This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...with us. Tell them that Mr. Hopkinson will be here, and Mr. Hamlin." It was an errand I was glad to execute--not only because I should enjoy the walk in the clear, bracing September air, but because it might aiford me the chance of enlisting the favor of Aunt Abby. I seized my hat in "the most unbecoming and hoydenish ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...with us. Tell them that Mr. Hopkinson will be here, and Mr. Hamlin." It was an errand I was glad to execute--not only because I should enjoy the walk in the clear, bracing September air, but because it might aiford me the chance of enlisting the favor of Aunt Abby. I seized my hat in "the most unbecoming and hoydenish haste," as Aunt Lydia assured me, and running down the garden-path, half stumbled over a pretty child, whose dreamy blue eyes were an exact copy of Reverend Caleb Hopkinson's; so that, without her ugly mourning-frock, I should have known she was the motherless little Ellen, coming for my aunt's syrup of squills and spearmint. I stooped and kissed the child's innocent, wondering face, telling her where she would find Miss Hastings; but the meeting with Ellen had sobered my pace, and as I moved slowly along toward the yellow farm-house I wondered how long she would wear that calm, sunny look after Aunt Lydia had the ordering of her steps. I found my aunt and cousin ironing in the tidy kitchen of the farm-house. Though every thing about the farm and buildings betokened prosperity, they kept no help, and the systematic neatness of the household arrangements could hardly be exceeded. "Sit down here, Hope; I suppose you are not afraid of a kitchen, nor of hot smoothing-irons," said my aunt. "No, indeed; I have a pleasant acquaintance with both. Mother has shown me how to work so handily, and has taught me that there is so much dignity about all kinds of honest labor, that I feel quite proud of my skill, and can come down from the translation of a Latin ode to the washing of dishes, without any jar to my nerves." There was a smile in Aunt Abby's brown eyes. "Your mother has taught you both Latin and housework?&...
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