Telegram-herald., 1889-11-07

ranted 10 carry out, ana Lulu had let the
puppy chew up her hat, and didn't like TO
wear gingham sun bonnet, which was all
Aunt Harriet had TO lend her.
So we stayed at home, and Aunt Harriet
had hardly got out of sight around a bend
Ia the road before / was out in tho tool
house after the big pruning shears.
''What on earth are you going to dot"
asked Lulu, when / came up on the front
porch.
I'm going TO cut down all these vines"
answered. ~ think 1t my duty; and when
tbs done Aunt Harriet will thank me for it.
She viii see what glorious thing the SUM-
shine is, then"
Lulu didn't want TO help me at first, but
when she saw me pulling and tearing away,
and gong from window TO window with my
big shears, letting in the sun, she couldn't
help being convinced that was right; and
'be got stepladder and went to work on
the vines over the porch, and by noon the
house was as bare almost as when it was
built
1t was more work than we had imagined.
however, and we were so tired out we
couldn't clear the vines away, but just left
them lying on the ground.
And how the sunshine did pour into those
made But / viii confess / was a little
nervous when the afternoon began TO wane
and 1t was time for Aunt Harriet
to come home. ] lay on the lounge in the
iiningroom, resting myself and thinking
up things 1 would say 10 her. had ever so
many good arguments in favor Of the oun-
shine.
But never had o chance to use them on
Aunt Harriet. When she came home at
last, Lulu and were on the porch waiting
for her. Lulu said l was dreacfully pale,
but she knew she was pale herself
You ought to have asked your aunt to
ktyou do II" she said, just as we saw the
light wagon turn a bend in the road.
at was my duty 70 do it whether she let
me or not" l answered, for | have sorne
spirit, I'm glad to say.
Aunt Harriet jumped out Of the wagon at
the front gate, and stood there a minute
staring at the house. Then she put her
hand over her eyes without saying a word.
/ We thought she never would move; but
NJ last she began TO walk slowly toward the
house.
When she got near US we saw she was as
white as a sheet Of paper
WHO has done thisln she said, looking
straight at me.
'Idid it, aunt" said II wanted"
"Never mind what you wanted" she in
terrupted. Don 'tsay another word"
She walked past Us, and went upstairs.
And she didn { come down again that light
Tim Rooney, when be caue to put tho
horse away, said we girls ought 70 be "kilt'
for what we had done. and II 10 kilt" Aunt
Harriet, he wouldn't be noway surprised
Lulu and tried 10 act as T nothing had
happened, and we ate our supper and went
n bed much as usual Bat couidnt get
% sleep for long time, thinking how un-
kindly Aunt Harriet was acting.
But she was IN kinder than that The
next morning when Lulu ard ] went down
stairs We found tho horse ard wagon az The
gate, and Tn Rooney waiting 90 drive us %
RiiEedale Aunt Harriet was going % send
"a hone
She packed orr trunk Or -, and she Csvo
rs s0me breakfast. bot not word aid she
speak % ei.hor of "a. Her lips we're shut
in stra'g gtt line
Or course mother gave me g. swful loct-
ore when | got hone. ard II it bsGH't been
Tor the knowledge that I bad only d0ns
what was ny dliy, and with the best .afen-
tious. would almost have 6Iei under tha
shame n coming home 80 soon aLd tho
talnEs people SAID. B.to course havs
not bal a. Invitation % SO 20 a mt Harriei =
thlssummer
M1fher aad ihs ~ went. bat ! s'agei
a. home AID ta.ak Aunt Harriet has
sa1wH very plainly that she does not he.
1--we In tAe 6..dsn Role. shat is. ~ She
really thought asa egf where tended
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