14 CAROLINE.

 

The knife and the excursion-box.

Proposed visit to Caroline.

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CHAPTER II.

PHONNY’S LETTER.

Tue children were always very impatient to have Beech-
nut come home, whenever he went away, and on this oc-
casion it happened that Phonny brought him home two
days sooner than Beechnut intended to come. It is
curious also to observe, that Phonny caused Beechnut to
come home sooner than he had intended without himself
designing to produce any such effect. The event hap-
pened in the following singular manner.

The children obtained Mrs. Henry’s permission to go
and visit Caroline, according to the invitation which they
had received, and they set off together at’ two o’clock on
the afternoon of the appointed day, and walked along on
the road. toward the village, full of anticipations of plea-
sure. Phonny had his new knife in his pocket, and
Malleville had her excursion-box hanging from her neck
by its ribbon. The box had an excellent luncheon in-
side. When Malleville first proposed to put the luncheon
in, Mrs. Henry suggested to her that it was not quite in
accordance with the customs of polite society, to carry a
supply of food in going a visiting; but Maleville was so
desirous of putting her box at once to its destined use,
that Mrs. Henry waived her objection, and the luncheon

ras putin. It consisted of two apple turnovers and two

pieces of cheese.