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Harvest Time

           

           Whennoonecouldeatanymore,theProfessorproposedthefirstregulartoast,whichwasalwaysdrunkatsuchtimes"AuntMarch,Godblessher!"Atoastheartilygivenbythegoodman,whoneverforgothowmuchheowedher,andquietlydrunkbytheboys,whohadbeentaughttokeephermemorygreen.

           "Now,Grandma’ssixtiethbirthday!Longlifetoher,withthreetimesthree!"

           Thatwasgivenwithawill,asyoumaywellbelieve,andthecheeringoncebegun,itwashardtostopit.Everybody’shealthwasproposed,fromMr.Laurence,whowasconsideredtheirspecialpatron,totheastonishedguineapig,whohadstrayedfromitspropersphereinsearchofitsyoungmaster.Demi,astheoldestgrandchild,thenpresentedthequeenofthedaywithvariousgifts,sonumerousthattheyweretransportedtothefestivesceneinawheelbarrow.Funnypresents,someofthem,butwhatwouldhavebeendefectstoothereyeswereornamentstoGrandma’sforthechildren’sgiftswerealltheirown.EverystitchDaisy’spatientlittlefingershadputintothehandkerchiefsshehemmedwasbetterthanembroiderytoMrs.March.Demi’smiracleofmechanicalskill,thoughthecoverwouldn’tshut,Rob’sfootstoolhadawiggleinitsunevenlegsthatshedeclaredwassoothing,andnopageofthecostlybookAmy’schildgaveherwassofairasthatonwhichappearedintipsycapitals,thewords"TodearGrandma,fromherlittleBeth.

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