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"Pa's got to go to Philadelphia," said Jemima, sharply. "But I could defer the trip, Mimy," said her parent, appealingly. "Business is business, you always say," retorted the damsel. Elsie gave a little scream. "Why, how odd," said she. "Mrs. Harrington goes to Philadelphia next week you can escort her, Mr. Rhodes, she is a sad coward about travelling alone."
"Ain't that a pretty horse?" said Mimy Lawson. "I've seen her look sorrowful, though," said Sarah Lowndes; "I've been up at the house when Miss Fortune was hustling everybody round, and as sharp as vinegar, and you'd think it would take Job's patience to stand it and for all there wouldn't be a bit of crossness in that child's face she'd go round, and not say a word that wasn't just so; you'd a thought her bread was all spread with honey, and everybody knows it ain't.
And Miss Mimy always has a bottle of some new nostrum of her own stilling every time she sees any of us; we've got enough to swim a ship, on the top shelf of the pantry to-day, if it was all put together.
Why, I can knit two pair, and sometimes three, a day, and get just as much for them as I do for the nice ones, they're warm. But when I want to knit well, as I did the day Aunt Mimy was in, I take my best blue needles and my fine white yarn from the long wool, and it takes me from daybreak till sundown to knit one pair.
Why, Stephen, 's this you? Quite a femily-party, I declare fur't! Wai, Miss Ruggles, I got kind o' tired settin' in the dark, an', ez I looked out an' see the dips blazin' in yer winder, thinks I, I'll jest run up an' see w'at's ter pay." "Why, there's only one dip," says Lurindy. "Wal, thet's better 'n none," answered Miss Mimy.
"I don' guess nothin' at all, I nigh abeout know!" "Well, you don't think it's" "I on'y wish it mebbe the veryaloud, I on'y wish it mebbe. But that's tew good luck ter happen ter one o' the name. No, Miss Ruggles, I think it's the raal article at first hand." "Goodness, Aunt Mimy! what"
Ben Upham came for his sisters. "I don't see why they couldn't have had boys," said Ben to Polly. "Ever so many of us would have been glad to come." "Well, we didn't have any real boys' plays. But the supper was elegant. And 'Mimy waited so nicely. Cynthia's going to have the back parlor for hers, and Mr. Leverett has bought a new spinet. And she has the most beautiful things "
"My brown felt, my hat, an' oh! well, there's lots o' things I kind o' forget, and start to get ready for. An' I can't sleep much on account of not having Bell an' Virey an' Mimy to bed with me. It's so lonesome without 'em. The children here won't sleep with me. I did have Gusty one night, but I woke her up four times hangin' on to her. I'm so used to holding Mimy in! Oh!
I'll tell you who it is now; it's the Lawsons you see if it ain't. It's good it's such a bright night we can see 'em first-rate. There here they come just as I told you here's Mimy Lawson the first one if there's anybody I do despise, it's Mimy Lawson." "Hush!" said Ellen.
Can you guess whose it was? Little Miss Outcast. In a short time Mimy returned with the word that Mrs. Myer would love to see the children at any and all times, but they must be sure to come while Jerry was at home, as he would be so pleased. "An' I didn't tell her a word of what we are going to say," reported Mimy. The time was discussed, and the following day at noon was selected.
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