Six trees; short stories . y,like a child afraid to leave its mother. Come right along, said Maria,and look out you dont fall andbreak your bones. Ive got some nicegriddle-cakes for supper and a custardpie. David slid down. After that the two old men could37 SIX TREES have been seen all day seated on theporch of the Slocum house wrapped inthe silence of peaceful memories. Afamily moved into the old Ransomhouse, and they enjoyed watching thechildren play about. David took afancy to one little girl. Sometimes hecoaxed her over, and he told her onestory of his own childhood which hisfather had to
Six trees; short stories . y,like a child afraid to leave its mother. Come right along, said Maria,and look out you dont fall andbreak your bones. Ive got some nicegriddle-cakes for supper and a custardpie. David slid down. After that the two old men could37 SIX TREES have been seen all day seated on theporch of the Slocum house wrapped inthe silence of peaceful memories. Afamily moved into the old Ransomhouse, and they enjoyed watching thechildren play about. David took afancy to one little girl. Sometimes hecoaxed her over, and he told her onestory of his own childhood which hisfather had told him. It was uncouthand pointless, but the child loved it,and the two men hailed its climax al-ways with innocent laughter. The threewere children together. Old David wasnever bitter nor rebellious in those days,but his mind was somewhat affectedafter a curious and, as some wouldhave it, merciful fashion. Maria saidopenly that it was a blessing thathe looked at things the way he did,that she believed that the Lord was 38. IVE GOT SOME NICE GRIDDLE - CAKES FOR SUPPER AND A CUSTARD PIE THE ELM-TREE sort of tellin him stories to keep himgoin in his hard road of life, the wayfolks tell stories to children. She dis-covered it before old David had beendomiciled with her twenty-four hours. It was the next morning after hecame there. He and her father weretalking together on the porch, and sheheard David saying this to old Abner:You see that house over there, saidhe; aint it handsome? Its the hand-somest house in this town, and its allmine. Nobody else has the right toset foot in it. I had it painted green,and its higher than the nobody find any fault with thathouse. Nobody is going to build cupolysnor bay-winders on that, I can tell jest right. Maria and the woman whom she wasfitting stared at each other. 39 SIX TREES Did you hear that? asked Maria,pale and trembling. Hes out of his head, said thewoman. Maria leaned out of the is your house, Mr.
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