. A family flight around home. for meeting on Sundays, — never on foot. Accordingly, a little before eleven, Lucy and the carryall stoodbefore the door, while Lavinia Mary and Belinda packed the latterwith baskets containing the dinner. Augustine stood by the headof the horse, lest she should start, for forms sake, though Tucyhad never been known to start, within the memory of the oldestinhabitant, before she had received many duckings and jerks ofthe reins. Alice ran down from up-stairs with a huge mysteriouspaper ])ackage, which she jnit carefully on the front seat,— for thegirls too had the
. A family flight around home. for meeting on Sundays, — never on foot. Accordingly, a little before eleven, Lucy and the carryall stoodbefore the door, while Lavinia Mary and Belinda packed the latterwith baskets containing the dinner. Augustine stood by the headof the horse, lest she should start, for forms sake, though Tucyhad never been known to start, within the memory of the oldestinhabitant, before she had received many duckings and jerks ofthe reins. Alice ran down from up-stairs with a huge mysteriouspaper ])ackage, which she jnit carefully on the front seat,— for thegirls too had their secret,— and Bessie appeared last, drawing onher gloves, and h)()king about her to see if she had forgottenanything. THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS. 245 Guess youll have a good day, said Lavinia Mary, shading hereyes with her hand to inspect the sky. Mighty hot, though,— hotas mustard. Lands sakes ! Ending hersentence thus abruptly, she vanishedinto the kitchen by the back door,but returned in a min-ute with the mustard- N. BARS AT THE END OF THE ROAD pot, whichshe was hastilydoing up in anewspaper. Idas liked to as not for-got it, Miss Bessie,she said. Somelikes morn some, so^ I didnt put none on. And Augustine climbed up Come on, Augustine, said Bessie,on the front seat. Do not sit on the — cried Alice, checking herself. What is it .-* he asked, squeezing the bundle. Youll see! replied Alice, smiling joyfully. It was less than half a mile that they could go with the wagon,for the charm of the House was to be totally inaccessible to theworld. The first part was along the village road, past the weather- 246 A FAMILY FLIGHT AROUND HOME. worn homestead where an old lady, the last of her race, lived allby herself, and then turning off to a cart path through pasturesto the entrance of the woods, where a pair of bars stopped theirprogress. Now, do you think it is safe to leave the horse here, askedBessie, till Augustine goes back for the Bruces .? Yes, indeed, replied Alice, wh
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