Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-24

driven over from Barre, where they
lived, and her grandmother was going
to stay and make a little visit, but her
uncle and aunt were going home soon,
and her mother was hurrying to make
some hot biscuits for supper.
So when Comfort came in, she was
stopped short at the sight of the COM
pany, and had to kiss them all and an
swer their questions with shy polite
ness. Comfort was very fond of her
grandmother, but this time she did not
feel quite SO delighted to see her as
usual. AS soon as she had got a chance
she slipped into the pantry after her
mother. Mother" she whispered.
pulling her apron softly, "can't l wear
my gold ring to school to-morrow?'
mo, you can't. How many times
have got to tell you?" said her moth
or, mixing the biscuit-dough encrget-
ically.
"Please let me, mother. They didn't
believe I've got one?"
"Lct them believe it or not, Just rs
they have mind to-" said her mother.
y
what have you been telling about
your ring in school for, when you ough.
to have been studying? Now, Comfort,
l can't have you standing there teasing
me any longer. I've got to get these bis
cults into the oven, they must have
some supper before they go home. You
go right out and set the table. Get the
clean tablecloth out of the drawer, and
you may put on the best knives and
forks. Not another word. You can't
wear that gold ring until your hand
grows to it, and that settles it"
Comfort went out and set the table,
but she looked SO detected that the
company all noticed it. She could not
eat any of the hot biscuits when they
sat down to supper, and she did not eat
much of the company cake. 'You don't
feel sick. do you, child?" asked her
grandmother, anxiously.
No, ma'am," replied Comfort, and
she swallowed a big lump in her
throat.
"She amt Sick" said her mother,
severely. shes fretting because she
can't wear her gold ring to school,"
"Oh, Comfort, you must wait till
your hand grows to it," said her Aunt
Susan.
Eyes, of course she must" said her
Uncle Ebenezer.
Eat your supper and your hand will
grow to it before long," said her father,
who, left to himself, would have let
Comfort wear the ring.
1t wouldns do for you TO wear that
ring and lose it. It's real gold," said
her grandmother. "Have another
piece of the sweetcake."
But Comfort wanted no more sweet
cake. She put both hands to her face
and wept, and her mother sent her
promptly out of the room and to bed.
Comfort lay there and sobbed and
heard her Uncle Ebenezer's covered
wagon roll out of the yard, and sobbed
again. Then she fell asleep and did
not know it when her mother and
grandmother came in, and looked at
her, and kissed her.
I'm sorry she feels so bad" said
Comforts mother, "but l can't let her
wear that ring"
mo, You can't" said her grand
mother, and they went out shading the
candle.
Comfort said no more about the ring
the next morning. She knew her mother
too well. She did not eat much break
fast, and crept off miserably to school
at quarter past eight, and she had an
other unhappy day. Nobody had for
gotten about the gold ring. She was
teascd about it at every opportunity.
"Why didn't you wear that handsome
gold ring?" asked the big girl with red
cheeks, until poor Comfort got neerly
distracted. 1t seemed to her that the