Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-09
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE KINDLY DEEDS SOCIETY.

communications published in our issue
of March 26 found promising organi-
cation. Editor.
1--WE had an awfully good time Christ
mas, didn't we Molly?" said Dick as
they were going home from school one
afternoon. Eyes, we did. But think
almost the incest thing was the Lans
downe children coming down and having
such good time. am really glad that
we thought of asking them" 'You
mean that you did," exclaimed Dick,
''for it was all your idea" "Well, it
wouldn't have amounted to anything if
you hadn't joined and got the team, so
therev' replied Molly, as she looked
affectonately at Dick. a strong tie
was beginning to unite the two which
would be felt all their lives. 81 wish
we could do something more for thom,
for they do seem such nice children.
face. 1t does seem such a pity that
they should grow up with so little to
help them, and it is so different with us.
We have school, meetings on Sundays,
and the Sunday school. Then we have
the library with lots of nice books.
Here Dick stopped, for evidently Molly
wanted to say something. "Dick, an
other idea has come to me-. ''Well,
out with it, for IN sure it's a good one. -
Your speaking of the library made me
think that we might once in a while go
up to the Blaisdell's and read to the
children some stories. | know they'd
like Grmm's Fairy Tales and Uncle
Remus. Oh! there's lots of them they'd
like, l know" "Molly, you're a -
what shall | call you? | don't know
big enough word. But never mind. It's
first~rate idea, and I'll go with you
any time you say, if we can get horse
and sleigh. | guess father'll let us have
one Just for an afternoon.
1t was another surprise for the Blas
dell's when Dick and Molly drove up
the next Saturday afternoon. They all
rushed out when they heard Dick calling
Jennie, Jamier' After the first greet
ings Molly said, would you like to
have us come in and read you some
stories?" "Oh! wouldn't we It's aw-
fully nice of you to come" Mr.. Blais
dell had come out and greeting them
said. "'You both go right into the house
and III put the horse up in the barn and
wrap him up nice and warm Dick
and Molly jumped out and with the
children went into the kitchen where
they were received very cordially by
Mrs Blaisdel, who was at her accus-
toned work of mending. 1t was a
pretty picture they made: Molly sitting
book in hand in a low chair, and the
children on the floor at her feet listen
ing with rapt attention as she read a
fairy story. Before coming Dick had
puzzled some as to what he should do
while Molly read, and it occurred to him
that he might work at the wood carving
which he had begun and in which he
was very much Interested SO after
asking the mother whether he might
white and litter up her floor some with
shavings, he took out his things from a
bag and began to work. When Mr.
Blaisdell came in, the one thing that
attracted his attention was Dick, and
so he went up to him and watched him
with the greatest interest When the
story was ended and the children were
thanking Molly and asking for another
their father said "Will you let me see
what you re doing, Master Richard?"
And taking the piece of wood Dick
handed him, he examined it carefully
and said, 81 believe this is just the kind
of work I'd like to do and Jamie, too.
Come here, son! for he loves to
white" jamie came up as did the
other children and looked at what Dick
was working over In a few moments
Molly called out, "Children, would you
like another story" "Oh, yesl" they
all cried and FASTENED back to her,
except James who stayed by Dick and
watched him. He could hear the story
there of course Mr.. Blaisdel, who had
gone out into the woodshed, came back
with a small piece of wood in his hanc
and his jack knife, and began to white
the wood into shape like Dick S piece
Just then the door opened and two
children from the next farm came in, {
boy and a girl. The boy had a pail il
his hand, for they had come to borrow
some meal. Mrs. Blaisdell made then
take off their things and sit down OF
the floor with the other children, while
Molly began another story. When thai
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