. Little helpers . her married boys and girls— might not quite like it. But Mr. Leslie, at her hospitable invitation, dismounted, andtied his horse and sat down on the settee, under the lilacbushes, and drank buttermilk and ate gingerbread, and I amafraid he talked a good deal, and the result of it all was, that,just as he was going away, Friend Mercy said, — Well, thee bring thy wife and little ones to-morrow after-noon, Friend Leslie, and have a sociable cup of tea with us. Iwill talk with Isaac in the meantime, and with thy wife whenshe comes, and — well see. Mr. Leslie had no desire to bre
. Little helpers . her married boys and girls— might not quite like it. But Mr. Leslie, at her hospitable invitation, dismounted, andtied his horse and sat down on the settee, under the lilacbushes, and drank buttermilk and ate gingerbread, and I amafraid he talked a good deal, and the result of it all was, that,just as he was going away, Friend Mercy said, — Well, thee bring thy wife and little ones to-morrow after-noon, Friend Leslie, and have a sociable cup of tea with us. Iwill talk with Isaac in the meantime, and with thy wife whenshe comes, and — well see. Mr. Leslie had no desire to break his childrens hearts, so,although it was hard work not to, he did not tell them allthat Friend Mercy and he had said to each other, for fearshe should -not see her way clear to take them; so he onlytold of his pleasant call, and of this magnificent invitationto a real country tea, in the inner circle; and they wereso nearly wild over that, that it was a very good thing hestopped there! 236 LITTLE Friend Mercy had suggested the four oclock train, which would give the children time fora good run before the sixoclock tea. So, while Tiny andJohnny played in the hay, andsailed boats on the brook, theolder people talked; and theresult was, that the Leslies wereto be permitted to come andboard in the inner circle, untilthe end of September. A little talk which FriendMercy had with her husband that evening, after the guests were gone, and when he said hewas afraid it wouldnt work, will explain this. Thee sees, Isaac, she said, those two dear little thingshave played here half theafternoon, and there wasno quarrelling, or tale-bearing, or cruelty. Theydid not stone the chickensand geese, nor tease Bowser and the cat; andwhen I asked John todrive the cows to thespring — which, I will con-fess. I did with a purpose — he used neither stick nor stone. Iwould not have any children brought here who would teach bad
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