An Hundredfold (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...street, and the brave little woman remembered with a shiver two or three turns in the road, where a skilful short out might head her ofi. She fancied, too, that the last snowball had come nearer than usual, --and--O were those her own home sleigh bells jingling up to meet her? i V Sure enough, there came Farmer Graves dashing along in his little cutter, most utterly and totally astonished to see his wife running at that pace along the road. " Why, 'Lizy " he said, " why, 'Lizy "--"O Ahab, drive fast " cried his wife, tumbling herself into the sleigh, she didn't know how. "I want the doctor--and he's after me " and Mrs. Graves broke down in a genuine fit of hysterics. "Well I vow, if I know which way to drive " said the astonished farmer, giving his horse however a stroke, which--in the mystified state of Mr. Graves's mind--was probably meant for the absent doctor. "Yes--that's it," said Mrs. Graves, catching her voice for a minute; " and O, Ahab, I do believe I pushed him out of the window " " Reckon you don't want me to go and pick him up," said Mr. Graves, grimly. And then, as in broken words his wife ex 1 plained, the farmer chuckled and scolded by turns. " There ain't a doubt on my mind but what that 'ere crow's nest 'll be the death o' me, yet," he said. "Well done, 'Lizyl but don't you never have the first thing to do with none of 'em again." He drove on, however, at a great pace, to the doctor's, and then equally fast with him to Mrs. Bingham's far-away little home. But he would not go in. They threw open the window...