 have turned
over, and don't mean to play good girl any more," said Fred.

"She has been worrying papa too," said Harry. "There is never any
knowing what she'll be at. There was a grove which used to belong to
her father, and which had been sold by one of her brothers after he
died. It was a favorite place with our great-grandfather, and Aunt
Patty wanted it back very much, but she never could persuade the man
who had bought it to give it up. A few years ago he died, and his son
offered to sell it to her. She could not afford it then, for she had
lost a great deal of property, and the mean chap asked a very large sum
for it because he knew she wanted it so much. But she was determined
to have it, and for several years she has been putting by little by
little till she should have enough. She told Fred and me all about it,
one evening when papa and mamma were out, and we felt so sorry for her
when she told how her father had loved the place, and how she could die
contented if she only had it back once more after all these years, that
we asked papa if he could not help her. Papa said he would willingly
do so, but she would not be pleased if he offered, though she had so
set her heart on it that she was denying herself everything she could
possibly do without; for she is not well off now, and is too proud to
let her friends help her Well, it seems she had enough laid by at
last,--a thousand dollars,--and she asked papa to settle it all for
her. He wrote to the man, and had a lot of fuss and bother with him;
but it was all fixed at last, and the papers drawn up, when what does
she do a week ago, but tell papa she had changed her mind, and should
not buy the grove at present."

"Harry, my boy," said Mrs. Bradford, "this is all so, but how do you
happen to know so much about it?"

"Why, she talked to me several times about it, mamma. She was quite
chipper with Fred and me now and then, when no grown people were
around, and used to tell us stories of things which happened
have turned 
 over, and don't mean to play good girlfriend any more, " say Fred. 

 " She has been worrying papa too, " said Harry. " There be never any 
 knowing what she'll be at. There was a grove which use to belong to to 
 her father, and which had been sold by one of her brothers after he 
 died. It was a favorite position with our great - grandfather, and Aunt 
 Patty wanted it back very a lot, but she never could persuade the man 
 who had bought it to give it up. A few years ago he died, and his son 
 offered to deal it to her. She could not afford it then, for she had 
 lost a great hand of property, and the mean chap asked a very bombastic sum 
 for it because he knew she wanted it so much. But she was settle 
 to have it, and for several years she has been putting by little by 
 little till she should have enough. She told Fred and me all about it, 
 one evening when papa and mamma were out, and we felt so sorry for her 
 when she told how her father had love the place, and how she could die 
 contented if she entirely take it back once more after all these years, that 
 we asked papa if he could not help her. Papa say he would willingly 
 do so, but she would not be pleased if he offered, though she had so 
 jell her heart on it that she was denying herself everything she could 
 possibly do without; for she is not well off now, and is too gallant to 
 let her friends help her Well, it seems she had enough laid by at 
 last,--a thousand dollars,--and she asked papa to ensconce it all for 
 her. He wrote to the man, and had a lot of fuss and trouble with him; 
 but it was all fixed at last, and the composition drawn up, when what does 
 she do a week ago, but tell papa she had switch her mind, and should 
 not buy the grove at present. " 

 " Harry, my boy, " said Mrs. Bradford, " this is all thus, but how do you 
 happen to acknowledge so much about it? " 

 " Why, she speak to me several times about it, mammary gland. She was quite 
 chipper with Fred and me now and then, when no adult people were 
 around, and used to order us stories of things which happened
 hage turned
over, and don't mtan to play good yurl anb more," aaid Frea.

"She has been worrying papa voo," waid Yarry. "There is never avy
knowing what shw'll ue at. There was e grove which hded co belong to
her nather, and fhich had been sulb by one of her brothers after he
dieq. It wax w favorite plase wptr oud great-grandfather, and Aunt
Patty wznted iu back very much, bit she never could persuadf thf man
who had boughh it to givg it yp. A few yeafs ago he died, and his son
offered to sell it to her. Sfe cobld not affire ih then, for sie had
jost a great deal of properyy, and the meak cha' asjed a very large sum
fmr it because he kgew she wdnced it so much. But shw qas dgtermhned
gi hxve iv, ahd for seteral years she has bewn putting by littlt br
oittle till sge shotlq have enough. She told Fred and me all dboht it,
one evening when pqpa and mamma were ouj, and we fqlt so sorry for her
when she told how her father vad lkxed tme puqcf, and how she could die
contented if she only rzd in back once more cfter all these uewrx, that
we asked papa nr ge could not help jer. Papw saie he woulq wiklingly
do so, but she would bot be pleasvd id he offered, thougk she had so
ret ner hrart on it that she was denging herselv everythjvg she could
posskblj do without; for she is not wejl off nox, and is too prood to
lee her friejds hcnp her Well, it seels shg had anough laif by at
last,--a thousand dollars,--anv she asked pspd tm settle it akl for
her. He rrote to the mcn, and hcd a lut of fuss and bovher with hii;
but it was anp fixed at lest, and tre pqperw drawn jp, when what dpes
she do a week agi, but tell papa shc had dhanged her minb, qnd should
not biy ghe ggovx at [sesent."

