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"Thank you, Stanshy," and he bowed still lower. "Timothy," said Aunt Stanshy, calling him by the old name, "I wouldn't turn a dog into the street a night like this, and you had better stay here. I will get you some clothes, and, Will, perhaps you will see that he gets off these." "And bring me one of my suits, too, please. And if Charlie will bring me a basin and some water, we will wash here.
The pews were old-fashioned in their form and decoration; but then they were surrounded by so many dear associations of the past, that when Aunt Stanshy entered one of those box pews she seemed to have stepped aboard a ship and it drifted her at once far, far away among old friends. On a rainy day, especially, did Aunt Stanshy enjoy the old church.
Charlie had a nap after breakfast, and finishing it, went to a window to see how the outside world looked. He stayed there only a minute, and then rushed to the head of the stairs leading down cellar, calling: "Aunt Stanshy! Aunt Stanshy, come quick, do! There goes Tony's father!" Aunt Stanshy was down cellar fishing for pork in a capacious barrel.
The next morning, Aunt Stanshy was stirring at the usual hour, and her usual hour in summer was five. She did not generally expect to see Charlie down stairs until half past six.
"The president, the governor, the first treasury, and the keeper of the great seal. We stand on the barrel and saw-horse, and make laws to the other members of the club, who stand outside." Aunt Stanshy now turned to inspect the other parts of the chamber. "This is our whipping-post," said Charlie, calling attention to a post against which leaned the ladder that sloped up to the cupola.
Young Tim speedily began to rally, sitting up that very day, while Ann went round the house singing. Charlie came up the next day with a delicacy from Aunt Stanshy for the patient. "Tell Aunt Stanshy to wipe out every thing, and we will start once more," was the message that Ann sent off by Charlie. "It is all wiped out," was Aunt Stanshy's answer, and the two soon came together and joined hands.
It was when he was a-splittin' fish, and Aunt Stanshy came out, and didn't she walk into Tim! I never see an eel skinned more purtily than she dressed Tim for temptin' a poor, motherless boy, as she called your father. 'Don't! your father would go, tryin' to pacify her; 'don't! It had no more effect than tryin' to fan out of the way a tornader.
"O, O! 'Scuse me, Silas! I was only 'lustratin'." "'Lustrate next time on that post behind you. If Stanshy Macomber had such rigor in her arm as that, I pity those down-townies!" Was not Aunt Stanshy indignant when she heard how Simes Badger had taken her off at the store! "I'll try my broom on him next time," she told Juggie's granny.
The house and barn both belonged to Aunt Stanshy, property that had been willed her by her father, Solomon Macomber, whose body slept under the wings of a blue-stone cherub in the cemetery. Her nephew, Charles, on the death of his wife, came to live with Aunt Stanshy, bringing his infant heir. When the father died, little Charlie was left in Aunt Stanshy's care.
Just wait a minute and let me ask Aunt Stanshy." He groped his way to his aunt's bedroom. "Aunt Stanshy, may I go with Will?" In his eagerness he forgot to mention the object of this midnight expedition. Aunt Stanshy was not thoroughly awake, for the angel of sleep visiting Charlie had touched her eyes also. If awake, she might not have granted the request.
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