The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-10

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and that made her remember that she had
better be learning her multiplication ia
bic, so she slid down into the chair again
and opened her book.
alt was queer kind of multiplication
table she found, though. With one eye
on her book and the other rowing about
the room, it went something like this:
GO Seven times four are twenty-eight. |
wonder if that's big spider ?
Seven times five are thirty-fve.
What funny looking old bureau that is /
WSeven times six are forty-two. / do
b'leve | hear cricketP
GO Seven times seven are forty-nine. |
Oh dear, what is the use of the old multi
plication table ?
"Seven times eight are ftty-six. Won
der if grandma's old chest is locked
mean to see r. and with that down went |
her hook and away she skipped across
the hoor to the blue chest standing in the
corner. 1t was quite large, but she
tugged with all her might at the heavy
lid and it fl ,w open.
"She did not more than half expect it
to-, but somebody who had been there last
had been careless aud left the key in the
lock.
w luulc obOOo otilt q dho otdi GU
in, her bright eyes very wide open with
delight.
go oh y What treasures Powered
brocade and gold-colored satin. A straw
bonnet and blue satin bonnet, laces and
flowers, and slippers and fans.
dear grandma had carefully kept
some of the pretty things she used to
wear when she was girl, with rosy cheeks
and brown hair, to show to her grand
children when her cheeks should be wrin
killed. and her hair turned into white silk
| as il was now.
"Winnie had seen all these things be.
fore, but it was long time ago, and
grandma had taken them carefully out,
just for few minutes, and put them back
again. 1t was not like having them all to
yourself. She drew long breath and
locked around the room. 1t was all STILL
nobody would come up there; what if
she just looked at them little it would
do no harm, grandma wouldn't care; no,
indeed, grandma loved her. So she lifted
up the yellow satin dress. How it SHIN.
mered and shone, though it had lain there
years and years, and it was 80 stiff and
heavy it would almost stand alone. What
a beauty it was What if she should
just slip it on for minute you ought
to study your lessons right away con.
science told her, but she answered, | will
in a minute; | almost know that hard
seven lines now '-seven times nine are
are-well, IN have time enough she
gasped, as she tried hard to make the
dress that had fitted the slender waist of
her grandmother come together about her
own stout little body. 1t was much too
tight over another dress, and the sleeves
we're too long, but she pushed them up,
then she slipped off her shoes and put on
pair of cunning little slippers with high
heels, then tied on big saLin bonnet, and
with dainty little fan in her hand she
was ready.
"She trailed up to an old looking glass
that hung on the wall, and was perfectly
astonished. What beautiful little lady
she made with those pretty things on
She paraded up and down Broadway,
,, smiled, and bowed, and courtesied, and
then imagined that she was at party
, sweeping about with long train, chat
, ting and laughing with the most charm
ing people. 1t became so real to Win
ME that she actually talked it all out
She sailed up to bag of feathers, bowed
!, low, and Inquired after the health of Mrs
! Fuzallen aud her children.
"But bark what noise was that Was
somebody coming? Yes, somebody was
4 coming upstairs rs fast as possihle-twt
: somebody's, and they walked straight into
l.. the room. 1t was mamma and Mr.. Den
=. Use; MIR. Denise was an artist.
o "a large old oil painting stood in thu
n attic. IL had been Injured in some way
and mamma wished him to see if it could
|. be restored.
n "Poor Winnie She gathered up hel
long trail and scampered as fast AZ sh'
d could, with such high heels Gathering be
10 hind her. 1t was OF no use to try to hide
though, they we're right upon her. MIR. Den
n lse laughed heartily, and declared he mus
1t have her picture in that dress, but Win
a. ME saw something in mammals eyes tina
perhaps that gentleman did not. Nam
a ma was certainly very much surprised
% and not pleased.
le "They soon went away, and Just a
II Winnie had put the last thing back int
Il. the chest Aunt Lenas bell tinkled up tn
y, stairs az signal that recitation hour ha'
ne come.
III "That afternoon, Just after dinner,
Id fine carriage drew up before the door, an
it took in mamma, grandma and Aunt Lens
ht then it rolled off through handsome street,
y, out of the city, over smooth roads, to CHI
w. ton Park; a long ride on lovely afte
&, noon, that is what Winnie lost. Thi
It, drive had been planned a week ago an
rs she had looked forward to it with deligh
ne But on they went among trees and flower
i'd and sweet air, while she sat at home try
10 ing through her tears to make out seve
10 times nine.'
G. at was hard. But when mamma ha
up heard her laundering and ssumblin
* through her lesson, she had said to CRANE