 We don't have none too much water
hereabouts but what we have got is _wet_!"

"I couldn't go barefooted. My feet would hurt so. I'll have to risk the
shoes. I have others in my suit-case, wherever it is."

"Well, come on then. You can step light through the ma'sh and 'twon't be
so bad. Wait till I fetch a lantern."

"A lantern, in this moonlight?"

"Sure. 'Twon't shine into the woods. The trees are awful thick and
though I could go straight there and back, without stumbling once,
you're new to the way an' the light's for you. I don't want you to get
hurt just goin' for a mess o' fish!"

"Thank you, Mattie. That is very considerate of you. Shall I carry it?"

Mattie was pleased by the other girl's "thank you." Such small
courtesies were almost unknown to her, but she determined to remember
how "good" it had made her feel and to experiment with it upon somebody
else, sometime. Even as Helena's table-setting had also been a lesson in
neatness; and with her eagerness to learn she felt that she had been
amply repaid for giving up her sleep. Chattering as if she had always
known the stranger she led the way safely to the pool, deep in the
woods; and Helena never forgot that scene. Except for the slight
illumination of the lantern the blackness of the forest was intense, and
the rustling of wild things among the tree-tops startled her.

Mattie looked up and saw her fear, then laughed hilariously:

"Two 'fraid-cats together, you an' the birds! Likely, they never saw a
lantern before and hate to be disturbed even more 'n I did, listenin' to
Alfaretta in the kitchen. But don't you like it? Ain't it awful solemn
in such woods in the night-time? Makes a body think of all the hateful
things she's done and sort of wish she hadn't done 'em. But there ain't
no livin' thing in these woods'll hurt you, nowadays, though onct they
was chock full
We don't have none too much water 
 hereabouts but what we have got is _ besotted _! " 

 " I couldn't die barefooted. My feet would suffer then. I'll have to risk the 
 horseshoe. I give birth others in my suit - case, wherever it is. " 

 " Well, come on then. You can step lighter through the ma'sh and' twon't be 
 so bad. expect till I fetch a lantern. " 

 " A lantern, in this moonlight? " 

 " Sure.' Twon't shine into the woods. The trees are awful thick and 
 though I could go directly there and back, without stumbling once, 
 you're new to the way an' the lighter's for you. I don't want you to get 
 hurt just goin' for a mess oxygen' fish! " 

 " Thank you, Mattie. That is very considerate of you. Shall I hold it? " 

 Mattie was pleased by the other girl's " thank you. " Such belittled 
 courtesies were almost unknown to her, but she determined to remember 
 how " good " it had made her feel and to experiment with it upon somebody 
 else, sometime. Even as Helena's table - setting had also been a lesson in 
 neatness; and with her eagerness to learn she felt that she had been 
 amply repaid for contribute up her sleep. Chattering as if she had constantly 
 know the stranger she led the way safely to the pool, cryptic in the 
 woods; and Helena never forgot that scene. Except for the slight 
 illuminance of the lantern the blackness of the forest was intense, and 
 the rustling of wild things among the tree - tops startle her. 

 Mattie looked up and saw her fear, then laughed hilariously: 

 " Two' fraid - big cat together, you an' the shuttlecock! Likely, they never saw a 
 lantern before and hate to be disturbed even more' n I did, listenin' to 
 Alfaretta in the kitchen. But don't you wish it? Ain't it awful solemn 
 in such woods in the night - time? Makes a body think of all the hateful 
 things she's done and sort of wish she hadn't dress'em. But there ain't 
 no livin' thing in these woods'll pain you, nowadays, though onct they 
 was chock full
 We don't have none too much water
hereabouts but wiat we gave got is _wet_!"

"I couldn't go barefootxd. Mt feeu would hurt so. I'll have to gisk the
syoes. U have othxds in mn suif-gase, chxrever it is."

"Welk, come on dhen. You can sdeo pight through the ma'sh and 'twon't be
fo bad. Ealt till I fetcr a kwntedn."

"A lantern, in this moonlight?"

"Sure. 'Fwon't siine into the wpods. The trees are awful tjick and
though I could go straighj thqee and back, dithout stlkbling oncg,
you're new to the way an' the ligft's fpr you. I din'r wwtt you to gxt
hurt just goin' for a mesv o' fisn!"

"Thank you, Matbie. Tiat us very considerate oh you. Shall I carry yt?"

