Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28
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Abby's Ra!

Abby's Rag
j You have a nice
to yourself, Abby, 81
took her up stairs to-
glrlish treasures.
Yes, it is pleas
have beautiful viey
dow but do wish
floor, as you have,
about on the walls
myself said Abby,
snowy surface, uubIa
eept the little look
stand.
Why do MT YOU
it, Abby?'
90, that would
sure
1t is much easiey
\ dozen yards would
if you made good
last as many years, VI
it would have here.
your mothers leave and
once. | Will help you IN
| made one for my room, anG d 4
the time
But there's the weaving, y Fhow /
could | pay for that?
Save all your pennies towat, it, and
you will soon see how fast they accumulate !
Do Mt buy candies or neck rib obs for a /
while, and earn a dime whenever YOU can /
1t will cost you about five dollas. | sup
pose, to get it woven but thtwill be .
the whole expense. Come, let 5 talk it
over with your mother. and see what she
says
Abby's mother was quite wiling 4hey
should try the experiment, and gvc Abby
leave to use all the scraps and cat-off gar
ments about the house. The wo girls
began at the attic, and every oil box and
barrel was ransacked.
That bit Of red flannel is to, little for
anything Nellie; it is not la ser than
your hand.
No matter. If you trim of the cor
ners and cut 1t around evenly, twill make
a strip half yard long at least That will
make bright line next to the gay. Save
all the little pieces if you wish t. get on
with your carpet
The clothes-baskct was well filed By
the time the girls put it down II the little
Z
ously with the biz shears and bright scis-
sors.
Let Us lay all these white 'ieces BY
themselves, Abby they would soil too
soon in the carpet-you might asily DE ;
iheyr blue
Why, always thought dyehg a very !,
difficult thing. Even my mother does not 4.
attempt that
Well, it is difficult, suppoe, to 10 }
very nice dyeing but if you vii get
BOX Of bluing and dissolve it in a little .
odd water, and then lay your pieces in it :,
or while, it will dye them qlite well ;,
enough for carpct-rags. 1t Will loCA nicely /
n the carpet, too. and fade but lire' :,
Several fine large balls of caret-rags :!
we're the result Of that afternoon, work, !
md Abby was greatly encourage As =
he days went on one and another vas adj ;,
led to the stock, until at last th, scales =,
howed the right number Of pound Lit =,
le by little she had been accumula nr the
money to pay the weaver, saving every :
Jenny she received. She had PICKED all =
f Aunt Lucy's currants for her, AID re-
elved enough in return TO pay Tor the W
7eaving Of several yards 1t was lutte a !
emptation to pass Miss Gossime1s shop :
Tindow, in which were displayed many =,
ay ribbons, and inexpensive la,es. in =,
'hich her heart delighted And little :
lrther on was a confectionery Storewhich :,
sed to win most of her spare pnnies. !.
But she passed them both in safey and :;
ropped the money into her little bank. -
he last half dollar was cheerfully added -
y her father, who praised his litth girl -
)r her perseverance. a !,
What a JOY there was when G
as brought home and carried up y 4,
pom She was not long in b.
iges and putting it down.
,stliest carpet ever wove
y than that simple hom
-bby felt more than ~
ouble, and her success
er to other improvements
uslin curtain over ths
ltched paper shade, an
ste to the room. The \
formed with few pr
'me-made frames. NJ
r this art of framing
az & 1.eIRdF Blank. hfngg
t stop in Abby's room
read itself over the wi
easure to all who saw
ason to thank Miss Nelr
cd suggestion respecting
lich had proved such !
e and profit to the whol%
Learn to make the most
sources, and you will bSl
d how far they may be mai
Presbyterian.
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BY MRS. MATTE l.. HOLDEN. die
What say you, my boys and girls, to a au.
k about Indians to-day? Crossing the VI vi