FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   129   130   131   132   133   134   135   136   137  
138   139   140   141   142   143   144   145   146   147   148   149   150   151   152   153   154   155   156   157   158   159   160   161   162   >>   >|  
CHAPTER XXVII. DOING AND GETTING GOOD--WYCOFF'S REFORM. The day was mild and spring-like, and Daddy had not been long gone, when the snow began to yield to the soft touches of the sun's bright rays. Fanny stood by the window and sighed, and wished audibly that the sun would "put on a veil." The wish and manner so entirely foreign to the child's naturally cheerful and contented disposition attracted Little Wolf's attention. "Why Fanny, do you complain of this lovely day?" she said, in surprise. "O no, Miss DeWolf, but I was afraid the snow would all melt away before my sled was mended, and I love so much to be out of doors coasting." "How would you like to take a walk with me?" said Little Wolf, willing to amuse the child, for whom she had already conceived a warm affection. "O I would like it ever so much," said Fanny, joyfully. "Now where shall we go, Fanny?" said Little Wolf, as they started out. "Why, I don't know," said Fanny hesitatingly; "when mamma used to take me out, she said we must go somewhere where we could do good. Sometimes we went over to old Mrs. Peters'; she is sick all the time, and has no one to help her except her grandson, Charley. Mamma used to make her bed, and read the bible and pray with her, and comfort her all she could. Poor mamma often wished she could carry her something nice to eat, but we hadn't hardly anything to eat ourselves. May be you wouldn't like to go there, though?" said Fanny, doubtfully. Little Wolf hesitated. "She used to know your mamma," said Fanny, "and she said that Mrs. DeWolf was one of the kindest friends she ever had." "We will go there, Fanny," said Little Wolf decidedly Their way lay over the very hill where occurred their disastrous collision with Mr. Wycoff; about half a mile from the foot of which, on a cross road, lived Mrs. Peters. Fanny ran joyously on before, occasionally turning back to call Little Wolf's attention to a squirrel, or a bird, never dreaming that her companion was less interested than herself. In this way they reached the top of the hill, and began the descent, when suddenly Fanny began to look grave and loiter beside Little Wolf. At length she spoke in a subdued whisper, "There lies poor Fleet Foot, Miss DeWolf; he will never breathe again." Little Wolf sank upon a rock by the wayside, and hid her face in her hands. She thought and said aloud, "O, why was I spared to be so wretched?" Fanny b
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   129   130   131   132   133   134   135   136   137  
138   139   140   141   142   143   144   145   146   147   148   149   150   151   152   153   154   155   156   157   158   159   160   161   162   >>   >|  



Top keywords:
Little
 

DeWolf

 

Peters

 

attention

 

wished

 
joyously
 
occasionally
 

decidedly

 
friends
 

kindest


hesitated

 

disastrous

 
collision
 

occurred

 
doubtfully
 

wouldn

 
Wycoff
 
breathe
 

whisper

 

spared


wretched

 

thought

 

wayside

 

subdued

 

companion

 

interested

 

dreaming

 

squirrel

 

loiter

 

length


reached

 
descent
 

suddenly

 

turning

 

CHAPTER

 
afraid
 

spring

 
surprise
 

mended

 
REFORM

coasting
 

lovely

 
touches
 
audibly
 

bright

 

window

 
sighed
 

manner

 
disposition
 

attracted