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Ben had the receipt for that wonderful "intment," and he calls it "Aunt Hildy's miracle." When the cold days of the fall came upon us, Aunt Hildy felt them greatly, and the morning of December tenth we awoke to find her gone; she had gone to sleep to wake in a better home.

"For only one reason, I can't," said Aunt Hildy. "It is made of pieces of old flannel and carpet that Phebe got hold of somehow. We cut them bias and sewed them on through the middle, the foundation being a canvas bag, leaving the edges turned up." "Well, I declare," said Aunt Hildy; "but you had no right to work." My mind was sorely troubled, and when, in about a week after Mr.

"And his father's afore him!" said the farmer, looking up with a sad smile on his kindly face. "But that don't make no difference, ye see, Hildy. Lawyer Clinch is a hard man, a terrible hard man; and he's always wanted this farm. It's the best piece o' land in the hull township, an' he wants it for a market farm." "But why did you mortgage it to him?" cried Hilda.

All things were as she desired, and when the sun burned low on the hills, we laid her under the willow, while the children sang "Sweet Rest." "Will there ever be another like her?" I said. "Never," said Aunt Hildy. "No, never," said the hearts of all. My father missed her as much as if she had been his daughter, and I was glad of little Emily's presence; it was a star in our night.

Minot had heard it. He laughs at me, thinks I'm a fool, but I've seen through him if I do wear an old cloak. It's mine, and so is my wit, what little I've got." Aunt Hildy stepped up lively and worked every moment, keeping time to her thoughts and giving great expression by her peculiar accenting of words.

I could hardly see where we had room for all the gifts that came to us, for Clara's part of the house was well filled, and Aunt Hildy's belongings took nearly all the upstairs room we could spare; but by moving and shifting, and using a little gumption, as Aunt Hildy expressed it, they were all disposed of properly.

"Look out for breakers," said Aunt Hildy, when she saw the child, "this house'll be a bedlam now, but then we were all as leetle as that once, I spos'e," and her duty evidently spoke at that moment, saying, "You must bear with it." But she was not troubled. Allie never troubled us, she was as sweet and sunny as a May morning all through, and even went to meeting and behaved herself admirably.

It was decided that she should go and stay a month, if she could keep away from home so long. Aunt Hildy said: "Why, Mis' Minot, go right along. Don't you take one stitch of work with you neither. Go, and let your lungs get full of different air, and see what that'll do for you.

Mother said nothing, but when her trunk was unpacked she brought forth, in triumph, a specimen of her handiwork. "Aunt Hildy," I called, "come and give her a scolding." She came, and with Clara and myself, was soon busy in trying to find out how the mat for this was the name of the article was made. "How on airth did you do it, and what with?" "Why don't you find out?" said mother.

Come, baby Emily, sweet bird sit close to mam Cla, while she tells the story." Louis and I sat on either side, Aunt Hildy with mother and father very near, so that we formed a semi-circle. "I am losing my strength, as you all know," said Clara "and the day is very near when I shall reach for the hand that will lead me to the hills.