196 TROTTY’'S WEDDING TOUR.

rag-bag or other where it had laid as a fossil for a season,
and put it on? Majestically upon her lank figure, the faded
fac-simile of our beautiful paper was now sailing about the
house.

This last touch was too much. It did not break the camel’s
back ; it only aroused the camel’s intellect to a fierce and
unparalleled ingenuity.

‘“‘ Mari,” said Alta, solemnly, “we must have this room
re-papered before dark to-night.”

“Very well, Alta. Shall we beg?”

“No.”

“ Steal?”

* No.”

“Very well, Alta. Order a velvet-and-gilt tapestry, from
the King of the Witches?”

“ Order something plain from Henry Haspy’s. I think, if
you will offer to tend store for him for three days (and let
him off to the cattle-show), I will make hay for Mr. Putty
for a week. That would bring us enough, and something
over for peanuts. Mr. Putty asked me the other day to help
him with his hay; of course, he had n’t an idea I’d do it;
but I kept it in my mind, —I/’d just as lief. You don’t mind

* tending store a couple of days!”

“ N-not very much.” ,

“ Well, then!”

“ Well, then!”

“ Well go and get the paper this minute, and stop at Mr.