The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-10-16

been wishing all day could see her. Your
coming win keep me from getting homesick.
maybe.n
Aunty fanny "-Prue's language for
Aunt Hannah" said she dessed 'ou was
homesick, an said she liked 'ou lots, an she
said we'd dorter tall on 'ou, so tnm. An
brought some posies," and Prue presented
her ohrysanthemums and carnations.
You brought these to me 2" cried the
minister's wife, with sparkling eyes. All,
you sweet little thing, you Do you know
my mother has some like these growing
close by the doorstep, and 's..almost as good
| as visit home to see them " and she held
the feathery white flowers, with the scarlet
carnation glowing among them like bit Of
flame, up to her face, and when she took
them away and bent to kiss Prue, the spark
ling eyes were dim, and there was something
in the heart of one of the chrysanthemums
very like dewdrcp.
Then she got little vase and put the flow
ers in it, and set it by the window, where she
could see it all the time. And then she sat
down on little scat by the minister's side
and cuddled Prue up close TO her, and told her
all about her little sister whose name was
Susie !; and the minister smoothed her yellow
hair softly, and patted her dimpled cheek,
and smiled down into her eyes so pleasantly
that Pruce was sure she liked him better than
any other man she knew, except her papa
By-and-by the minister's wife started up,
declaring it was tea time, and she put Prue
in her husbands lap while she set the table.
He told her little stories, and it didn't seem
to Prue that more than two minutes had gone
when his wife said supper was ready. Prue
never once thought of declining the invitation
to eat, and took her seat between them quite
as much at home as if she belonged there.
I'm going to have my flowers where can
see them BETTER" the minister's wife said,
and brought the vase of chrysantbemums and
put it into the centre of the table. {" You
don't know how glad am that you brought
these, little Prue.''
"Pll bring some more" said Prue and
just then there was knock
The minister went to the door and opened
it.
Have you seen anything of little girl I? "
asked some one, and Prue screamed out.
. Here be, mamma. Use tallin' ON 'em
Tum in an have some upper
Then the minister and the minister's wife
and Prue's mother laughed, and Prue looked
on wonderingly. That laugh was the best
kind of an introduction.
! missed her, and when came to think
of 1t, remember that she asked me some-
thing about calling on you, and after that she
said something about bonnet and cloak
and az found my bonnet and shawl were
gone, concluded she must have come here
hope you didn't mind it,"
I'm delighted with her visit" answered
the minister's wife. "Take off your bonnet
and shawl, and have tea with us, please"
We're neighbors, you know, and neigh
bors shouldn't stand too much on ceremony"
added the minister and Prus's mother accept
ed the invitation, and sat down opposite her
little girl.
1t was very pleasant time for all of them.
she knew she would have to go home.
i" You must let her come over real often, I"
the minister's wife said, as she put the !" new
bunit" on, and adjusted the shawl about
Prne's shoulders. :" like such callers very
much"
"I'll bring 'ou some more posies," said
Prue. And then she kissed the minister and
his wife, good-by and she and her mother
went home from her first " tall."--C Christian
Union.