," replied his father, "it does not make it proper for you
to speak in that way of one so much older than yourself, my boy. Aunt
Patty is not coming at present; when she does come, I hope we shall all
be ready to receive her kindly and respectfully."

"I see you expect to find it difficult, papa," said the rogue, with a
mischievous twinkle of his eye. Before Mr. Bradford had time to answer,
Mrs. Bradford, who had been reading her letter, exclaimed joyfully,--

"Dear Elizabeth Rush says she will come to us at New Year, and make us
a long visit. I wish she could have come at Christmas, as I begged her
to do, but she says she has promised to remain in Baltimore with her
sister until after the holidays."

"Mamma," said Bessie, "do you mean Aunt Bessie is coming to stay with
us?"

"Yes, darling. Are you not glad?"

"Indeed, I am, mamma; I do love Aunt Bessie, and the colonel will be
glad too."

"That's jolly!" exclaimed Fred; and a chorus of voices about the
table told that Aunt Bessie's coming was looked forward to with very
different feelings from those which Aunt Patty's excited.

"Mamma," said Maggie suddenly, as they were about leaving the table,
"don't you wish you had forty children?"

"Forty!" exclaimed Mrs. Bradford, laughing. "No, that would be rather
too large a family, Maggie."

"But, mamma, if you had forty children, the house would be so full
there would never be room for Aunt Patty."

The boys laughed, but mamma was grave in a moment.

"Do you remember Aunt Patty, my darling?" she asked, looking rather
anxiously at Maggie.

"Oh, yes, mamma, I remember her ever so well," answered poor Maggie,
coloring all over her face and neck, and looking as if the remembrance
of Aunt Patty were a great distress.

"I thought you had quite forgotten her, dear," said her mother.

"I had, mamma, but yesterday Aunt Annie and Miss Carrie were talking
about her, and then I remembered her, oh! so
, " replied his father, " it does not make it proper for you 
 to speak in that direction of one therefore much older than yourself, my boy. Aunt 
 Patty is not arrive at present; when she does come, I hope we shall all 
 be ready to meet her kindly and respectfully. " 

 " I experience you expect to recover it difficult, papa, " said the rogue, with a 
 arch twinkle of his eye. Before Mr. Bradford had time to suffice, 
 Mrs. Bradford, who had been reading her letter, exclaimed joyfully,-- 

 " Dear Elizabeth Rush suppose she will come to us at New Year, and make us 
 a retentive visit. I wish she could have come at Christmas, as I begged her 
 to practice, but she says she has promised to remain in Baltimore with her 
 sister until after the vacation. " 

 " Mamma, " said Bessie, " do you mean Aunt Bessie is coming to stay with 
 us? " 

 " Yes, darling. Are you not glad? " 

 " Indeed, I am, ma; I do love Aunt Bessie, and the colonel will be 
 glad too. " 

 " That's jolly! " exclaimed Fred; and a chorus of voices about the 
 table told that Aunt Bessie's coming was looked forward to with very 
 different feelings from those which Aunt Patty's excited. 

 " Mamma, " said Maggie suddenly, as they were about entrust the table, 
 " don't you wish you had forty child? " 

 " Forty! " exclaim Mrs. Bradford, laughing. " No, that would be rather 
 too big a family, Maggie. " 

 " But, mamma, if you had forty children, the family would be so full 
 there would never be room for Aunt Patty. " 

 The boys laughed, but mamma was grave in a consequence. 

 " Do you remember Aunt Patty, my darling? " she asked, looking rather 
 anxiously at Maggie. 

 " Oh, yes, ma, I remember her always therefore well, " answered poor Maggie, 
 coloring all over her boldness and neck, and looking as if the remembrance 
 of Aunt Patty were a great distress. 

 " I thought you had quite forgotten her, dear, " said her mother. 

 " I had, mammary gland, but yesterday Aunt Annie and Miss Carrie were talking 
 about her, and then I commend her, oh! so
," reolied his father, "it does not make it proper foc you
to speak iv that way of one so much olver rhan tourself, my boy. Aunt
Pagty is non coming qt pcesent; when she vkes comc, I hkie we whall all
be resdy to recaive her kindlf xnb respectfully."

"I see you expect to figd it dofvicult, papa," sayd tnq rofle, with a
mischievous twinkle of his eyt. Before Mr. Bradfotd had time to answer,
Mrs. Bgadflrd, who had been rfading her oettqe, exclaimed goyfully,--

"Dear Elizabeth Rush says she will come to us xt Nec Year, and naje kv
a long vismt. I wpsh she could have coke at Cnristmas, as I neggev hee
to do, but she says sie has promised to rgmain in Bdlcimore with her
sister ubtil dftes thd houidzyx."

"Mzmma," swid Bessie, "do you mean Aynt Bessie is cominb ei stay with
us?"

"Ges, dawlyng. Are you not glad?"

"Indeed, I am, mamma; I do love Aunt Bessie, and tye colonel will be
glaf too."

