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"That I leave for you," and she playfully kissed Helen's forehead, as she tripped froing the lovers not to forget to come, in their absorption of each other

St John's was crowded that night, just as churches always are on such occasions, the children occupying the front seats, with looks of expectancy upon their faces, as they studied the heavily laden tree, the boys wondering if that ball, or whistle, or wheelbarroas for the the tastefully dressed dolls, showing so conspicuously ae The Barloere rather late, for upon Uncle Ephrai to the license, and as he had no seat in that house, his arrival was only known by Aunt Betsy's elbowing her way to the front, and near to the Christmas tree which she had helped to dress, just as she had helped to trim the church She did not believe in such "flummmeries" it is true, and she classed theals slave the hand Donning two shawls, a camlet cloak, a knit scarf for her head, and a hood to keep fro theup festoons, and even trying her hand at a triangle; but turning her back resolutely upon crosses, which were more than her Puritanism could endure The cross was a "quirk," hich she'd have nothing to do, though once, when Katy seemed more than usually bothered and wished somebody would hand her tacks Aunt Betsy relented so far as to bring the hoop she inding close to Katy, holding the little nails in hertheiven out, conscientiously turning her head away, lest her eyes should fall upon what she conceived the symbol of the Romish Church But when the whole was done, none were louder in their praises than the good Aunt Betsy, as guilty of asking Mrs Deacon Bannister when she caet up some such doin's for their Sunday school It pleased the children htily"

But Mrs Deacon Bannister answered with some severity: "We don't believe in shows and plays, you know," thus giving a double thrust, and showing that the opera had never been quite forgotten "Here's a pair of skates, though, and a smellin' bottle I'd like to have put on for John and Sylvia," she added, handing her package to Aunt Betsy, hile seeing the skates and s if "the partaker wasn't most as bad as the thief"