The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

ston as twins, always had matter what happened.
We have had good parties BEFORE said Dory to
his mother day two before the great event. But
this time going to beat party which has ever
been given in Brchmont.'
Mrs. Dole tall, fair, pleasant woman. She had
to speak sharply sometimes to her BROOD but
none of them had known her to be "cross,' and
she always working hard in order that they might
.Well'' she said now if you and Debby will crack
all the and rub all the apples Priscy and Betsey
and I viii bake cakes and sand the kitchen and get
the house you did help last year to
clear it up This time must promise to clear up aft
your company
EAunt Spiddy will help us, - said Dory confidently
'Aunt spiddy spoils you and Debby,'' laughed Mrs
Aunt spiddy (whose real Experience)
heard this and she laughed too. She Squire Doles
youngest sister, who had had bad fall when she
girl and had hurt her back She had been lame-ever
since but she could hobble about fairly well pair
of cruches such most lame people had to in those
days. many years she had made it her home at the
squire's and the whole family loved her dearly She
usually sat all day the 'sete' the great fire
place. in the coolest weather the round dyepot
just inside the fireplace There she knitted knitted
ly all day. and every day in the year, the stockings
and mittens for the family.
And all the yarn of which the stockings and mttens
were made well the finer yarn of which the girls
and peicoats and the boys coats and trousers
were woven spun the great spinning which
always stood in of the vast kitchenthe fam
lily living;
the round dye pot This always stood in the warm
est corner. When any in during the stormy
all g arched with cold, they used
say set to get that cozy seat but much
time patient Aunt Spiddy sat there knitting knit
ting away until you would almost think that she would
turn into stocking a mitten herself.
It was true that, tho Aunt Spiddy dearly loved all
nephews and nieces the twins did to have
stronger hold her affections than of the 9th
ers It notorious in the family that they could whee
doing almost anything So now, when Dory
SO confidently affirmed that he knew Aunt Spiddy would
help them, she chuckled little and said: "You bring
me bag Of nuts and a hammer and fatron and you
will see.''
Do1y and Debby, both Of them, hated to crack the
nuts that this the very sweetest thing Aunt
dy could have said to them
October had in with fine, frosty weather.
Therefore the chestnut burrs had opened early While
Aunt Spiddy working away at home the twins, with
their younger sisters Thankful and Electa and the
little boys Hiram and Joshua, having great sport
on the hill.
They had started right after the early breakfast,
armed with bags and poles. Boiled chestnuts
great delcacy and the twins who could not have
them party when the late de-
them this year. Up the great chestnut
trees boys scrambled like SPIDERS and then they
and beat the heavily laden limbs until showers OF
burrs and loose chestnuts raned down the little girls
"Let's go up in the sheep pasture, . suggested
Debby at last. ,,.4
s.Oh sheep t hurti cried her younger brother
Hiram Twelve got poles anyway, an Dory u give ZEN
fits If they after us. =