the foot of the stairs that led up from the shed. "Be

but Peggy was gazing even nearer to the zenith than usual, in her excited effort to see down into the yard, and Mrs. Dow only nodded somewhat jealously, and said that she guessed 'twas nobody would do

e, turning back proudly at the head of the stairs, with a touch of old-world pride and sense of high station. Then sh

o listen. I guess we've got folks to ride an' see us, or had

take her off an' give her a kind of a good time; she's young to settle down 'long of old folks like us. Betsey's got a notion o' rovin' such

earin' ain't up to whar it was. I can hear things close to me well as ever; but there, hearin' ain't everything;

be," agreed

gran'darters, an' I've often heard Betsey remark that she should never see her more, for she lives

asure. A bird came and perched on the windowsill, and then flitted away toward the blue sky. Below, in the yard, Betsey L

first see ye; an awful pritty baby you was, an' they all said you looked

st. "I'm going to carry over some of the pictures and furniture from the old house; I didn't care half so much for them when I was young

needed time to think over all that was being told her, and she could not fancy the two strange house

I can do for you myself, before I go away? I shall be writing to you, and sendin

ant to set me above the rest o' the folks, but I was always used to havin' my own when I was to your grandma's. There's very nice folks here, some on 'em, and I'm better off than if I was able to

m going back next week. If I were, I believe that I should take you with me. Good-by, dea

som of her brown gingham dress. "'Twas my dear Mis' Katy Strafford," she turned to say proudly. "She come way over from London; she's been sick; they thought the voyage would do her good. She said most the first thing she had on her mind was to come an' find me, and see how I was, an' if I was comfortable; an' now she's go

'll be right down. I expect you've got along smart with them beans,-all three of you together;" but Bets