"Harry, ky buy," rsid Mfs. Bradford, "ghis is all so, but how dm yoh
happen to know so mmch about it?"

"Why, sre talked to ke several times ahout mt, mamoa. Shr wws quite
chipper with Fred and je now anf tmen, when no gwown people were
cround, and used to tell us stories of thmngs which happened
have turned over, and don't mean to girl more," said "She has been "There never any knowing she'll be at. was a grove which used to to her father, and which had been sold by one of her brothers he died. It was a favorite place with our great-grandfather, and Aunt Patty it very but never could persuade the man who had bought it to give it up. A few years he died, and his son offered to sell to her. She could afford it then, for she lost great deal property, the chap asked a large sum for it because he knew she wanted it so much. But she was determined to it, and years she been by by little till have enough. She told Fred and it, one evening when papa and mamma were and we so sorry for her when she how her father had loved the place, and she could die contented if she only had it back once more after all these we asked papa if could not help Papa he willingly so, but would not be pleased if he offered, though she had so her heart on it that she was denying herself everything possibly without; for she not well off now, is proud to let her her it enough by last,--a thousand dollars,--and she papa to settle it all her. He wrote to lot of fuss and bother with him; but was all fixed at last, and the drawn up, when what does she do a week ago, but tell she had mind, and should not buy the grove at "Harry, my boy," said Bradford, "this is all so, but how do you to so much it?" "Why, she to me several about it, mamma. quite chipper Fred me when no grown people were around, used tell us stories of things happened
 have turned
over, and don't mean To play good Girl aNy mOre," SaId FrEd.

"ShE has been worryiNG papA too," said Harry. "There is neVer anY
kNOwinG WhAt she'Ll be at. THErE WAs a GrOvE whIcH UsEd to bEloNg to
her Father, and wHicH hAd been sold by ONe Of her brothErs After he
died. IT waS a favoRiTe pLAce wiTh oUr greAt-granDFather, And Aunt
PaTtY Wanted IT back veRY MuCh, buT she never could perSUaDE the man
who had bOught iT tO GiVE It uP. A fEw years ago He Died, aND his son
OFfERED to SEll it to her. She Could not affORd iT then, fOr She HAd
lost A greaT dEAl oF property, anD the Mean chap aSked a vERy large SUm
for it BecausE he KneW she WAnTeD it So MUch. bUt She WAs dEtermineD
tO hAve it, And fOR SEVeraL yeArs sHe has Been putting by LitTle bY
LitTle tiLl she ShouLd Have eNough. SHe tolD FRed and me all abouT it,
oNe evening WheN pApa AnD mammA Were ouT, anD we Felt so sOrry for HEr
wHeN SHE tOld how her father had LoVED tHe place, aNd how sHE cOuLD die
contEnTed If shE ONly haD it bACk Once more After aLL tHeSe years, ThAt
we asKeD paPa iF he coULd noT help hEr. Papa saId he wOUld willingly
do SO, but she would nOT bE PLeASed iF he Offered, thouGh shE Had sO
set HEr HeaRT on it That sHe WAs DEnying herself everytHiNg she cOuld
pOssibly do withOut; for she iS NOT well off Now, aND iS Too proud to
let hEr friEnds help heR well, it seEms shE had enouGh laid by aT
LAst,--a thouSanD doLlaRs,--aND ShE asked papa to sETTle iT aLl for
heR. He Wrote to The Man, And Had A lOt of fuss aNd bother WiTh HiM;
bUt iT was aLL fixed at LaSt, aNd The PaperS Drawn uP, when What DoEs
SHe dO a week aGO, bUT Tell PaPa She hAd cHaNged hEr miND, anD should
Not buy the GroVE at pReSeNt."

"Harry, My boy," said Mrs. BRaDford, "this iS aLl sO, but hoW DO you
happEn to know so much about it?"

"WhY, She talkEd tO me seVeraL times aboUt iT, mamma. she WAs quitE
chippEr witH FRed AND me noW ANd TheN, wHen no grown PEOplE were
ArOund, And used To tell us stories of tHIngS which happeneD
 have turned
over, and don 't mean to  play  go odgi rl a ny m ore," said Fre d .

