Graham guardian., 1901-03-29
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above her forehead, and before he
stood Dot holding outstretchsd a bri
| liant skein Of wool upon her ehubb
little hands.
Hurry up, drsndma." said Dot, wit
slight frown. you're 20 slow"
Grandma took no heed, apparently
but went on with the utmost precision
| Slowly the yarn reeled over thechubb
l thpmbs, slowly went on the windinI
aboat grandma'x ball.
| Dot stood first upon one foot, thss
the other, like q barn-yard fowl, ant
gave at intervals tremendous sigh a.
evidence of her veariness.
| "You's 'zasperatin'." she Ut las
! broke ut; really and truly, GRANDMA
or,. lid 'zasperatin' hisself."
..uD, Isd the startled old lady
| -,s, ca 'ateut upon he
winding or perhaps lost in ~.v
other days; what Is that you are =.
ing, Dot?"
said you was a 'zasperatin' old
poke replied Dot firmly. 81 is most
tired to deaf, and there you 20 ON wind.
IN Jes' as il you was asleep"
wen, never" gssped the old LADY.
1 pretended TO be intent upon The
work before me. yet could scarce re-
Train from laughing aloud.
Tired, eh?" queried grandma. with
a twinkle in her eye; well, wa will
soon be through, and you can lie down
and rest"
NO, I'm going out to jump rope"
incautiously said Dot, with willie ana
Hose. They're jumping now, don't vou
hear 'em, drandmas"
"Ah, you are going 10 rest your
weary limbs by jumping rope" ne.
Piled grandma. well, 20 that Won
won't be entirely used up, suppos. You
sat on this chair" pulling one beside
Dot.
Dot sulkily complied, but as .he did
20 dropped her hands in feigned weari-
ness.
See" cried grandma, "you are let
ing strands of the wool slip over your
fingers. Hold up your hands, dear.
and we will soon be through" and on
vent the old lady, placidly and, slowly
winding as before,
Dot for space looked the picture of
'outhful resignation, but soon her i'm.
patience returned.
Hurry up." she cried, vshemsntly,
You're enough to 'zasperats the pa
ience Of job" and again saw her
lyiy drop loop or two from her An s
,ers, as she moved rss<iessly upoa the
hair. e
Grandma looked at her reprovingly. b
ut hastened somewhat her move a
tents. There was q pause presently t
the winding. The old lady brought {
er spectacleS down from her fore 6
cad, and peersd st the skein Of wool. \
There's snarl," she said, dear, n
ear. how did that comsp" b
'It's an awful hard knot" oheerfully il
I'D Miss Dot, after grandma had made u
'versl attempts to disentangls the u
larl. Il dess you had better get It ell p
ght, drandms, and wen wind the ball a.
other time" u
"Oh, no, Dot, we'll get it all rirht e'
wv" replied grsndms, With a jerk.
Snap went the strand. Several min NJ
es were consumed in Strengthening !"
e skein, and grandma carefully knot w
the broken threads together before DC
suming her winding. th
The sounds of laughter and jump as
3 outside the window came borne In tn
on the stiffness of the room. An pa
her petulant movement from Dot. OF
Il is 80 nervous, I can't hold still" fe
. next exclaimed, impatienAy tug oe
1g at the wool. tr'
Dear, dear, another knos," cried es
andma, peering over her spsctsclss pr
Dot. "Why, at this rate, we will Ht
YER get through" ne
But ct last IL was done, and away
'mpered Dot, every vesiKe Of i'll. ga
NOR banished from her pretty fAce, I'M
glance met mine. TN
The wool Is for her own stocking" as
city said she, as IL in answer to op
nething she read in my eyes, "end cn'
intend these knots shall teach her
son which mere words would fail to es
omplish. Youthful experience, il re
btly impressed, may serve to guard @o'
future from sterner ones" ";
he old lady's favorite expression, "I n.
W." played about her firmly =,
sed lips, but she gave no uttsrance ~,
them as with ball in hand she sat -,
ing upon the pictures Of the past r.
tures whose hghts and shadows "a "a
. reflected in her own Gm syes. p. oil