The Monte Vista journal., 1901-05-25
A KNOT In THE SKEIN
by Mrs. Chss. c. Marble.

'liE1 mace "A pretty picture. dlt
grandmother and little Dot
. Grandmother sat in her low rocking
lcha.r, With her g,nsscs pushed bacl
aLaNs her forehead. and before he,
stood Dot holding outstretched bril-
liant ,ksin OF wool upon her chubb,
little hands.
= Hurry up. Grandma" said Dot will
q .'i.ht frDwn. you're 80 slow
GranCma took no heed. apparently
but wat au with tie utmost precision
SONY the yarn re.lrd over the chubb,
thumbs, slaNiY wrut ON the winding
au.ui rtn0la's bail.
u, .t.oH iirst upon one foot, thei
t,tor ,f .-ar q barn-yard fowl. ano
r'ft- .i ,ttsINLis a tremendous sigh a.
e. nef uf har weariuess.
'1aps zI-Ptratin'." She at las
hrk. 80; 'tca J. and truly, drandma
luu'- I'd 'gi.ptrailn' h.ssc.f."
} What" cried the startled old lady
who had been been intent upon he
winding or perhaps lost in rcvere o
other days; what il that you are say
ing. Do,?'
Il said you was 'xasperatin' ole
poke" replied Dot. firmly. Il is mos
tired to deaf. and there you go ON wind
in jes' as il you was asleep
We'll. l never" gnsped the old lady
l pretended to DE intent upon th'
work before me. yet could nrarce re
frain from laughing aloud.
Tired, eh?" queried grandma. will
txsain ,,, 49, x.s.t
soon be through. and you can lie dow
and rest"
NO. I'm going out To jump rope
incautiously said Dot. with Willie ant
Rose. They're jumping now. don't yo,
hear EN-. drandma?''
'\h. you ar. going TO rest you
weary limbs by jumping rope" re
piled grandma. We'll. 40 that yo,
won't be entirely used up. suppose yo,
III ON this chair" pulling one besid.
Dot
Dot sulki!y complied. but as she di,
so dropped her hands in feigned w.ari
ness.
See" cried grandma, you are let
ting strands OF the wool slip over yom
hH-'iss Hoi' "P sohf HhNANs Nfaf
and we viii soon he through" and OF
went the old lady. placidly and slowl,
winding as before.
Dot for n space looked the picture o
youthful resignation. but soon her i'm
patience returned.
Hurry up" she cried. vehemenily
You're enough TO desperate the pa
thence OF job" and aguin saw he,
..,'y drop loop or two from her fin
gers. as she moved resti.sSly upon th'
chair.
Grandma looked at her rrprovinrly
but hatened somewhat her mny.
menis. There was pause present.,
In the winding. The Old iady brough'
her speeiaclcs down from her fore
head. and pe,rcd at the skein Of wool
There's u snarl." she said, "denr
dear. how did that Gomez
Its an awful hard knot" cheerful,
said Mis- Dot. after grandma had made
several attempts To cis-ntanglc the
snari. 81 dess you had better get /, al
right. drandms. and we'll wind the bal
mother time"
oh. no. Dot. we'll get Il all right
now" replied grandma. with jch.
Snap went the stund. Several min.
u'cs were consumed In Strengthening
the ,kein. and grandma carefully knot.
ted the broken threads together befor.
rrsuniing her winding.
The sounds Of laughter and jump
ing outside the window came borne In
uuou the ,tiilu,ss of the room An.
other pctu.ant movement from Dot.
IL IL 80 nervous. | can't hold still"
-hc next exclaimed. impaiirn,ly tug
girg at the wool.
Dear. dear. another knot" cried
grandma. pecriDg over her spcctacles
u, Dot. why. at this rate. We will
never get through"
hut at last u was done. and. away
scampcrsd Dot. every ,cstigs of III.
humor bani.hcd from her pretty hacc.
Grnndma'r glance met mine.