The Knights of the White Shield / Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play

anshy's

Table of

d "go to the almshouse first," yes, she "would." One day, though, there

th Tompkins & Thomas, Tilton, when he was up the other day at our store, said that he wanted a clerk and offered me the chance, which I concluded to accept. I want

peal with his frank, blue eyes, that Aunt Stanshy

nt you t

take boarders,-and-and-I

ter, really. I know"-here he gave a very approving glance abo

a mother

llie at home! Come here," he said to Charlie, who had opened the door to ask Aunt Stanshy a question, "come here and see what apothecaries carry in their pockets. Some

saying so much concerning the Macomber family that he ceased to be a stranger and seemed to become a relative, a species of long-absent son, and

two yellow crockery crow-biddies that had roosted on the mantelpiece the last twenty years, never having paid for the privilege with a single crow. Down came two vases of dried grasses. Down came a flaming red, yellow, orange, and green print of an American farm-yard. Up went various things. Over the mantel-piece was suspended a picture of Abraham Lincoln, garnished with American flags, and along the mantel-piece was ranged a row of photographs, principally of young

oom twenty-four hours after it had been very orderly arranged

ading circle," and putting things generally in a whirl. He had a "voice," and he had a guitar, so that his "serenades" were famous; and he set Aunt Stanshy's heart all in a flutter one night when, awaking about twelve, she heard his well-known voice leading off in a serenade, while he twanged his guitar to the tune, "O dearest love, do you remember?" Will Somers was popular in a very short time with every body. In the club-circle he was the object of an open, undisguised admiration. They

, and Aunt Stanshy says there is a garrison-house on the other

!" "Hurrah for Will Somers!" were some o

the honorary members

Sid, and Aunt St

! The idea!"

hould see me going off

ry sensible woman," said Ch

y, but the oars-man refused to have any help, and progress was slow. At last the other side of the river was reached in safety. They walked through a ship-yard,

Aunt Stanshy. "It

inquired Sid. "Big as that?

came to live in the garrison-house built above it and built beyond it, turning the garrison-house into

to children, and wont mind you more than flies," said a stout, broad-shouldered fa

o keep in decent order six other children, gave them a hearty w

Are these all your childre

s our mother to-day, an

iled their approbation o

arrison-house?" in

een. Now step outside. There, boys, in that corner, the clapboards are broken, and you can see what was the original style of the walls. They were laid in this way: big, square sticks of oak were laid one upon the other, t

g over the ground, pacing th

enty feet

Step in and I'll show you where they went in and out. There, it was that narrow door over in that side, and that openin' up there, about two fee

ans about here, any rea

goin' along one day, and she was carryin' an earthen pot. The Injuns just whooped out on her, and it was the last time the poor thing was seen alive. The pot was found afterward, and is kept by on

e governor informed Pip that his orbs

y made its way

t is!" said

ome up while

aid Will. "I'll

row us anywhere

ed the young apothecary, an

rren's fish-house, for there's a good land

then aimed her as if an enemy directing a columbiad at Peleg's fish-flakes, e

nted her; now g

sang out Will

og rested on the river, and Seamont was a

omething big was now looming up dire

ship down," sa

apothecary, "if they'l

oy!" he

came from

that, and how

, and one da

ing words

n minutes out from t'other sid

ered under the gray woolly blanket

ome to the whar

e haven't

, but Pip persisted in his questioning.

e wi

ified them. But the governor could not row. Will had urged him to stop.

to say "away," his oar slipped out of the rowlock, and he finished the sentence, h

governor?" shout

he governor's tumble, and when Will started his craft again, h

goin'?" inquir

w more strokes must fetch us all right to t

"I know something about this river, and about fogs, and

oked serious, and Will was pro

oo th

ack boat, and in it was a man dressed like a fisherman. He wore a "sou'wester" and a

d Will. "Anywhere ne

safe to say in a gin'ral wa

said Will, "but are w

inion that if you young folks keep on just as your boat

pothecary, "we can't be

it an

nd which way ought we to g

wn near Forbes

screamed Aunt Stans

river, he must go in a direction directly

ce fell several inc

don't know where you are. I'm goin' up the river and I should be happy to show you where Wherren's wh

," said Au

seen you be

are

d you gave me a job, sa

ou, mister?

urn deserves another; so

e glad to see the m

is party through the fog to the place of landing. A part of the w

do you a favor, marm, let

n this, and he also said to himself, "I wish I had told him not

and from the boat the party passed to Aunt Stanshy's.

n the two women both swung round and looked away, like neighboring vanes struck by opposite currents of wind. Aunt Stanshy started and went ahead rapidly. In a moment Charlie heard some one crying. Looking b

t face," thought C

Badger, who cam

that is

is

ler's s

Tim

young Tim'

does sh

all live in

en, do not speak to one an