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No. 6's excitement of expectation was hardly over, so she tightened her hand over Aunt Judy's, and ejaculated: "Poor little things!" "You may well say so," continued Aunt Judy. "It was just what everybody said who saw them at the time.
And as No. 6's wish is not realized, and there are still weeds in the world, and among them Grass weeds, I shall hope to have some cream to my tea." "Down too, down at your own fireside, With the evil tongue and the evil ear, For each is at war with mankind." TENNYSON'S Maud.
Aunt Judy ceased, but there was no chance of seeing the effect of what she had said on No. 6's face, for it was laid on her sister's lap; probably to hide the tears which would come into her eyes at Aunt Judy's allusion to what she had said about HER. At last a rather husky voice spoke: "You can't expect people to like what is so very sad, even if it is what you call right and all that."
Nor would she be persuaded that this was a foolish idea, until Aunt Judy asked her how she would like to be introduced to a couple of VERY old women, with huge hooked noses, and beardy, nut-cracker chins, and be told that THOSE were the motherless little girls who had broken their hearts over rabbits' tails! an inquiry which tickled No. 6's fancy immensely, so that she began to laugh, and suggest a few additions of her own to the comical picture, in the course of doing which, she fortunately quite lost sight of the "one thing" which a few minutes before she had "most wished for in the world!"
I was moochin' around the bondroom when I happens to glance over the transfer book and notices that a big block of our debenture 6's are listed as goin' to the Federated Tractions. And the name of the party who's about to swap the 6's for Tractions preferred is a familiar one. It's Aunty's. Uh-huh Vee's!
If then the teacher wishes them to tell how many 6's there are in twenty-four, he moves them out as they appear in the cut, and they see there are four; and the same principle is acted on throughout. The only remaining branch of numerical knowledge, which consists in an ability to comprehend the powers of numbers, without either visible objects or signs is imparted as follows: Addition.
In the bows, an 18 and a 12-pounder; in the stern, two 9's; in broadside, from four to six 6's. There is in this a somewhat droll reminder of the disputed merits of bow, stern, and broadside fire, in a modern iron-clad; and the practical conclusion is much the same. The gondolas had one 12-pounder and two 6's. All the vessels of both parties carried a number of swivel guns.
Of course, mamma asked what Aunt Judy's story had been about, and heard; and heard, too, No. 6's little trouble lest she should have been guilty of the sin of real ingratitude; and, of course, mamma applauded Aunt Judy's explanation about the want of thought, very much indeed. "But, mamma," said No. 6 to her mother, "Aunt Judy said something about grown-up people having to learn to be thankful.
I confess I did not care about No. 6, and was proceeding to read Professor Tyndall's Belfast Address, which I had in my pocket, when Miss Chandos looked up No. 1 again. Reduced to a proper frame of mind, either by Miss Chandos' continued attentions or the contagion of No. 6's docility, the youth was now all submission.
"It must have been delicious, to judge by the delight it gave," replied Aunt Judy, smiling, and kissing No. 6's oddly bedizened up- turned face. "But what I want to know is, what put Cook Stories, as you call them, into your head?"
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