The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-02

Nothing is changed" halElaughcd, half
sighed Blanche, looking at the solid furniture
and all its sOmbcr surroundings. "Oh, dear,
how things DO need tightening up! Anne,
Daisy Lodge is paradise to this. How | wish
YOU would let me .tay there lis cosy little
rooms just suited me I'm going back
Not today, my dear; so try and be con
tented" said. make yourself as happy as
possible while 90 up ana see Aunt Hannah.
"Yes, I'll read cheerful chapter in the
Book of Martyrs " she rejoined
Aunt Hannah was very i'll. saw that at a
glance. She scarcely lifted her langud eyes
as went toward her, She wasa little woman
and the drapcry Of the grca! easy chair almost
hid her from sight After languid welcome
she said:
81 thought heard another voice"
Eyes, aunt" replied; my friend Blanche
Heath was at my house ON q Vi5lt so brought
her with me-
Good gracious, Anne that horrid Heath
girlm cried Aunt Hannah, her little yellow
face pickering in hundred wrinkles, and
the borders of her cap shaking with sudden
indignation II did hope she'd never come
back She amt a-going to stay, | trust? You
know | never could bear her"
She must stay as long as | do, aunty' |
said, quietly.
"Of course; you always do have your way
but tell you what, I'll get well in 4 hurry
1t don't suit my notions to have her here 4
Young, wild thing, and your uncle a single
man. Oh, understand it all-thc designing
creaturcw
"Now, don't you worry a bit, Aunt Han
nah," said |, determined not to be annoyed
blanche is quite sure Of being an old maid
and don't think Uncle Dash will ever trou
bic himself to ask any woman to have him
Besides, Blanche is even now too young and
too pretty to be cooped up forever in this old
fashioned place.
"Humph! you mean it's too good for her
or YOU ought to- don't forget her tricks, or
the trouble she brought on folks, calling the
rector names, riding wild horses, and dress
ing like CirCus-wOman, the hussyl How
ever, as said atOrc, YOU will have Your way
only thcrc'll be a talk; you know what a
place this is for gossip" and back she sank
hcIplcssly, adding querulOusly, DO make me
some cruel I'm starving, and | can't eat a
thing that Grace cooks
Poor old Grace! She had outlived her use
fitness, and Uncle Dash would not hear for
IA moment OF changing her for a more COmpc
tent cook: but in this matter was as helpless
as She, for Cruel was something | could not
make Custards, and pies and bread, and all
sorts of ordinary cooking could manage,
but not cruel; so | hurried down stairs TO
Blanche She washn adcptin preparations OF
that kind, for She had lived years with an in.
valid aunt 50, at my request She went into
the kitchen and dOnncd one of Aunt Hannah 5
white aprons, turned her sleeves over the fair,
round arms, and went to work. She stood
over the fire stirring in the Oat meal, when
Uncle Dash came into the room after some
paste, and stopped short at sight Of her.
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