Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . had on her old brown winter coat anc^a cap belonging to her brother—she hadit pulled tight on her head and over herears for there was a cold biting windcoming from the north-west. Toddywore a black coat and cap~a coat thatgave her a look as if she had beenmelted and poured into it. It looked asif it pinched her all over. The two young ladies condescendedto give a good morning to Hela5meas they passed our home on their wayto the end of the trolley line where theyboarded the car for town. Needless tosay they made the trip both on theirknees,
Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . had on her old brown winter coat anc^a cap belonging to her brother—she hadit pulled tight on her head and over herears for there was a cold biting windcoming from the north-west. Toddywore a black coat and cap~a coat thatgave her a look as if she had beenmelted and poured into it. It looked asif it pinched her all over. The two young ladies condescendedto give a good morning to Hela5meas they passed our home on their wayto the end of the trolley line where theyboarded the car for town. Needless tosay they made the trip both on theirknees, looking out of the window. First they had to stop at the candy store ~ just for a little ~ for Toddys father had given orders not to buy more than ten cents worth of candy. -33-. Then, there was the ribbon counter atBustards ~ they surely wanted to gothere. As they passed the florist, Toddygave a jerk to Lizzies arm and theystopped before the window and readthe large green-lettered sign: The Real Irish Shamrock! Oh, is nt that pretty? cried Toddy. Beau—ti~ful! Lizzie agreed. And such lovely pots they are in. Y-e-s. Im going in and ask how muchthey are. The two entered the store rathershyly. The clerk bowed to them. How much are the —the— pillow ~ rocks? Toddy was all confusion and for a minute she did not really know whether she wanted to buy a sham- -34-
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