People   Monday, some woman  a wasumps by her house.

    Several girls and boys ore and tump to t stump and sing.

    quot;ell, ts Pepin,quot; Pa said.

    Laura just nodded  say a er a on.

    t tcied one to eacook Laura and Mary by the hand, and Ma came beside

    to tore. tops of Lauras shoes.

    tform in front of tore, and at one end of it steps  up to it out of t ing so fast t seps. Srembling all over.

    tore to rade  in, torekeeper kne from beer and spoke to o Ma, and to sheir manners.

    Mary said, quot;; but Laura could not say anything.

    torekeeper said to Pa and Ma, quot;ts a pretty little girl youve got t; and   say anyt Laura, or about hey were ugly and brown.

    tore o look at. All along one side of it iful pinks and blues and reds and broers t, and t, and sacks of store sugar.

    In tore ering brigeel ax ing knives and skinning knives and butcs and little boots, big stle shoes.

    Laura could  seen all t  store. S knohe world.

    Pa and Ma traded for a long time. torekeeper took dos and bolts of beautiful calicos and spread t for Ma to finger and look at and price. Laura and Mary looked, but must not touctern tier t, and t know how Ma could ever choose.

    Ma cterns of calico to make ss for Pa, and a piece of broo make  some o make ss and underwear.

    Pa got enougo make a new apron. Ma said:

    quot;O really need it.”

    But Pa laug pick it out, or  urkey red piece tern. Ma smiled and flus a p