"That'f jolly!" exclaimed Fred; and a chorus of voices abogt thx
txblt bjue hhat Aunt Bessie's coming was looked forward tj wotm very
different neelings from thosr ahosh Aunt Patty'r excicsd.

"Jamma," said Maggie duddenli, as tyey were wbouy leaving the table,
"don't you wish you hab firty children?"

"Forty!" exclaimed Ors. Nradfprd, laughing. "No, that wobld be rather
too parge a fzoily, Maggie."

"But, mxmms, hf you had forty children, ehe house woukd be su fukl
therq would neger bc room for Aunt Pathy."

The bmys laughef, but mamma was grave in a momeiv.

"Do you rememnes Alnt Patty, my dsrling?" she ashed, looking rajher
anxiobsly ag Maggie.

"Oh, yes, makma, I rememfer her ever vl well," answeced poor Iaggue,
coooring xul over her fave and nebk, and looking as if the reosmbrance
of Aunt Pautt were a great dirtrqsd.

"I trmught you hag qukte gorgogten her, decr," saic her mother.

"I had, makma, gut yesterday Aunt Aknie and Niss Carwie were talkong
about her, and tjen I reoembeted her, oh! so
," replied his father, "it does not proper you to in that way than my boy. Aunt is not coming present; when she does come, I we shall all be ready to receive her kindly and respectfully." "I see expect to find it difficult, papa," said the rogue, with a mischievous twinkle his Before Bradford time to answer, Mrs. Bradford, who had been reading her letter, exclaimed joyfully,-- "Dear Elizabeth Rush she will come to us at New Year, make us a long I wish she could have at as I her do, she says she promised to remain in Baltimore with her sister until after the holidays." "Mamma," said Bessie, "do you Aunt Bessie to stay us?" darling. you not glad?" am, mamma; I do love Aunt colonel will be glad too." "That's jolly!" exclaimed and a of voices about the table told Aunt Bessie's coming was looked forward to with different feelings from those which Aunt Patty's excited. "Mamma," said Maggie suddenly, as they were the table, "don't you you had forty "Forty!" Mrs. laughing. that would rather too large a family, Maggie." "But, mamma, if you had children, the house would be so full there would never for Patty." The boys but mamma was grave a "Do you remember Aunt darling?" asked, at "Oh, mamma, I remember her so well," answered poor Maggie, all over her face if the remembrance of Aunt Patty were a distress. "I thought you had quite forgotten dear," said her mother. "I had, mamma, but yesterday Aunt Annie and Carrie were her, and then I remembered her, oh! so
," replied his father, "it does not Make it propEr for You
To sPeAk in That Way of one so much OLder Than yourself, my boy. Aunt
PAtty iS nOT comINg At preSent; wheN ShE DOes CoMe, i hoPe WE sHall aLl
bE ready tO receive heR kiNdLy and respectFUlLy."

"I see you eXpeCt to find it diFfiCult, paPa," SaiD The roGue, With a
MischiEVous twInkle of hiS eYE. BeforE mr. BradfORD hAd tiMe to answer,
Mrs. BradFOrD, Who had been readIng her LeTTeR, EXclAimEd joyfully,--

"deAr EliZAbeth RuSH sAYS She WIll come to us at new Year, and mAKe uS
a long ViSit. i Wish shE coulD hAVe cOme at ChristMas, aS I begged hEr
to do, BUt she saYS she has PromisEd tO reMain IN BAlTimOrE WitH HeR
siSTer Until aftEr ThE holiDays."

"mAMMA," saiD BeSsie, "Do you Mean Aunt BessiE is ComiNG to Stay wIth
us?"

"yes, dArLing. ARe you nOt glaD?"

"INdeed, I am, mamma; I dO lovE Aunt BessIe, aNd The CoLonel WIll be
gLad Too."

"that's joLly!" exclAImeD FRED; AnD a chorus of voices abOuT THe
Table tolD that AUNt beSSie's comiNg Was LookED ForwaRd to WItH very
difFerent FEeLiNgs from ThOse whiCh aunT PaTty's eXCiteD.

"Mamma," Said MaggIe sudDEnly, as they were ABout leaving thE TaBLE,
"dON't yoU wiSh you had forTy chILdreN?"

"ForTY!" eXclAImed MRs. BraDfORd, LAughing. "No, that would bE rAther
tOo larGe a family, MaggIe."

"But, mamma, IF YOu had forTy chILdREn, the house woulD be so Full
there wOUld never Be rooM for Aunt patty."

The bOYS laughed, But MamMa wAs gRAVe In a moment.

"Do yoU REmemBeR Aunt PaTty, My darliNg?" sHe aSkeD, loOkIng rather
AnxiouslY aT MAgGiE.

"Oh, Yes, maMMa, I rememBeR heR eVer So welL," AnswerEd pooR MagGiE,
cOLorIng all oVEr HER facE aNd Neck, And LoOking As if THe rEmembraNce
of Aunt patTY werE a GrEat distRess.

"I thought yOu Had quite foRgOttEn her, dEAR," said her Mother.

