. Nelly's first schooldays . nd she had gotthe poker and was Ip the act of violentlypunching and hoclfving it down, as shebest could, her ejes and cheeks brightwith the exertion, when Martin — thesadness quite syae from his face — acl- her. Comfort took theKim, and with a grand flour- 68 NELLYS FIRST SCHOOL-DAYS. ish, emptied it on the vacant flourish was a little too grand, how-ever, and much more effective than Com-fort had intended. The shining silverdollars, with which the stocking waspartially filled, fell helter-skelter on thetable, and many of them rolled jinglingand glitterin
. Nelly's first schooldays . nd she had gotthe poker and was Ip the act of violentlypunching and hoclfving it down, as shebest could, her ejes and cheeks brightwith the exertion, when Martin — thesadness quite syae from his face — acl- her. Comfort took theKim, and with a grand flour- 68 NELLYS FIRST SCHOOL-DAYS. ish, emptied it on the vacant flourish was a little too grand, how-ever, and much more effective than Com-fort had intended. The shining silverdollars, with which the stocking waspartially filled, fell helter-skelter on thetable, and many of them rolled jinglingand glittering over the floor. Nelly laughed and scrambled afterthem, Martin shouted and tumbled downon hands and knees to help find them,while the owner, quite dismayed, stoodstill and did nothing. Deed, deed ! she said ; how couldI be so keerless ? But theres thirty ofem, and thirty Ill find. Before the children knew what shewas about, she seized the broom, andbegan to sweep the rag-carpet withgreat nervous dashes, that had no oth-. Comfort relinquished the broom at this, and began to count/ Page 69 NELLYS FIRST SCHOOL-DAYS. 69 er effect than to raise a tremendousdust. Stop! cried Martin; dont sweep,please, Comfort; Nelly and I will findthem for you. That dust just goes intoour eyes and blinds us. If you are surethere were thirty, it is easy enough tosearch till we make up the number. Comfort relinquished the broom atthis, and began to count; as fast as thechildren found any of the coins theydropped them into her lap. Twenty-six, twenty-seven, she said,at length; three more, and weve gotall the little shiners back. Heres two, cried Martin, behindthe dust-pan. And heres the thirtieth, exclaimedNelly, sticking out from under yourshoe, Comfort! How funny ! 70 NELLYS FIRST SCHOOL-DAYS. And so, laughing, the children sawComforts money-box bulge again to itsoriginal size. 66 That ars only my last five monthswages. Mrs. Brooks paid me yesterday,said the old woman, proudly, as she tiedthe sto
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