. St. Nicholas [serial] . seen plainly in the web, andthe brilliant colors were as fresh and lovely asever. But the flowing skirt of the cloak hadbeen ruthlessly hacked by Dame Dingles shears,and presented a sorry sight. Get us the patches you have cut! com- manded Zixi; and without a word the damedrew from her basket five small squares andthen ripped from the crazy-quilt the one shehad just sewn on. But this is nt enough, said Fluff, whenshe had spread the cloak upon the floor andmatched the pieces. Where is the rest of thecloak ? Why,— why — stammered Dame Dingle,with hesitation, I gave them
. St. Nicholas [serial] . seen plainly in the web, andthe brilliant colors were as fresh and lovely asever. But the flowing skirt of the cloak hadbeen ruthlessly hacked by Dame Dingles shears,and presented a sorry sight. Get us the patches you have cut! com- manded Zixi; and without a word the damedrew from her basket five small squares andthen ripped from the crazy-quilt the one shehad just sewn on. But this is nt enough, said Fluff, whenshe had spread the cloak upon the floor andmatched the pieces. Where is the rest of thecloak ? Why,— why — stammered Dame Dingle,with hesitation, I gave them away. Gave them away! Who got them? said Bud. Why,— some friends of mine were herefrom the village last evening, and we tradedpatches, so each of us would have a variety forour crazy-quilts. Well ? And I gave each of them one of the patchesfrom the pretty cloak. Well, you are a ninny! declared Bud, scorn-fully. Yes, your Majesty; I believe I am, an-swered Dame Dingle, meekly. We must go to the village and gather up. OF course, answered the alligator, opening one eye to observe his questioner. OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 979 those pieces, said Zixi. Can you tell us thenames of your friends ? she asked the woman. Of course, responded Dame Dingle; theywere Nancy Nink, Betsy Barx, Sally Sog, MollyMitt, and Lucy Lum. Before we go to the village let us makeDame Dingle sew these portions of the cloaktogether, suggested Fluff. The dame was glad enough to do this, and shethreaded her needle at once. So deft and finewas her needlework that she mended the cloakmost beautifully, so that from a short distanceaway no one could discover that the cloak hadbeen darned. But a great square was stillmissing from the front, and our friends werenow eager to hasten to the village. This will cause us some delay, said thewitch-queen, more cheerfully; but the cloakwill soon be complete again, and then we canhave our wishes. Fluff took the precious cloak over her arm,and then they all mounte
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