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the golden road-第38部分

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It is reported that the school is haunted。  A mysterious light was seen there at two o'clock one night recently。

(THE STORY GIRL AND I EXCHANGE KNOWING SMILES BEHIND THE OTHERS' BACKS。)

Dan and Felicity had a fight last Tuesdaynot with fists but with tongues。  Dan came off bestas usual。  (FELICITY LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY。)

Mr。 Newton Craig of Markdale returned home recently after a somewhat prolonged visit in foreign parts。  We are glad to welcome Mr。 Craig back to our midst。

Billy Robinson was hurt last week。  A cow kicked him。  I suppose it is wicked of us to feel glad but we all do feel glad because of the way he cheated us with the magic seed last summer。

On April 1st Uncle Roger sent Mr。 Peter Craig to the manse to borrow the biography of Adam's grandfather。  Mr。 Marwood told Peter he didn't think Adam had any grandfather and advised him to go home and look at the almanac。  (PETER; SOURLY:  〃Your Uncle Roger thought he was pretty smart。〃  FELICITY; SEVERELY:  〃Uncle Roger IS smart。  It was so easy to fool you。〃)

A pair of blue birds have built a nest in a hole in the sides of the well; just under the ferns。  We can see the eggs when we look down。  They are so cunning。

Felix sat down on a tack one day in May。  Felix thinks house… cleaning is great foolishness。


ADS。

LOSTSTOLENOR STRAYEDA HEART。  Finder will be rewarded by returning same to Cyrus E。 Brisk; Desk 7; Carlisle School。

LOST OR STOLEN。  A piece of brown hair about three inches long and one inch thick。  Finder will kindly return to Miss Cecily King; Desk 15; Carlisle School。

(CECILY:  〃Cyrus keeps my hair in his Bible for a bookmark; so Flossie tells me。  He says he means to keep it always for a remembrance though he has given up hope。〃  DAN:  〃I'll steal it out of his Bible in Sunday School。〃  CECILY; BLUSHING:  〃Oh; let him keep it if it is any comfort to him。  Besides; it isn't right to steal。〃  DAN:  〃He stole it。〃  CECILY:  〃But Mr。 Marwood says two wrongs never make a right。〃)


HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT

Aunt Olivia's wedding cake was said to be the best one of its kind ever tasted in Carlisle。  Me and mother made it。

ANXIOUS INQUIRER:It is not advisable to curl your hair with mucilage if you can get anything else。  Quince juice is better。  (CECILY; BITTERLY:  〃I suppose I'll never hear the last of that mucilage。〃  DAN:  〃Ask her who used tooth…powder to raise biscuits?〃)

We had rhubarb pies for the first time this spring last week。  They were fine but hard on the cream。

                                     FELICITY KING。


ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT

PATIENT SUFFERER:What will I do when a young man steals a lock of my hair?  Ans。:Grow some more。

No; F…l…x; a little caterpillar is not called a kittenpillar。  (FELIX; ENRAGED:  〃I never asked that!  Dan just makes that etiquette column up from beginning to end!〃  FELICITY:  〃I don't see what that kind of a question has to do with etiquette anyhow。〃)

Yes; P…t…r; it is quite proper to treat a lady friend to ice cream twice if you can afford it。

No; F…l…c…t…y; it is not ladylike to chew tobacco。  Better stick to spruce gum。

                                          DAN KING。


FASHION NOTES

Frilled muslin aprons will be much worn this summer。  It is no longer fashionable to trim them with knitted lace。  One pocket is considered smart。

Clam…shells are fashionable keepsakes。  You write your name and the date inside one and your friend writes hers in the other and you exchange。

                                       CECILY KING。


FUNNY PARAGRAPHS

MR。 PERKINS:〃Peter; name the large islands of the world。〃

PETER:〃The Island; the British Isles and Australia。〃 (PETER; DEFIANTLY:  〃Well; Mr。 Perkins said he guessed I was right; so you needn't laugh。〃)

This is a true joke and really happened。  It's about Mr。 Samuel Clask again。  He was once leading a prayer meeting and he looked through the window and saw the constable driving up and guessed he was after him because he was always in debt。  So in a great hurry he called on Brother Casey to lead in prayer and while Brother Casey was praying with his eyes shut and everybody else had their heads bowed Mr。 Clask got out of the window and got away before the constable got in because he didn't like to come in till the prayer was finished。

Uncle Roger says it was a smart trick on Mr。 Clask's part; but I don't think there was much religion about it。

                                        FELIX KING。



CHAPTER XXI

PEG BOWEN COMES TO CHURCH


When those of us who are still left of that band of children who played long years ago in the old orchard and walked the golden road together in joyous companionship; foregather now and again in our busy lives and talk over the events of those many merry moons there are some of our adventures that gleam out more vividly in memory than the others; and are oftener discussed。  The time we bought God's picture from Jerry Cowanthe time Dan ate the poison berriesthe time we heard the ghostly bell ringthe bewitchment of Paddythe visit of the Governor's wifeand the night we were lost in the stormall awaken reminiscent jest and laughter; but none more than the recollection of the Sunday Peg Bowen came to church and sat in our pew。  Though goodness knows; as Felicity would say; we did not think it any matter for laughter at the timefar from it。

It was one Sunday evening in July。  Uncle Alec and Aunt Janet; having been out to the morning service; did not attend in the evening; and we small fry walked together down the long hill road; wearing Sunday attire and trying; more or less successfully; to wear Sunday faces also。  Those walks to church; through the golden completeness of the summer evenings; were always very pleasant to us; and we never hurried; though; on the other hand; we were very careful not to be late。

This particular evening was particularly beautiful。  It was cool after a hot day; and wheat fields all about us were ripening to their harvestry。  The wind gossiped with the grasses along our way; and over them the buttercups danced; goldenly…glad。  Waves of sinuous shadow went over the ripe hayfields; and plundering bees sang a freebooting lilt in wayside gardens。

〃The world is so lovely tonight;〃 said the Story Girl。  〃I just hate the thought of going into the church and shutting all the sunlight and music outside。  I wish we could have the service outside in summer。〃

〃I don't think that would be very religious;〃 said Felicity。

〃I'd feel ever so much more religious outside than in;〃 retorted the Story Girl。

〃If the service was outside we'd have to sit in the graveyard and that wouldn't be very cheerful;〃 said Felix。

〃Besides; the music isn't shut out;〃 added Felicity。  〃The choir is inside。〃

〃'Music has charms to soothe a savage breast;'〃 quoted Peter; who was getting into the habit of adorning his conversation with similar gems。  〃That's in one of Shakespeare's plays。  I'm reading them now; since I got through with the Bible。  They're great。〃

〃I don't see when you get time to read them;〃 said Felicity。

〃Oh; I read them Sunday afternoons when I'm home。〃

〃I don't believe they're fit to read on Sundays;〃 exclaimed Felicit
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