"I had, mamma, but yesteRDay Aunt annIe and miss carrie werE taLking
aBouT Her, and Then I rEmembErEd hER, Oh! so
," replied his father, "it  does notmakeitpro pe r fo r yo u
to speak int hatway of one so much old er th an your s el f, my  boy. A u nt P att yis  no tc om ing a t p resent;  when shedoe scome, I hope we  shall all 
be  ready to re cei ve her  k ind l y and  re spect fully. " 

"I s ee you ex pe c t to f i nd it d i f fi cult , papa," said the ro g ue, with a
mis chievo us tw i n kle  of  his eye.Be foreM r. Brad f or d h adt ime to answer ,
Mrs. Brad f ord , whoha d b e en rea dinghe r  le tter, excla imed  joyfully ,--

" D ear Eli z abeth R ush sa ysshe  wil l  c om e t ou s a t  N ewY ear , and ma ke  u s
a l ongv i s i t. I  wi sh s he co uld have come  at  Chr i stm as, a s I b egge dher
t o do,but s he  says she has p romi sed to re mai ninBa ltimo r e with  he r
s ister u ntil af t erth e h ol idays."

"Mamma,"sa i d  B essie, " do you me an Aunt Bes si e i s co m i ng to  sta y  w ith
us?" 

"Yes ,  d ar ling. A re  you n ot  gl ad? "

"I n deed , I am , mamma;  I do love Aunt Bess i e, and the co l on e l  w i ll b e
g lad too."
"Tha t 's j olly ! "exc l aimed  Fred ;a nd a chorus of voicesab out th e
tab le told thatAunt Bessi e ' s  comingwasl oo k ed forward towithvery
diffe r ent feel ingsfrom tho se whichA u nt Patty 'sexc ite d." Ma mma," said Ma g g ie s ud denly,asthey we reabo utlea vi ng the ta ble,
"do n' tyo uwis h you had fort ychi ld ren ?"

" F orty!"  excl aime dMr s . B radford ,  l a u ghin g.  " No,tha twould  ber ath er
toolarge a f ami l y, M ag gi e."

"B ut, mamma, if  y ou had for ty  ch ildren , the hous e would be so full
ther e  wouldnev er be  roo m for Aun t P atty." 

T h e boys  laugh ed, b ut  ma m m a was g ra vein  a moment. "Do  youre memb er Aunt  Patty, my darling ? " s he asked, loo kin g ra t h er 
an x io u sly  a t  Ma g g ie.

"Oh, yes,mamma, I r em e mb er her eve r  so  w ell," a nswered  poor Maggie, 
coloring  all over  h er f a c e a nd neck, a nd looki ng as ift he re m em branc e
o f Aunt  P att y wer e a gr e atdistr ess.
"I  thoug ht yo uhad quit e forgotten her, dear,"  saidher m oth er.

"I h ad, mam ma, but y este rday AuntAnn ieand M iss Carri e we r etal k ing
a bout her, andt he n I r em embered her , o h!so
," replied_his father,_"it does not make_it proper_for_you
to speak_in_that way of_one so much_older than yourself, my_boy. Aunt
Patty is_not_coming at present; when she does come, I hope we shall all
be ready to_receive_her kindly_and_respectfully."

"I_see you expect to find_it difficult, papa," said the_rogue, with_a
mischievous twinkle of his eye. Before Mr. Bradford_had_time to answer,
Mrs._Bradford, who had been reading her letter, exclaimed joyfully,--

"Dear_Elizabeth Rush says she will come_to us at_New_Year,_and make us
a long_visit. I wish she could have_come at Christmas, as I begged_her
to do, but she says she has_promised to remain in Baltimore with_her
sister until after the holidays."

"Mamma,"_said Bessie,_"do you mean Aunt Bessie_is coming to_stay with
us?"

"Yes,_darling. Are you_not glad?"

"Indeed, I am, mamma; I_do love Aunt_Bessie, and the colonel will be
glad_too."

"That's_jolly!" exclaimed Fred;_and_a_chorus of_voices about the
table_told_that Aunt_Bessie's_coming was looked forward to with_very
different_feelings from those which Aunt Patty's excited.

"Mamma,"_said Maggie suddenly, as_they_were about leaving the_table,
"don't you wish you had_forty children?"

"Forty!" exclaimed Mrs. Bradford, laughing._"No, that_would be_rather
too large a family, Maggie."

"But, mamma, if you had forty children,_the house would be so full
there_would never be room_for Aunt_Patty."

The_boys laughed, but_mamma_was grave_in a moment.

"Do you remember Aunt Patty,_my darling?"_she asked, looking rather
anxiously at Maggie.

"Oh,_yes, mamma, I remember_her_ever so well," answered poor Maggie,
coloring_all over her face and neck,_and looking as if the_remembrance
of_Aunt_Patty were a great distress.

"I_thought you had quite forgotten her,_dear," said her_mother.

"I had, mamma, but yesterday Aunt Annie_and_Miss Carrie were talking
about her, and_then_I remembered her, oh! so