. A family flight around home. e whyyou go grubbing afterthe ugly common is all nothing butgolden-rod. Let them amusethemselves, said Tomindulgently. Itmakes them feel su-perior to have so manysuch learned the same will forget themall before next year,and then it will beall to do over contains afund of enjoyment forthose who attack it inearnest; it is, on theother hand, a sourceof irritation to outsid-ers, who are bored bythe long names at-tached to their simple favorites, and who profess to regard it as awanton destruction to pull the pretty flowers
. A family flight around home. e whyyou go grubbing afterthe ugly common is all nothing butgolden-rod. Let them amusethemselves, said Tomindulgently. Itmakes them feel su-perior to have so manysuch learned the same will forget themall before next year,and then it will beall to do over contains afund of enjoyment forthose who attack it inearnest; it is, on theother hand, a sourceof irritation to outsid-ers, who are bored bythe long names at-tached to their simple favorites, and who profess to regard it as awanton destruction to pull the pretty flowers to pieces for thesake of classifying them. The professor was delighted with the kindred soul of Bessie,and surprised at the skill with which she had drawn out of Au-gustine, whom he had been inclined to consider a dull and listlessboy, tastes and sympathies of a refined character. Every one was willing to bring home great bunches of thebrilliant weed ; and Alice had her hands full in arranging this SIDE DOORWAY. TWO PAPAS. 277. •>^ and the other splendors which came every day from the old jug, pail, plate that could be found, everything andanything that would hold water, was put to service, and everypart of the large house was decorated, even to the side doorwayleading to the yard. Meanwhile work was resumed upon the House. Not that Tomever hoped, or had hoped, to make it water-tight, but he had notexpected such a deluge as that it received on the very day afterits inauguration. Tar-red paper was spreadupon the roof, and * that overlaid with ad- ^ ditional boards. Anample cupboard. amasterpiece of ama-teur carpenters workwhich was really wa-ter-tight, was madeand fastened up onone side of the walls ;in this it was theplan to keep whatever pro-visions were to stay had a lock and key, andthe key was kept by Tom. After all, the enjoyment ofthe House was in the buildingof it. When it was done, the importanceof it subsided in the minds of the chil-dren. Alic
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