. Seven daughters . TERS. And I took the trouble to tie red threadsaround each handle, then left them on the dress-er. That was smart! AVe will reverse the order of things and havetwo creams with one spoon, the second to waituntil the first is served. Is every plate used? Lets count. All theelders must come first — thirty, thirty-one, andthe young girls wait on the table — thirty-eight —it is but fair that their mothers should have thebest once in a while. Sixty-one! Now ring thebell. They filled up the first table, putting a lit-tle child in here and there. The tea and coffeesteamed out their
. Seven daughters . TERS. And I took the trouble to tie red threadsaround each handle, then left them on the dress-er. That was smart! AVe will reverse the order of things and havetwo creams with one spoon, the second to waituntil the first is served. Is every plate used? Lets count. All theelders must come first — thirty, thirty-one, andthe young girls wait on the table — thirty-eight —it is but fair that their mothers should have thebest once in a while. Sixty-one! Now ring thebell. They filled up the first table, putting a lit-tle child in here and there. The tea and coffeesteamed out their appetizing fragrance, and aswe had no vases, we placed mounds of fern,grasses and wild flowers on the table. Everybody ate and drank and had a good time. Thedishes were washed, wiped, and put on again,the children summoned, and after a while allhad been feasted. Then there was a generalclearing away, except at one end of the longtable where the fragments were collected forthose who might get hungry by and SWEETS TO THE SWEET. Page 181. ler- SEVEN DAUGHTERS. 185 CHAPTER X
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