laugh, Horace, but I

ossy, that didn't have no horns." She thought about it so much, that at last she could contain herself no longer. "There was little girls in that pony-sleigh, Miss Perdigoff, with a boy a-d

have a ride, "ahind the goat-horses;" but it was not possible,

r of the animals. There they saw a vulture, like a lady in a cell, looking sadly out of a window, the

warm it. A red macaw peeling an apple with his bill. Brown ostriches, lik

pard, licking his feet like a cat. A fierce panther, looking

Dotty; "he makes as much

s like auntie's when s

e, Horace said, like

nelephant" like a great hill of stone, and a b

kept making a dand

ar hugging a young

grizzle?" asked

od

f, which does God love best, great ugl

ked; "where did a well-bred child like y

ith her finger in her mouth, while Hora

ff turned

you consider the most wonderf

n," repl

Dotty. "Which do y

ed the lady, touching Dotty's shoulder: "

imal," said Dotty, with a slight

u're not a vegetable! Don't you kno

tty, and serenely followed the others u

d's Museum, and saw g

parted and breath very gently coming and going. Dotty would no

ay up to peep into, that he might enjoy her bewilderm

Horace said "you might

ew" had a sore throat; and a stuffed gori

o's, quite as good, Prudy admitte

they went to the Academy of D

now any better than to eat the apple! What do you expect of a woman with such

hy, Horace, s

t she's worn shoes long

id Mrs. Pragoff. "I think the sculptor ou

thought Horace, very much flattered. "Tell you what,

shall we go t

checking herself, "their curtains are all down; and don't yo

ild was very tired, proposed going home; and

Mrs. Pragoff, as they went along. "I wish

t while she spoke she