Little Prudy's Sister Susy

ic in "Prudy's sitting-room," up stairs, "What happy little things!

d then held an indignant discussion as to the truth of what she had said. It would ha

iest person that ever was!" Susy was famous for the use she ma

to know what ever happened to her? Pshaw! She lau

y. "She's forgot she was ever a little girl! I've had troubles; I guess I have! And I know one thing, I s

l of it, and running over, sometimes; and how can the large

and night-dews are good for flowers. If the sun had shone on Susy always, and she had

tle twinkling feet, which were squeezed into a pair of gaiters. Dotty loved those gaiters as if they were alive. She had a great contempt for the slippers

g down at her feet, and tiptoeing about, till the ladies smiled, and

and usually stole into Susy's bed to have a frolic. Nothing but a story would keep her still, and poor Sus

? There's a darling," she would plead,

the little one would repl

ng, darling plague, now hus

sy's chest, and say, in her teasing little vo

ory-tell me a 'tory-t

do you wan

when she succeeded in doing so, I set it down as one of her greatest victories over herself. The Quaker motto of her

ll," said the voice of the m

hird request, and sleepily aske

little no

di'n't; grandma had the

hear that so many, many times? Well,

s me, you said

t tell it so every time, or you'll fuss! Well,

otty, smoothing the sheet with

hecks; and I was at grandma Parlin's, and Grace-Grace-O, Grace and I went in

ay what is coup

hat is

nswers Dotty,

ew up their heads, and stopped eating grass-in the air

n the

p!) And the gray cow began to run towards us, and Gra

ou

s so yellow. I was just as af

! He woul

pumpkin, not the least speck. But I was so afr

ndma's

grandma

?" was the next que

o "climbing the dream-tree;" but no, she must still listen to Dotty, though she answer

cy. It had been some time since she had seen Wings, e

y had promised to dress, and Prudy was anxious that

as disobedient little ones to manage. "I think I have about as much as I ca

hat spirit which it was one of the duti

a glass of cold water, and talked to herself a

'm sleepy this minute. Then Prudy is a little babyish thing, and always was-making a fuss if I forget to call he

ut, by that time, the better sp

ou ashamed, when you think of that dear little sister you pushed down stairs-no, didn't push-that poor little lame sister!-O, hark! th

that time; Susy had swallowed them,

" said she, "if your splint is

round the poor wounded limb. These strips of plaster became loose, and there was a little key-hole in the splint, into w

fully, and put a net over it, until her mother should be

to jump all her men, and march triumphantly into

to let me go out riding? I can't play any more if I ri

I tell you how it is, I'm sick, you know; but-well, you

was her own gentle manner which had charm

edge; but she looked kind and pleasant while she was at work, and Dotty was just as well pleased as if it had been an elegant

ent to give Dandy his morning bath. Mrs. Parlin still thought it a dangerous practice, but had not seen

g since Dandy was bathed, and I shouldn't take any

some haste. He struggled as usual, and begged, with his weak, pip

les; we mustn't have any lazy,

up his little eyes, a

how funny Dandy acts! Do you suppose it's

! My dear chil

breath. But it was too late. One or two more throbs, and his frightened little hea

She stood holding the stiffening b

and had too much kindness of feelin

ow I warned

Parlin believed she would lay the lesson to heart quite as well without more words. It was

usin Percy came with Wings and the sleigh to give her the promised ride. Susy n

rness, and you wanted to howl too. What, crying over that bird? Poh! I can buy you a screech-owl any

her face i

a dirge for hi

s dead, sa

s dead; O

sweet, te w

o more; O,

s cage up

I care no

dead, cri

in a sing-song voice. It was too much.

Jackson, and everything, and I've borne it like a-like a lady. But when

r himself," but saw in time how absurd

y la

ou going wit

here I'll never see it a

d Percy: "I'll take

y tears, she would have been surprise

, that Susy never suspected he had any. She would have enjoyed her ride if she had not felt so full of grief. The day was beautiful. There had bee

own door, he carried the cage into the house, while Susy drew a sigh of relief. He

he didn't want to see him sitting up stiff