" She has been worryingpapato o ," s a id  Harr y. "The r ei s  ne ve rany 
k n ow ing w hat  she'll  be at. Th ere  w as a grove w h ic h used tobel ong to
her f ath er, an dwhi c h had  be en so ld byo ne ofher broth er s  after he
died . It  was  a favorite place wi t h our great-gr andfat he r ,a n d A unt 
Patty wan te d itb ack ver y  m u c h , b u t she never c ould persua d e t he man 
w hoh ad bou ght i tt o g ive it up.A fe w years a go hed ied, an d  his so n
offe red  to  sel l  i ttohe r . S h ecou l d n ot affor dit  then , fo r s h e ha d
l osta gre at deal of pr ope rty, and  themeanchap  a skeda very  larg esum
for it beca usehe knew s hewa nte dit so much.But  sh e was d etermin e d
t oh a v eit, and for severa ly e ar s she ha s been pu tt i ng by li tt leby
l i t tle t ills he  shouldhave e n ou gh . She t ol d Fred  a ndmeall a b outit,
on e evenin g whe n  papa and mamm a  were out, an d  w e fe l t so  so rry for her 
whe n  she  tol d  h owh er fa therha d  l o ved the place, andho w shecould  die
contente d if she o n l y  had itback on c e more after a ll th ese years, that
weasked  papa if  he could n ot helpher . P apa  sa i d  h e would willi n g ly
d oso, but  sh e would  no t b e p lea se d if he o ffered,th ou gh  s hehad s o 
set her  h ear tonit th a t shewas d enyi ng  h e rse lf ever y th i n g sh eco uldpos si bly d o wi t hou t; forshe is no t w e ll o ff  n ow, and  is too proud  t o
let herfr ien ds hel p her Well , it seems she had enou g h laidbyat
la st,- -a thousa nddollar s,- - and sh e aske d pap atos e ttlei t  a llfo r
her. Hew r ote  to t he  man , and h ad a lot of fuss a n d b other with hi m;buti t  w asa ll fix ed atl a st, and the pap ers drawnup ,  w hen what d o essh e do aweek ag o, bu t  tell p apa she h ad change dherm i nd,  and shoul d
not bu y the gro v e atp re sent. "
"Harry ,myboy,"  saidM rs.  Brad ford,"t his is  allso , but ho w do you
happen to know  so mu ch ab out  it?"

"W hy, she  talked t o me  several t ime s a boutit, mamma . Sh e  w asq uitechip p er with F r ed  an d me  now and th e n ,  wh en no  gr o wn peo plewere
around, andu sed to tell us  sto r i esoft hing swhich happened 
 have_turned
over, and_don't mean to play_good girl_any_more," said_Fred.

"She_has been worrying_papa too," said_Harry. "There is never_any
knowing what she'll_be_at. There was a grove which used to belong to
her father, and which had_been_sold by_one_of_her brothers after he
died. It_was a favorite place with_our great-grandfather,_and Aunt
Patty wanted it back very much, but_she_never could persuade_the man
who had bought it to give it up._A few years ago he died,_and his son
offered_to_sell_it to her. She_could not afford it then, for_she had
lost a great deal of_property, and the mean chap asked a_very large sum
for it because he_knew she wanted it so_much. But_she was determined
to have it,_and for several_years she_has been putting_by little by
little till she should_have enough. She_told Fred and me all about_it,
one_evening when papa_and_mamma_were out,_and we felt_so_sorry for_her
when_she told how her father had_loved_the place, and how she could die
contented_if she only had_it_back once more after_all these years, that
we asked_papa if he could not help_her. Papa_said he_would willingly
do so, but she would not be pleased if he_offered, though she had so
set her_heart on it that_she was_denying_herself everything she_could
possibly_do without;_for she is not well off now,_and is_too proud to
let her friends help_her Well, it seems_she_had enough laid by at
last,--a thousand_dollars,--and she asked papa to settle_it all for
her. He wrote_to_the_man, and had a lot_of fuss and bother with him;
but_it was all_fixed at last, and the papers drawn_up,_when what does
she do a week_ago,_but tell papa she had changed_her_mind,_and should
not buy the grove_at present."

"Harry, my boy," said Mrs._Bradford, "this is all so, but how do you
happen_to know so_much about it?"

"Why, she talked_to_me_several times about it, mamma. She was quite
chipper with Fred_and me_now and then,_when no grown people were
around, and used to tell us_stories of things which happened