73 THE DOLL AND HER FRIENDS.

as Susan was with me, when Sarah’s head peeped
in at the door. |

“ Clood evening to you all,” said she; “ I thought
as I went by you would like to hear that I have a
letter from the family, and all’s well. I have got a
pretty little job to do for Master Willy. He is to
have a set of new shirts sent out directly, made of
very fine thin calico, because his own are too thick.
' See, here is the stuff I have been buying for them.”

“ Tt is beautiful calico, to be sure,” said Susan’s
mother; “ but such fine stuff as that will want very
neat work. I am afraid you will hardly be able to
make them yourself.”

“ Why, no,” answered Sarah, smiling and shak-
ing her head. “ T am sorry to say, there comes in
my old trouble, not having learned to work neatly
when I was young. Take warning by me, Susan,
and mind your needlework now-a-days. If I could
work as neatly as your mother, my mistress would
have made me lady’s maid and housekeeper by this
time. But I could not learn any but rough work,
more’s the pity: so I say again, take warning by
me, little niece 5 take pattern by your mother.”

Susan looked at me and smiled, as much as to
say, “ I have taken pattern by her ;” but she had
not time to answer, for Sarah continued, addressing
the mother :