82 Hurrah for the Holidays!

 

drive, and all sorts of business at
the end of it; and we knew they
would not be home till ever so late.
It was very hot—oh, so very hot!
We could not go into the sun at
all, but Susette and Jane sent us
out of the nursery very soon, that
we might not disturb baby’s mid-
day sleep by our holiday fun. The
school-room, of course, we avoided ;
so, after a little hesitation, we went
out into the shade to play.

And, first of all, we thought of
the swing as the best thing to be
done, and for half an hour it was
most delightful! Don’t you know
the pleasant feeling it is, just up at