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"We prefer to take our time, and use the big wagon, Chief," said Elmer after consulting with his seven chums; "like as not half-way there we'll make camp and have a jolly night of it, arriving home before sundown again." "Pleath tell our people we're on the way, and expect to turn up thooner or later," added Ted Burgoyne.
Now my little maiden, we'll hear from you." "Martha Trumpit Stickles, sir," came the shy response. "That's a good name, my dear, after your mother and with her eyes, too. Just one more left. Come, my dear, what have you to say?" "Ruth Wethmore Stickles, thir, if you pleath," lisped the little lass, with her eyes upon the floor. At these words the parson paused, as if uncertain what to say.
On his door a half-hour later came the pounding of childish fists, and Janet's lisping voice was calling sturdily: "Oh, Mither Laine, Santa Clauth hath come and your stocking ith down-stairs. Pleath, thir, hurry! Mother said I could kiss you a happy Chrithmath if you were drethed."
The Nason family, with Aunt Susan and Albert, shared the front pew, and the little girl who once upon a time had said, "Pleath may I kith you, teacher," was accorded the proud privilege of strewing roses and violets along the aisle in front of the bride.
At this point, a small girl of eleven with a brilliant, tawny head, and a wide and toothless smile, opened the door cautiously, and said, blinking rapidly with excitement, "Mark, Mother theth pleath may thee come in?" This was Rebecca, one of Margaret's five younger brothers and sisters, and a pupil of the school herself. Margaret smiled at the eager little face. "Hello, darling! Is Mother here?
Well, when school was out, this girl, a shy little body of ten, sidled up to my desk and said, 'Pleath may I kith you, teacher, 'fore I go home? It was such an odd and pretty bit of feeling, it nearly brought tears to my eyes." For an hour Alice kept both the young men interested in her anecdotes of school-teaching, and then her brother said: "Come, sis, you must sing some, or no box to-night!"
But we've got to get acquainted first, of course, and perhaps we'd better give most of the time to that to-day. First, suppose we sing something. What shall it be? What do you sing?" Little Susan Johnson, by virtue of having seen the teacher at Sunday-school, made bold to raise her hand and suggest, "Thar-thpangle Banner, pleath!"
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