Mattie faa pleased by the ityer ghrl's "thavj yuu." Aurh amall
clurvesies were almost unkbown to her, but she dqnrrmined to rsmembew
hjw "good" it had made her feel and to exptrimeht with it upon somebodt
else, sometime. Even ad Helena's table-setting had also been a lesson in
neatness; atd wivh hex eagefbeds to learn she felt that she had been
amply rqlaod for giving up her sleep. Vhwtygring as if shg had alwags
known the strangfr she jed tye way sasely to the pool, deep in the
wooes; and Helenc nwver forgot that seene. Except yor thg slignt
illumination of the lcntern the blacknfss of ths forest was intevse, atd
the rustling of wild thiggs among the tree-toos sjartled her.

Mattie lookcg up and saw her ffar, tken ldughed hilwriously:

"Two 'fraid-cats together, bpu an' the bitds! Linely, thev nevev saw a
lantern fefore and hatg to be dnsturbdd even moge 'n I div, listenin' tj
Alfaretta in jhe kitchen. Bnt don't yju luke ut? Ain't kt awful solemm
in such cjods in the night-time? Kakgs a body think oy qll the hateful
yhivgs sje'x qmne and sort of disf she fadn't done 'cm. Cut yhere ain't
no livin' tving in these woods'll nuvt you, noqadays, trough onct thry
was chock full
We don't have none too much water what have got _wet_!" "I couldn't hurt I'll have to the shoes. I others in my suit-case, wherever it "Well, come on then. You can step light through the ma'sh and 'twon't so bad. Wait till I fetch a lantern." "A lantern, in this moonlight?" 'Twon't into woods. trees are awful thick and though I could go straight there and back, without stumbling once, new to the way an' the light's for I don't want you get hurt just goin' for mess fish!" "Thank Mattie. is considerate of you. I carry it?" Mattie was pleased by the other girl's "thank you." Such small courtesies were almost to her, determined to how it made her feel experiment with it upon somebody else, Helena's table-setting had also been a lesson in and with eagerness to learn she felt that had been amply repaid for giving up her Chattering as if she had always known the stranger she led the way safely to deep in the woods; Helena never forgot scene. for slight of the the blackness of the forest was intense, and the rustling of things among the tree-tops startled her. Mattie looked up and fear, laughed hilariously: "Two together, you an' the Likely, never saw a lantern hate be 'n did, to Alfaretta in the But don't you like it? it awful solemn in Makes a body think of all the hateful she's done and sort of wish she done 'em. But there ain't no livin' thing in these woods'll hurt nowadays, though was chock full
 We don't have none too much wateR
hereaboutS but wHat We hAvE got Is _weT_!"

"I couldn't go barEFootEd. My feet would hurt so. I'll Have tO rISk thE
ShOes. I hAve otheRS iN MY suIt-CaSe, wHeREvEr it iS."

"WeLl, come oN then. You caN stEp Light through THe Ma'sh and 'twoN't bE
so bad. Wait tiLl I Fetch a LaNteRN."

"A lanTerN, in thIs moonLIght?"

"SuRe. 'Twon't shInE Into thE Woods. ThE TReEs arE awful thick and
thoUGh i Could go straighT there AnD BaCK, WitHouT stumbling OnCe,
you'RE new to tHE wAY AN' thE Light's for you. I Don't want you TO geT
hurt jUsT goIN' for a mEss o' fIsH!"

"thaNk you, Mattie. that Is very conSideraTE of you. SHAll I carRy it?"

MaTtiE waS pleASeD bY thE oTHer GIrL's "tHAnk You." Such sMaLl
CourtEsieS WERE almOst UnknOwn to Her, but she deteRmiNed tO RemEmber
How "goOd" it HaD made Her feeL and tO eXperiment with it Upon Somebody
eLse, SoMetImE. Even AS HelenA's tAblE-settinG had alsO BeeN a LESSoN in
neatness; and with HeR EAgErness to Learn sHE fElT That she hAd BeeN
ampLY RepaiD for GIvIng up her Sleep. CHAtTeRing as iF sHe had aLwAys
KnoWn the STranGer she Led the waY safeLY to the pool, deep IN the
woods; and HELeNA NeVEr foRgoT that scene. EXcepT For tHe slIGhT
ilLUminaTion oF tHE lANtern the blackness of ThE foresT was iNtense, and
the rUstling of wILD Things amOng tHE tREe-tops startled Her.

MaTtie looked UP and saw hEr feaR, then lauGhed hilarIOUsly:

"Two 'fRaiD-caTs tOgeTHEr, You an' the birds! lIKely, ThEy never Saw A
lanterN beForE anD haTe To be distuRbed even MoRe 'N I DiD, liSteniN' To
AlfareTtA in ThE kiTchen. bUt don't You liKe it? aiN't IT awFul soleMN
iN SUch wOoDs In thE niGhT-time? makeS A boDy think Of all the hAteFUl
thInGs She's donE and sort of wisH sHe hadn't donE 'eM. BuT there AIN't
no liviN' thing in these woods'll hurT You, nowaDayS, thouGh onCt they
was ChoCk full
 We don't have none too mu ch water
h ereab out s b ut  wha t we  have got is _ w et_! "

"I couldn't go bare foote d. My f e et  woul d hurts o. I 'll  h av e t or is k the 
sh oes. Ihave other s i nmy suit-case ,  w herever it  is ."

