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 spect, after that information, and secretly
 IRUDYS PE wondered at Trudy for telling him about
 OBBY and Frisky were two kit- her dolls and playthings-" as if Presi-
 tens, that were so petted by dents cared for such things "
 little Trudy Rivers, that they Tom was not Trudy's only admirer.
 felt very much as if Trudy, and There was her father,-a grave lawyer,
 the world itself, were made just for their always full of business, away from home,
 pleasure. At least, they acted so,-just but, when at home, never too much occu-
 as some persons do, whom I have seen, pied to attend to little daughter,' as he
 Bobby was wholly black, and Frisky was called her. She sat in his lap every
 a beautiful, mottled gray. They were night while he read the newspaper, and
 both quite handsome, and were aware of then he told her a story and talked with
 the fact themselves, her until bed-time. On Sundays, Trudy
 Trudy fed them or played with them, a always wanted to hear Pilgrim's Prog-
 great part of the day, and, when they felt ress," and her father read it to her over
 sleepy, they laid down on two soft cush- and over, always beginning anew just
 ions, that were kept especially for their as soon as he had finished. Great
 use, and very soon dropped into a quiet heart" was Trudy's hero, and she imag-
 sleep, where, I suppose, they dreamed of ined him looking just like Tom, only
 chasing rats and mice through cracks and that he wore a long beard and a helmet
 knot-holes, and of other things, equally instead of a hat!
 delightful to cats. Trudy's mother was a dear, honorable
 Trudy was a merry little girl, four lady, very gentle and quiet, and very
years old, and the pet of the whole fam- fond of her little girl, and yet quite firm
ily. Brother Tom, a tall collegian, who with her, and not at all indulgent to her
wore a beaver and carried Greek and faults.
Latin books under his arm, always smiled Then, there was the dear grandmother,
and kissed his hand to her, when he saw in her cap and soft, drab Quaker dress,
Trudy coming to meet him at night. He. with her sweet thee and thou and
would take her hand in his and talk to gentle voice. She was Trudy's com-
her about dolls or kittens, as seriously panion much of the time, as Trudy held
as if they were his chief concern, instead all the yarn for her to wind, and was
of Latin terminations" and Greek even learning to knit a little herself.
"roots." Trudy loved him dearly, and She was never tired of hearing grand-
told her little friend, Susie Day, that her mother tell stories about when she was
brother Tom "was a'goin' to be Presi- a little girl. She had been brought up
dent, pretty soon," so that Susie, who very strictly, but still she had many in-
believed every word that Trudy said, teresting and amusing things to tell
looked at him with much awe and re- Trudy, and her stock of stories never