Grandmother Elsie

ungry, leanfa

ha

n a village in one of the Northern States, in charge of Mr

d. She was a managing woman, fond of money; therefore glad of the increase to her income yielded by the libe

r control; and now, though continuing to attend school in the town,

loying one servant only, who was cook, housemaid, and laundress all in one, and expected to give every momen

stic. It was that two meals a day were sufficient for any one, and that none but the very vigorous and har

with little force of will, had no strength or power to resist, so fell a victim to the theory; each night went supperless to b

what is good for one person is of course good for everybody else. She was dyspeptic, and insisted that she found her favorite plan

r by many an endearing name, and telling her very often that she was "a

proudly, "I wouldn't let anybody call you names to me, Gracie; and I wouldn't be such

h daring words, but she had given it up long since, and contented hers

im that Lulu was unmanageable, but the child coolly replied, "I wish yo

are a great deal worse," ret

was the end of it, for Mrs. Scrimp would have

late to her breakfast. Mrs. Scrimp and Gracie were

rtentous frown, "you were in the p

able. "I told you I wouldn't go without my supper, and you didn't h

e the food that belongs to me. It's neither m

ke the money my father pays you for feeding Gracie

ny particular kind or quantity, and doesn't want you overfed; and I don't consider

and I shouldn't believe it a bit the more. Papa and mamma never had us put to bed without our supper; the

most impudent child I ever saw!" she exclaimed, "and shall go without supper

omething to eat if I must

lock y

them you won't give me enough to eat. And just as soon as

w you've talked to me; he'd pu

was justifiable und

s in holy horror, "what a time your stepmother will

her dark eyes flashed with anger. "I haven't any! W

very unpleasantly upon the

ith one some of these days, I'll warr

eing her do so. She struggled determinedly with her emotion, and presently was able to say in a tone of p

s. Scrimp. "Gracie's a real comfort

ve called me ungrateful ever so many times. Now I'd like to know what I have to be gra

s Impertinence;" and Mrs. Scrimp, having satisfied her appetite, rose from the table and,

e window, in bonnet and shawl and with a bas

reakfast, Lulu walked

ale and weak. Lulu went to her,

eren't you hungry for

e little hand and stroking her sister's face, "but

her foot, "and I'm going to write a letter to papa and tell h

"Lulu, did it use to make us sick to eat

from us when we need her so much? I can't love Him for that! I don't love Him!" s

istress, "maybe papa will find anot

ever mind a word she said. O Max, Max! I'm so glad to see yo

rms, giving her a resounding kiss, then bending over Gracie with a sudden change

"I wish I was a big man to take you an

and patting his cheek. "I wish you'd be a

have come in if I hadn't known she was out. I saw her going to market. I'm going off to Miller's Pond to fish for trout. You kno

o had the oversight of him out of school hours; then jumping up,

Scrimp say?"

ds that she did not care what Mrs. Scrimp might do or say in regard to the

gets back. Gracie, you won't mind being left alone f

acie. "I wish I could run about an

ood-by, little one," said Max, giving

don't fret, because maybe I'll find somet

Max shouldered his fishing-rod, which he had left th