Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-09-10

the pansies and leave the slips of paper
so they might know which was their
seat. Then she took them on the
piazza and all six swung in a great |
hammock hung at the end of it. |
They sat there quietly for awhile and |
the tops of the trees, and listened to
the call of an owl and the song of
whip-poor-will in the woods. When
Miss Sally told them it was time to go
to bed, the oldest girl, named Dorothy
Trevor, sprang up and seized Miss
Sally's hand and said with a choked
voice, "Oh! Miss, this is perfectly
heavenly. l didn't know there was any
thing so beautiful in the world before"
"And we think so, too" broke in the
others, in each of whose eyes were
tears of happiness. "Oh! don't you
wish Mother could come here?" whis-
pered one little one to her sister. They
were taken into the sitting room where
Miss Sally read to them a short Bible
story, and then bade them all kneel
down while she repeated Now lay
me down to Sleep" several of the girls
joining with her.
will not attempt to tell the story of
those four weeks during which the
Kindly Deed boys and girls did all they
could to add to the happiness of the
city waits. They took them for rides in
the haywagon and had picnics several
times in the woods. Molly had them
often in her yard afternoons where they
played games, croquet and ball and
hide and-go-seek, ending up with some
lemonade and gingerbread. Other girls
did the same, so their time was fully
occupied, their mornings being most
ly spent in the house or under the
trees in the garden. Here they were
taught by some of the village ladies'
knitting, embroidery, basket work, or
common sewing, somebody reading
story to them as they worked.
Dorothy, the Oldest girl, proved a
great help to Miss Sally and her moth
err The very first night she asked Miss
Sally if she might help her wash the
supper dishes. In the morning she al
ways made the beds and tidied up the
rooms aad was constantly on the watch
to see if she could do something to
help. The day before they were to go
back to the city Miss Sally happened to
go upstairs and saw Dorothy kneeling
at her bedside. Hearing Miss Sally
coming, she sprang to her feet, her face
all wet with tears. "Why, what is the
, matter, Dorothy dear! Has anything
happened to you to hurt you, or are
you feeling sick?" ooh. Miss Sally,
it's because | can't bear to go away,
I'm feeling so bad. | never was so
happy before in my life-and never
shall be again." and her voice broke
into a sob and she covered her face
with her hands. Miss Sally sat down
on the bed and, drawing the poor Cir
= close to her. put her arms around her,
= saying, Don't cry, Dorothy, should
- think you'd be glad to go home" 81
haven't got any home, Miss" sobbec
the poor child. "Why, where do yor
u live?" "My father and mother are
dead and | live at my uncle's, but he:
drunk most of the time, and so, too, i!
my aunt and II But will not re
!, peat the sad story of the city life. Mis-
- Sally sat still thinking for a few mo
{ ments, then said, Dorothy, want t.
Il speak to my father and mother abou
. something, and | will be right back. ,
'. She went down to the sitting room
u where her father was reading the Reg
4 lister and her mother was mending ant
Il told them Dorothy's story, finishing "
o with, Mother, don't you think we ca
v keep Dorothy here. She's great he'll
u and / do love her dearly" Yes! m
II daughter, | would be glad to have he
e stay, for think as you do that she ca
N be great help to US" Miss Sail
VI went right upstairs and drawing tn
IN girl to her said, Dorothy, mother
Il father and | would like to have 20
y stay here and live with US, if you wan
~ to. We'd love to have you, dear girl.
III miss, do you really and truly mea
d, what you say" asked the girl with
u choked voice. 81 certainly do, Dorc
It thy This is your home now if 20
s. want to stay" Falling down on he
lie knees at the bedside the girl buried he
g face in the pillow and said somethin
ie which Miss Sally could not understand
~ Then getting up she took Miss Sally
IN hand and said, 81 tried to thank m
ne Heavenly Father for being so good
81 me, when / didn't deserve it" Whe
ID the hay wagon came the next mornin
n with a load of the village children I
tie take the city girls to the station Dor,
* thy was the only one without her bul