The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-05

and lNks IN tne Krate ana 10 puzzle her with
scientific suggest Ons about their arrangement.
and sbo ut the three thiags that arv rs,aired to
maze fNre burn.
"Now shc Goals arc kindled The fire is safe, "
said Charlotte. kneei down, hdsa aud
warm your hsuds. Pam sure yoo cannot write
with such frozen fingers; and nov, do you re-
member the tins hen We read to rsYa IN Mrs.
Marcel what yoa have just beeu explaining to
me about combustion, and positive and negative
cleo, ricity, and the reaseo why therv must be
air to make fire bum How strange n Is to
look back upon that time, wlssu everything Is so
dirercnt now. And yet Il was not all 80 very
pleasant. How cross we used 10 be sometimes
when we came In to those ptcassnt evenn., ,.ad-
ings, because, perhaps, Fs>, ~ one Of the
servants, had refused to lot ps do something
days often seemed, aud how difficult it
was on \ whole holiday to invent something
quite new to DO IL sounds u strange thug TO
say, tdward but I really thinh that, In spite
Of Sarah, ana our having 50 much to do, aud no
servants to wait on us, and even the danger
mentioned just now about shabby c,otip that
We are happier now than we wcr. them; hut here
h Sidney air. adv. Oh, Sidney why did you
come down bcf're had arranged all youI things,
and made good tire f,r you p
"And wby did you got up before | was ready
to come and heip you 2" sad Edsard
"Well, said sidney who had overheard Char
Iot,e's last sem encs TAT all events cannpt say
that the diff renee b-t ween last year and this Is
that have fewor people to wait on me. | an
glad heard what you ~ere saying, however; IL
will fll up the last crossing Of the cornsr Of our
letter to papa aud be worth tho whole letter to
him. fancy"
"Ahr said Charlotte, "when one talks Of be-
ing happier now, Of course 1t means II 1t were
not for pipts being away"
The "n 1t wcre NOT :" was 80 much more TO
Sidney than 20 the Others, tina the mention Of Il
brought a sorrowfui look into his face; and Char.
lotte put basty stop to the conversation, and
occupied herself by arranging Sidnsys books,
and drawing the table near The ire.
"kow,' she said, when every thing ~as ready,
~ know ! must not speak whias you are nnish-
ing the all-important thsme; but may just look
at the beginning, TO 500 what virtue or vice you
have chosen to write about ?"
at Is neither virtue nor yicc," said Sidney,
holding up the first pave.
"Compsnsationi What q horribly difficult
subjsctl" raid charlotte. III should not know
what to write about | :"
.'You have b-en talking about II this very
morning." said Sidney; "std every day of my
Life you mako me think Of Il. "Yes," he added,
seeing Charlottes puzzled expression, "of bo
my he'plessness Is made up for me b, YOUR"
"Ohl" said Charlotte never mind going
on ! understand the meaning of the word now.
II Is a strange thing th., I should have given
you an ida for your theme without knowing
"Sidney's way ofgetting IDEAS for his themes
from othcr people Is very different from Wy
| combes," observed Edward. Ever since tho
day when Dr. wse gave out about those
themes Wycomoe mss been waiki"g up and
down tho playground, with his paper In his
hand, scPPns every ntt,s a io,iow 10y, no met and
saying. SNe me 40 idea TINS Instant, You
little rascal, about Charity, or Ill knock you
down."
ma, an oua suolsct Snnhty "r wy
comSs .s to have chosen, .s ssd Chs,lotts. ,ss
Edwaid. "Poster Ia writ ing on Honesty, and
Tns, TTnSuaing on w%uS WI, nno yon On nmsshiP.
ins. !. Se,y WI 'h, .o' nun "ns,s no anu oio-
HI %o,,. h. i. wr,,{ns ~ ws,- hail., ~ ..,a
Cb.,,otie' ~ - ''e ''' wy '"''
sa,sn't you h. s.ti.aod vi,b bon,,u ,b., 7 am
vr;,in. nina vsry wsiISS aid Stinev Io,tina
MN Wa'''"s "A'"' '''' "'" '~'' '''H's' "oA'"s
"A you ,aI" aid, aid Charlotte; sL,; e. "bu. no. 1
49, s,, so,' 20 "a Es-.~ 40. as,'L.t '.o.
WI" un you Nu aS nnnneu your
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nm 10 oSIi Smv, .bs m.ds bar I sno. Sr.nss Ar % iust
~ ~. r..h' ,n,,,sr, my -han sd,slp .ri!in,s
a. .Is ~, nsaa ,% " y, IN ..s Ed..,T n.,a.,'
istsd hs, oU h,n,ra ,s0 n l..,dns n.ooI. az
nseu no, on Un nssne 'o. =" ss,lhns poop1, - %
hass hs ,h I'M ,,s % ,,as. "" =. s. ,.,. .,
n,oi0o% ' ~ p".o0 .,an !" g"y ypn, r,",,,;ns AZ,
bo~sx.r n %han sba Mi Sni.h.J I stnSnlna 'S,
ss..v. sho-.J ,h., .ha has Jon. 1arv s,o,J
a,I tAi hssa, seS naS aO"e o.,y y s9 NJ
h,S,.h, do-rn ,h. d,.v;r, no,,fo,i. md AZ
nisysS ali the arsw,ng aons Nv har..tt aidnsv
and Edward, during tn, last two months, care
fully mounted and set of with an edginp Of
gilt paper, which she said Charlotte had given
her.
"From my Robinson Crusoe box, Of course;
you understand" Charlotte explained TO Ed.
ward
I IL had bon arranged the evening before that
| Sidney and Edward were to take the drawings