. A family flight around home. Yes; my head aches, he replied pitifully. I could not doanything, so they sent me home. Well, come up here, and I will look at your tongue, saidDoctor Bessie jocosely. That will spoil everything! cried Alice, how provoking! You see, explained Augustine, they are carrying planks upfrom the boat to . the house, and I ?• ^^ ? kept resting, andwent to lie downby the water to cooloff, and Ernest andHubert scolded me;but when I stood upI was so dizzy Tomtold me to comehome. You poor thing,said Bessie, it isthe heat. Go upand change yourflannel shirt forsomething cool,
. A family flight around home. Yes; my head aches, he replied pitifully. I could not doanything, so they sent me home. Well, come up here, and I will look at your tongue, saidDoctor Bessie jocosely. That will spoil everything! cried Alice, how provoking! You see, explained Augustine, they are carrying planks upfrom the boat to . the house, and I ?• ^^ ? kept resting, andwent to lie downby the water to cooloff, and Ernest andHubert scolded me;but when I stood upI was so dizzy Tomtold me to comehome. You poor thing,said Bessie, it isthe heat. Go upand change yourflannel shirt forsomething cool, andthen you can comeback here. The lazy lump!cried Alice, stoppingfrom her work; all the boys say he is not half so plucky as Ernest. Those boys are remarkably different, replied Bessie. I daresay he is not strong enough for such violent exercise. I only hopethey wont all overwork themselves. I must speak to Tom aboutit. He has spoiled our fun, grumbled augustinp: cooling off. 2S4 A FAMILY FLIGHT AKOUXU HOME. Oh, no, said Bessie a little sharply; do not consider your-self the only person of importance in the world. Augustine returned, having washed his face, looking fresh andcool, and began to take a deep interest in Alices work, who,silenced by Bessies remark, made no objection, but it was evidentshe could not be watched and go on to any advantage. Augustine, you used to paint, said Bessie. Yes, he answered; and I have a box of paints here. Get it, said Bessie, *and I will set you up in this corner ofmy table. She made no effort to give him instructions, but furnished himwith a large block of paper, not first-class, but good enough. The boy was well satisfied, and worked diligently until luncheontime, when he exhibited his great work. It proved to be TheSurrender at Saratoga, and represented, in a crude way, the two-armies drawn up, while Burgoyne was delivering his sword to thevictorious Gates. A blotch of indigo represented the sk
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