Dotty Dimple at Play

like coal; she said it made too much dust; so she always used wood. She sat with her

uried out of her sight. He had a broad-brimmed hat on his head, and there was a twinkle in his eye, for he had been

the door. Grandma roused herself,

id she; "walk

cheery voice; and Prudy and Dotty danced into the

e!" said Prudy; "when I come in

y clean fire,

"I should think you'd be lon

the room is

, gra

ll of me

es; a bed with snowy coverlet and very high pillows; a green and white carpet; a mahogany bureau and washing-

not understand why there should be any more memories

d. "Prudence, if thee'll pick up this stitch for me, I will

knitting, and at the same time took the spectacles o

are as good as can be

. I am a little absent-minded,

p the stitch. "If you are going to tell a story, I want to get my w

emselves, one on each side of her, Prudy with her crocheting of violet and

a little girl. Some people were very much afraid of her, and thought her a witch. Her sist

grandma?"

and couldn't have done

unpertinent for

er about his trials with his wicked sister-in-law. He said he often went to the barn in the morning, and found

the scaffold is; it is a high pla

into their stalls, and being very hungry, they went into the barn for something to eat. The barn floor was covered with hay,

eat-grandma-believe in

he say to M

strong bows made for thy cattle, and put on their necks; and then I think thee'll find they can't get out of their stalls. Thee says they are

w what people said ab

stories, and it made

id she

ther Parlin, if I remember

know an

neighborhood; but she was one of

ever go a

t how she looked in her tow and linen dress, with her ha

otty, "that was what ma

oo, than the waterfalls thee sees nowadays. Mrs. Knowles dressed like other people, and looke

you li

ints in a black bag on her arm; but I was afraid the

shouldn't have th

and the children I played with belonged,

laying with potatoes," remar

to see her cry; for they said if she was really a witch, sh

ver catch

ept her handkerchief at her face. I was quite disappoi

some more,"

d riding off on a broomstick. It ought to have been

king what queer days you lived in! Now, when I talk to my grandchildren, I shall

sometimes, and tell 'em how I had the sore throat, and couldn't swallow anything but boile

but it all seems like a dream, either way, to me," said grandma Read, bind

ams, grandma, I had a fu

eer old gentleman.

mber, Alice, how thee used to sit on his

me," said Dotty; "for

y. "I remember grandpa n

I dreamed about-it

sed her spectacles to t

airies in my day," said

s when I w

looked like a Quaker bonnet on wheels-but he was all a-

ery foolish,

g to be married.' Only think! a

dream out

Mother

, smiling. "I should think

ump on her nose, and one on her back! Santa Cla

l; I am not acquainted

es, and, said she, 'Sin

speech as thee could e

the wedding-cake; how she put sage in it, and pepper, and mustard, and baked it on

y thinking of thy

r, this year," said Dotty; "isn't it grandma? Di

make much account of Ch

n bean porridge, but I s'posed yo

r-pie, sweetened with molasses, an

dear gr

e fire Christmas morning, as large as the fireplace wou

have Christm

t so much as a

nybody love you?" said Dotty, putting her fingers under Mrs. Read's cap,

t doesn't take much love, for thee k

d you live without Chri

ppy enoug

reat deal happier, grand

ice to believe w

when I was a very little girl, and it was not true. I

randma? F

ssed Lord was bo

now that. Cows can

Mother Knowles. A man who worked at our house, Israel

uld see Israel Grossman sitting on a stump, whi

out things that are past and gone. On the whole, I don't say the

deed," s

tty, who was snapping the tongs together. "Child

y bl

use there can't anybody stop to fix my work. But mother sa

and get me a skein of red yarn thee will fi