Early candlelight stories

Early candlelight stories

Grandma had come to spend the winter, and Bobby and Alice and Pink were watching her fix up her room. It was the guest room, and the children had always thought it a beautiful room, with its soft blue rug, wicker chairs, and pretty cretonne draperies. But Grandma had had all the furniture taken out, and the rug, carefully rolled up and wrapped in thick paper to keep the moths out, had been carried to the attic. Grandma, seeing them edge reluctantly toward the head of the stairs, said cheerfully, as she bustled about unpacking the great box that held her things, Never mind, dears. Run out and play now, and tonight well have a regular housewarming. Come to my[10] room at seven oclock and we will have a little party. Grandma opened the door immediately and the children stepped inthen stared in astonishment. They had never seen a room like this before. In place of the blue rug was a gayly colored rag carpet. The bed, to which had been added a feather tick, was twice as high as any they had ever seen. It was covered with a handmade coverlet of blue and white. Patchwork cushions were on the chairs, and crocheted covers on bureau and chiffonier. The windows were filled with blooming geraniums, and in one window hung a canary in a gilt cage. On a round braided rug before the fire lay a gray cat, asleep. By a low rocker stood a little table that held a work basket running over with bright-colored patches, bits of lace, balls of scarlet yarn, knitting needles, pieces of velvet, silk, and wool. On the chiffonier stood a basket filled with big, red apples, polished till they shone, and beside the apples was a plate covered with a napkin. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 68151
Author: Shetter, Stella C.
Release Date: May 22, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Rand, McNally & Company,1922
Publication Date: 1922
Publisher Country: United States

Contributors

Illustrator: Gregory, Dorothy Lake