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Jo’s Journal

           

           "Didyoueverseesuchaden,mydear?Justcomeandhelpmeputthesebookstorights,forI’veturnedeverythingupsidedown,tryingtodiscoverwhathehasdonewiththesixnewhandkerchiefsIgavehimnotlongago."

           Iwentin,andwhileweworkedIlookedaboutme,foritwas‘aden’tobesure.Booksandpaperseverywhere,abrokenmeerschaum,andanoldfluteoverthemantlepieceasifdonewith,araggedbirdwithoutanytailchirpedononewindowseat,andaboxofwhitemiceadornedtheother.Half-finishedboatsandbitsofstringlayamongthemanuscripts.Dirtylittlebootsstooddryingbeforethefire,andtracesofthedearlybelovedboys,forwhomhemakesaslaveofhimself,weretobeseenallovertheroom.Afteragrandrummagethreeofthemissingarticleswerefound,oneoverthebirdcage,onecoveredwithink,andathirdburnedbrown,havingbeenusedasaholder.

           "Suchaman!"laughedgood-naturedMrs.K.,assheputtherelicsintheragbay."Isupposetheothersaretornuptorigships,bandagecutfingers,ormakekitetails.It’sdreadful,butIcan’tscoldhim.He’ssoabsent-mindedandgoodnatured,heletsthoseboysrideoverhimroughshod.Iagreedtodohiswashingandmending,butheforgetstogiveouthisthingsandIforgettolookthemover,sohecomestoasadpasssometimes."

           "Letmemendthem,"saidI."Idon’tmindit,andheneedn’tknow.I’dliketo,he’ssokindtomeaboutbringingmylettersandlendingbooks.

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