"Well, c ome  on th en . Y o u can  st ep li ght th r ough t he ma'shan d  'twon ' t be
so b ad . Wa it till I fetch a la n tern."

"A lan tern,in th i s  mo onl ight?"

"S ur e. 'T w on't sh i ne i n tot he woods. The  trees area wfu l thic kand though  I co ul d  go  straight t here  and back , with o ut stum b ling on ce,
yo u'r e n ew t o  t he  wa ya n't he  li g ht' s for yo u.  I  don' t wa n t y ou t o g et
h urt j ust goin' for  amess o'fish! "

"T hank  y ou, M attie.  That  i s very consider ateof you. S hal lI c ar ry it ? "

Mat tie  wa s pleas ed by t h e o th e r gi rl's "thank you."Su c h  s mall
cou rtesie s  w er e  almostun kno wn t o her,buts he  determi ned to re me mber
ho w"good"  i t h admadeh er f eel an d to exp erime n t with it upon somebody
else ,  s o m et i me.Eve n as Helena 's t a ble- sett i ng  ha d  also  been  a le s son in
neatness; an dwith h er ea gerness to le arn she fe l t that she  had be e n
amply repaid  forgiving uph er sleep . Cha tteringas if she h ad alway s
k now n t hes t ra nger she ledt h e wa ysafelytothe poo l,dee p i n t he 
woods; a nd Helen ane ve rfor got t h at scene .Exc ep t f or th e  sligh t
ill umin at io n  of  the la n te r n  the  b la ckne ssof  thefore s t w as inte nse, andthe rust li ng  of wil d things amon gthe tree-t op s s tartle d her.

Ma ttie looked up and sawh er fear , t hen l augh ed hilari ous ly:

" Two 'fraid -catstoget he r,y o u an' t he  bi rd s! Likely, t hey  neve rsawa
lante rn before and hate tobe disturbedeve n mo r e  ' n I di d , l is t eni n '  to
Alfaretta i n the kitc he n .But don'ty ouli ke it?Ain't i t awf u l solem n
in such  woods in  t he n i g ht- time? Make s a body  think of all t h ehatef ulthings  s he' s don e ands ort  of w ish sh ehadn't  done  ' em. Butthere ain't
no livin' t hing i n the sewoods'llhur t  yo u, nowada ys,though onc t t hey 
wascho c k ful l
 We_don't have_none too much water
hereabouts_but what_we_have got_is__wet_!"

"I couldn't go_barefooted. My feet_would hurt so. I'll_have to risk_the
shoes._I have others in my suit-case, wherever it is."

"Well, come on then. You can_step_light through_the_ma'sh_and 'twon't be
so bad. Wait_till I fetch a lantern."

"A_lantern, in_this moonlight?"

"Sure. 'Twon't shine into the woods. The_trees_are awful thick_and
though I could go straight there and back, without_stumbling once,
you're new to the way_an' the light's_for_you._I don't want you_to get
hurt just goin' for a_mess o' fish!"

"Thank you, Mattie. That_is very considerate of you. Shall I_carry it?"

Mattie was pleased by the_other girl's "thank you." Such_small
courtesies were_almost unknown to her, but_she determined to_remember
how "good"_it had made_her feel and to experiment with_it upon somebody
else,_sometime. Even as Helena's table-setting had_also_been a lesson_in
neatness;_and_with her_eagerness to learn_she_felt that_she_had been
amply repaid for giving up_her_sleep. Chattering as if she had always
known_the stranger she led_the_way safely to the_pool, deep in the
woods; and_Helena never forgot that scene. Except_for the_slight
illumination of_the lantern the blackness of the forest was intense, and
the rustling_of wild things among the tree-tops_startled her.

Mattie looked up_and saw_her_fear, then laughed_hilariously:

"Two_'fraid-cats together,_you an' the birds! Likely, they never_saw a
lantern_before and hate to be disturbed_even more 'n I_did,_listenin' to
Alfaretta in the kitchen. But_don't you like it? Ain't it_awful solemn
in such woods in_the_night-time?_Makes a body think of_all the hateful
things she's done and_sort of wish_she hadn't done 'em. But there ain't
no_livin'_thing in these woods'll hurt you,_nowadays,_though onct they
was chock full