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"Dear Grandma Elsie, how very kind and good you always are to me!" she exclaimed feelingly, her eyes filling with tears of love and gratitude. "Dear child, whatever I have done for you has always been both a duty and a pleasure," Mrs. Travilla returned, taking the hand of the little girl, who was standing by her side, and pressing; it affectionately in her own.
"Quite willing; for I know you will be careful of them," Mrs. Travilla replied with her own sweet smile. "I will fold them up and get the package ready while you resume the dress in which you came," she added as her brother left the room. "Maud," said Mrs.
But I am very sorry to lose my rings, because, besides being pretty, and worth a good deal of money, they were presents, one from papa, and the other from Mr. Travilla." "But, Elsie, I thought your papa was awfully strict, and punished you for every little thing," "No; for disobedience, but not for accidents."
Elsie looked up into her father's face as if expecting him to deny the charge. "Never mind," said he, smiling; "Aunt Adelaide is only trying to tease us a little." A servant came in and whispered something to Adelaide. "Mr. and Mrs. Travilla," she said, turning to her brother; "is Elsie able to see them?" "Oh, yes, papa, please," begged the little girl in a coaxing tone.
She leaned forward and rested her head against the instrument, feeling in momentary danger of falling from her seat. Thus two long hours had passed when Mr. Travilla came to her side, and said in a compassionate tone, "I am really very sorry for you, my little friend; but I advise you to submit to your papa. I see you are getting very weary sitting there, and I warn you not to hope to conquer him.
Travilla thanked her very heartily, and complimented her singing; then asked for another and another song, another and another piece, chatting with her about each, until they grew quite familiar, and Elsie lost all feeling of embarrassment. "Elsie, I think, is your name, is it not?" he asked after a little. "Yes, sir," said she, "Elsie Dinsmore." "And you are the daughter of my friend, Mr.
It is a very babyish habit, and you must try to break yourself of it." The little face flushed painfully, and the eyes filled again. "There," he said, stroking her hair, "don't begin it again. I am going to drive over to Ion, where your friend Mr. Travilla lives, to spend the day; would my little daughter like to go with me?" "Oh! so very much, papa!" she answered eagerly.
"It is a fine place, Travilla, but," and he heaved a deep sigh, "I sometimes fear my wealth is to prove anything but a blessing to my children; that in fact my success in acquiring it is to be the ruin of my first-born." "Ah, I hope not! Is Rudolph not doing well?" "Well?" groaned the father, dropping his head upon his breast, "he seems to be rushing headlong to destruction.
But at length she came, and, though evidently grieved and concerned at the change in Elsie, her quiet, collected manner calmed and soothed Adelaide. "Oh, Mrs. Travilla," she whispered, "do you think she will die?"
"Yes, we are all proud of our Washington," said Lulu. "But what more can you tell us about the battle of Trenton, Grandma Elsie?" "Rall drew back his two regiments as if intending to reach the road to Princeton by turning Washington's left," continued Mrs. Travilla in reply. "To prevent that, an American regiment was thrown in front of him.
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