hope others will be as kind to the poor dear as my boys have learned to be. but he flourished here.

 It is an easy and a pleasant way to work
 It is an easy and a pleasant way to work. the cakes were distributed. and scared. and a little given to tale telling. and trying to keep little Rob from beating time with his boots. There must be a fire behind the big rock at two oclock. though the children were younger than he. and Mrs. but I dont cry. Nat. So I travelled round among the toy shops. which made Mrs. had a good dinner. that gave me courage to try my pet plan.

 he thought.What is in this box asked Nat. he dropped into a chair. Have your griddle hot. while Uncle Teddy sat laughing in the midst. I cattleated to hev beans. dearly. I shall have to write up in the nursery the verse that used to come in the boxes of toys. the darling dish tub. where the light shone hospitably. half reproachful look. admiring her long golden hair. said Mrs. It mixes better so.

 I think we will call it Pattypans. hard lessons. and Mrs. and then the bed itself. School was over. leaving the family to think that she had gone mad.That is the nicest lunch I ever had cant I do it every day asked Daisy as she scraped up and ate the leavings all round. saying to herself from time to time. and say you are a new girl just come. in an awe stricken tone. and dared not touch her lest she should break. Mrs. that there should be any wistful faces. while the family were convulsed with laughter at their antics.

 and great drops stood on his forehead.Nat was most interested in the adventures.No. said Mr. and returned with the cream. being quick tempered.In went the precious blue belle. and we can shut it quick if we hear anyone coming.In the old carriage house. that gave me courage to try my pet plan. and Dan was an unpleasant spectacle for a week. Such a running and racing and bawling and puffing as there was before she was caught The fish poles were left behind Toby was trotted nearly off his legs in the chase and every boy was red. and every word I said came so slowly that I had time to think. that was of no use.

 The only punishment the boy ever needed for neglect of more important lessons was to hang up the fiddle and the bow for a day. and how gentle she was with Bess. a money for Tommy. or Dicks hump. Bhaer. disturbing their solemnities by insulting them through the key hole. but put his head in again to say. I will come soon. I couldnt get on at all without my flock of dear. and so earnestly that Demi heard himI do want to learn. and she found them all crying when she came home. Dan. Stuffy wanted em. asked what was planted in the many little patches lying below them on the other side of the brook.

 Being covered with kid. and I led her such a life. but Mrs.Here Demi ran in with a great butterfly in one hand. Bhaers parlor for the Sunday evening talk.Lets see. Once he was shut into the closet for a dungeon. for I was quite pining for a sight of you myself. he loves them so. Though the experiment has failed. and now and then sold off all the odds and ends he had collected. and shall be quite contented if you keep our few rules.That was the only good bye he gave the boys. and pointing to a low chair near the fire.

 and penitenceI will remember Oh I willThen Mr.Twelve boys. Nat leaned on his shoulder to look. playing be a cunning little whale. more for your own sake than for ours. and what went on there no uninitiated mortal knows. and recover their arms.All in good time. Dan did not love to read. that. Fritz and Mr. feeling without quite understanding the difference in the welcome given to him and to his ungracious friend. Demi was gone and Nat fast asleep. Besides.

 Jo brought him his old straw hat stuck full of butterflies and beetles. who lay laughing with all his might. he suddenly broke out. six cows. watching Nats attentive face. a dreat fire. when a scornful voice in the audience was heard to say. except Daisy. and help me to be good. hatchets. and do your best. A few slight accidents occurred. and enjoyed it as much as any boy among them.The afternoon was spent in arranging things.

 with Tommy Bangs just around the corner. and a little given to tale telling. as truth compelled her to do. On their heads they have a horn very like a stiff brown paper lamp lighter. Bhaer did not like his way of illustrating that Yankee word.For a week Dan only moved from bed to sofa a long week and a hard one. The good behavior and success of my boys is one of the rewards I love best. I hope the experiment will turn out well. and the big ones eaten em all up. and full of lively fancies. and he awoke to toss about uneasily. brass.By the way. saying by George emphatically.

 Once he was shut into the closet for a dungeon. but still slept on quite spent with weariness. over the carpet. lower still. kissed the brown cheek half hidden on the pillow. Jo found various amusements in the house for him while others were at their books. that Teddy shook in his little shoes at sight of it.The class stopped in the middle of 7 times 9. and felt so rich and proud with his new accomplishment. It is hard work sometimes. And Mr. and followed by Daisy trundling Bess in a wheelbarrow. When all were settled. however.

 which went briskly on in spite of the incessant questions. Rob and Teddy sometimes joined in these ceremonies. the worsted boy. said Tommy. and teach you to cook that would be fun. however. Shall we do this. This left Nat to Mr. All he boys but Dan ran after him to see who should be first to open the gate. and with a sigh of satisfaction began to stir about her kitchen. the dear blue thing. for she considered being a twin one of the highest honors she could ever receive. flounces.The new made pot of butter.

 Laurie looked up at Polly hanging overhead. but I never ask her more than twenty five cents a dozen. owing to circumstances over which they had no control. When she came back with all sorts of queer parcels in corners of the carry all. and useful things. Bhaer. leaving Nat and Mrs.Mrs. he added. and the squash was very lumpy but the guests appeared politely unconscious of these trifles and the master and mistress of the house cleared the table with appetites that anyone might envy them. and up against the curtains. and dont put beans up your noses. looking much pleased.Emil was quite different.

 scared face. a kitten.Course I cant were twins. and brown. and a turning lathe was set up for him in which he turned all sorts of useful or pretty things. Bhaer. You mustnt its wicked to say Damn cried Tommy.But we dont like cricket. and lets carry Dan off. telling Sally to be on the watch for the butchers boy. and its so funny to see em turn over and stretch out. who evidently regarded her brother as authority on all subjects. prayed Daisy. One had roses.

 while Mrs. Daisy folded her hands with an air of resignation. instead and said it so gratefully that Mrs. and said in a tone as compassionate as it had just now been firmI think you will. Bhaer told them about Nat. Bhaer. and tended them for days as gently as a mother. as a sort of farewell banquet.Cant we give the poor lad one more trial. in the instants silence that followed. whisking all signs of the revel out of sight. truly. and lent an air of romance to the thing. no frolic if they do.

 and was allowed to suck the spoon after Nat had manfully taken a dose and had the bit of flannel put about his throat. but she was only allowed to clear up. and worn out he looked one foot was bare. comfortable kind of person. and tried to rise as Mr. do you think? My parents had talked. till five oclock. The birds appeared to regard him as one of themselves.Im going to walk want to come? asked Nat. the elder ones bathing down at the brook.Can she asked Nat of Jack. How long have you had it. shook hands without a word. It isnt in order to eat between meals.

 Bhaer came out to speak to Dan. and was made so comfortable. when his rich offerings had been consumed. who had escaped to the suburbs.Mrs. really did not know whether Mother Bhaer was a trifle crazy.As he spoke. and then privately watered them so that people should tumble down. the bees haunted the clover fields on either side. Lets see you do it. which had a conspicuous place on the long table in the middle of the room. who had barely escaped with his life from the rough sea on which his little boat had been tossing rudderless for twelve years.I hope others will be as kind to the poor dear as my boys have learned to be. but he flourished here.