owy white. Ike delivered all his messages and
then presented Aunt Judy's pie.

"Dear Aunt Judy," said Fanny, "how kind she is." Then seizing a knife she
cut a liberal piece for Ike, who received it with many thanks.

"Now, Ike," said she, "you must remain here until I go out and get a
ribbon for Aunt Judy's cap, and some tobacco for old Aunt Katy." So saying
she ran upstairs to her room.

When she entered it, Julia exclaimed, "In the name of the people, what
have you got now?"

"Oh, a pie, which Aunt Judy sent me," said Fanny.

"How ridiculous," answered Julia; "I don't think Mrs. Crane would thank
Aunt Judy for sending pies to her house."

"Mrs. Crane need know nothing about it, and would not care if she did,"
said Fanny, and then she added, "Ike is downstairs, and he says father is
coming after us in two or three weeks."

"Good heavens," said Julia; "what is he coming for? Why does he not send a
servant?"

"And why cannot father come?" asked Fanny.

"Because," answered Julia, "who wants that old codger here? A pretty
figure he'd cut, I think. I should be ashamed of him; and so would you, if
you knew anything."

"I know he is odd," said Fanny; "but he is my father, and as such I would
not be ashamed of him."

"Well, I am ashamed to own that he is my father, anyway," answered Julia;
"but where are you going now?" she continued, as she saw her sister
putting on her bonnet.

"I am going to buy some ribbon for Aunt Judy, some tobacco for Aunt Katy,
and some candy for the children," answered Fanny.

"Well, I do believe you haven't common sense," said Julia, "but where is
your money to buy all these things?"

"Oh," said Fanny, "I've concluded not to go and hear Fanny Kemble tonight.
I'd rather spend the money for the servants; it will do them so much
good."

"You certainly are a fool," said Julia. Fanny had been told that often, so
she did not reply, but hastened downstairs and was soon in the street. As
she turned the corner she could see the windows of her room, and the whole
length of the balcony on that side of the building. Looking in that
direction she saw Dr. Lacey sitting out on the balcony and so near her
window that he must have heard all the conversation between herself and
her sister! She thought, "Well, he of course thinks me a silly little
dunce; but I do like our blacks, and if I ever own any of them, I'll first
teach them to read and then send them all to Liberia." Full of this new
plan, s