. Donald and Dorothy . bit to learn :their Pa says every study they tackle gets the worstof it, — they use it up, so to speak. I dreamed th othernight I see the four English branches, rithmetic, writin,readin, and histry, standin exhausted, waiting for themchildren to get through with them. But I see youreshifting yourself, sir, for going, and I ought to be ashamedto detain you this way clacking about my own flesh andblood. I ve been poorly lately, I did nt tell you, (looking at him plaintively). No; indeed, I m very sorry to hear it, said , sympathetically. Nothing serious, I h
. Donald and Dorothy . bit to learn :their Pa says every study they tackle gets the worstof it, — they use it up, so to speak. I dreamed th othernight I see the four English branches, rithmetic, writin,readin, and histry, standin exhausted, waiting for themchildren to get through with them. But I see youreshifting yourself, sir, for going, and I ought to be ashamedto detain you this way clacking about my own flesh andblood. I ve been poorly lately, I did nt tell you, (looking at him plaintively). No; indeed, I m very sorry to hear it, said , sympathetically. Nothing serious, I hope ? Oh, no. One o my billerous attacks ; the spine o myback seemed to give , and I was dreadful badfor a couple o days. But my Thomas an the cliildren 62 DONALD AND DOROTHY. — bless their hearts ! — got me up again. You re lookingwell, Mr. Eeed. Good-morning, sir — good-morning! —(Sakes ! he went off so sudden I forgot). And thus exclaiming to herself, the dear old talker wentback into the MRS. DAXBYs DEEAM : THE FOUR ENGLISH BRANCHES. Forgot what. Ma ? asked Amanda, who stood in thedoorway trying to think of a rhyme for olives. Why, to tell Mr. Eeed about that queer kind of aman, whos just engaged to lodge with us. I dont feellike trustin liim somehow, and yet it is nt for plain folksto be refusing a real boarder who wants a plain family-table, and dont put on any airs. I told him, she con- THE DANBYS. 53 tinued, going farther into the house, and raising her voiceas she increased the distance between herself and Amanda, that if ours was nt a family table (with ten children set-ting round it, includin the baby, and Mr. Danby at thehead), I did nt know what was. But he s to come backin an hour or two. Where in the world to tuck him isthe question. Anyhow, you d better go up, dear, andready brothers room for him. Ben s got two rabbit-skinstacked outside the window which11 have to come 11 have to go in with Dan and Fandy to sleep. —Mercy !
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