The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
The .Anti-AGonoPo1ist.

love- and earnestly, and with all my
heart think that's what she said. :
"NOw you have helped very much, .
said the lady. ssAnd l am sure we
shall think Of each other tomorrow.
We will try to make it sunshiny and
bright for everybody; and we can both
show our goodwill by being cheer
full, at any rate. I think your aunts
will be satisfied if you only seem hap
ply and pleased because you are with
them; but, besides that, am sure you
will find a great maLy thoughtful
things to do and kind things to say
can't stop to tell you more about
this afternoon. The friends had a
lunch together out of the basket of
candy and grapes which Mr.. Reding-
ton had given Patty just before she
started. And Mrs. ThornifOrd was SO
bright and entertaining, and reminded
Patty of Aunt Annie more and more.
So it was a pleasant journey and SO
much shorter than our friend expect
ed. Mrs. Thorniford promised to let
her know when she came to Boston ;
and it was no nice that she visited
very near Patty's own home and had
often seen Mrs. Redington. When
they reached Patty's station, she said !:
ooh! wish you were going with
me-
And Mrs. Thorniford said: "And ]
wish you were going with me, dear
child!'' And then she kissed her
twice and said, "God bless her," and
that she had given her great pleas
ure that afternoon.
Jacob, the Aunt's man, was waiting
for Patty, and tucked her up with So
many soft carriage rugs and fur robes
that she wondered how she could ever
get out. He sat on the front seat of
the sleigh, with the little trunk, and
talked most of the time to the horses
and sometimes to Patty, replying to
her question whether they were all
well with an emphatic eyes, Miss.
and they're dreadful pleased you're
! coming
1t was a three-mile drive, so that it
was dark when they reached the house
that short December day. And Patty
felt little tired and homeSick as the
sleigh stopped at the door. But the
two verses came into her mind, and
she thought of ''gladness' and "heart.
ilv,' and the homesick feeling was
not so bad, after all. Hannah opened
the door, She saw Aunt Janet coming
along the hall and in a minute the
girl had jumped out and was giving
Aunt Janet kiss and ahug-just such
a hug as she always gave Aunt Annie.
Then she shook hands with Hannah
and Statira; for both they and Jacob
seemed to belong to the family as
much as the auntS themselves.
"We will have tea half an hour ear.
lier than usual, for Miss Patty will be
hungry after her Journey" said Aunt
Janet. snow, my dear, come right
into the parlor, for Aunt Katharine is
in hurry to see you. suppose you
have no snow on your feet 7" and Pat
ty dutifully went back to the hall-mat
and gave her boots good rubbing
though they had not touched anything
but the stone steps coming in.
Aunt Katharine sat by the fire, in
her easy chair, exactly as she did when
Patty saw her last. She was deaf, and
had had rheumatism terribly, SO that
she could scarcely move. Patty thought,
as she crossed the room: '.Poor thing
She has sat there every day and only
think how many good times have
had" And this made her gladder to
see her Aunt Katharine than she had
ever been before. What was making
them give her such a welcome, she
wondered, and smile at each other de.
lightedly! Only because you were SO
glad to see them, Patty.
'.Sit down. my dear, and warm your
self, said Aunt Janet. "You can put
your wrappings on the sofa until yo'l
60 up stairs" So your friend pulled
of the fur cap and jacket, carefully
putting her gloves in the pocket, and
then drew foOtstool close beside Aunt
katharine's easy-chair. There was
bright woOd-ired in the wide fire.
place, with its framing of Dutch tiles
and these all looked so familiar. There
was the Good Samaritan, and childr en-
of Israel crossing the Red Sea, and the
droll birds with the green heads; and
Patty looked at herself in the brass
andirons and laughed, Just now she
Aclt AuuC A6Iu6Il0c SLlU U0RcTs
smoothing her hair, and Aunt Jane,
drew a chair to the opposite side OF
the fireplace. Somehow our friend
had never felt 50 contented in hel
life.
''And you are quite a young lady
now, my dear. Dear me how she has
grown since we seen her beforel" said
Aunt Katharine, bending her head
forward to see IL Patty had anything
to say in reply.
"You would be surer have grown,
if you saw my last winters dresses,
said Patty. They are 50 short and Sc
funny looking. I'm so glad to see you.
Aunty!''
Thank you, dear said Aunt Kath.
arine. and she put her arm round her
niece's shoulders. I'VE were almost
sorry we asked you, after the letter
had gone, for fear you would not care
about coming but we wanted to see
our little girl. Didn't we, Janet
But it is pleasant surprise 10 find you
so glad to come" Aunt Janet was
naffinO her foot very fast on the rup.