The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-12-14

found him in the middle of the street, Gov.
cred with dirt and screaming himself al
most into fit.
Mother had gone out the back way to old
Mrs. Judson's, and hadn't heard him,
which was lucky for me, and had him
washed and quiet by the time she came
back. But think he had swallowed the
bug.
Well, Lu1a and were all in fever until
we got of, which wasn't for three DAYS
after the letter came, for my mother had to
make me new bingham dress.
wanted while India linen, but mother
said bingham was better suited totthe coun.
try. I suppose it was, but it isn't pleasant
to be always dressed like the child of pov.
erty. Still, knew it was of no use to argue
the matter. Mother generally;had her own
way about every thing.
Aunt Harriet's house was a square, DID,
fashioned brick building, covered with
vines, and had a wide porch in front. that
was covered with vines, too, and there
were plenty of birds nests in them.
The rooms were all furnished with thin %
that had belonged to an uncleof Aunt Har.
riet, who had died and left her every thing.
The sofas were very wides and all the
tables had brass claws to thelegs. There
were heavy moreen curtains at:the parlor
windows, but not even shades at any of the
others. But no shades were needed, the
vines were so thick.
l had been reading an article about the
need OF sunshlnein rooms just before + left
home, and I asked Aunt Harriet If she
didn't think 1t unhealthy to have a house so
covered with vines.
Eyes, l suppose it isl she said, tsor it
0,-k
sick day in my life"
Thought 1t wouldn't be polite to say any
more on the subject just then, but made
up my mind that those vines ought to come
down. Aunt Harriet might never be sick.
but shehadn't any color, and that articlei ia
the Household Advocate said IL people
wanted color in their faces they must have
sunshine In their rooms. Almost every
paragraph began ''Don't shut it out"
meaning the sunshine.
The day after we arrived at the farm
Lulu and l went all over it, and got &C.
quainted with oil the horses, COWS and pigs:
and the day after that we helped Aunt Har.
riet make cake; then, the day after that,
Aunt Harriet went to Rldgedale to do some
shopping, and that is the day am going to
write about.
At hrst Aunt Harriet didn't like the idea
ofleaving Lulu and me alone all day. She
was afraid we would be lonesome. But we
insisted that she must go, and said Tim
Rooney could take care of US.
Tim was the hired man, and had lived on
the farm ten years. He and his wife had
little cottage on the other side of Aunt Har.
riet's clover field.
Aunt Harriet wanted US to go with her,
but we wouldn't, for had an idea which /
wanted to carry out, and Lulu had let the
puppy chew up her hat, and didn't like to
wear a.gingham sun-bonnet, which was all
Aunt Harriet had to lend her.
so we stayed at home, and Aunt Harriet
mad hardly got out Of sight around bend
in thesroad before was out in the tool
house'after the big pruning-shears.
What on earth are you going to doan
asked Lulu, when came up on the front
porch.
"rm'going to cut down all these viues,n
answeNed. II think it my duty; and when
it is dbae Aunt Harriet will thank me for it.
She VIII see what q glorious thing the sun
shine Them
Lulusdidn't want to help me ct first, but
when Che saw me pulling and tearing away,