Calico Illustrated Classics: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms

Calico Illustrated Classics: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms — page 9
dark There might be ogres and giants under the stairs But as I tell Hannah there could be elves and fairies and enchanted frogs Mr Cobb laughed at Rebecca He admired her enthusiasm We’ve had a great trip You won’t forget about Milltown will you Never she exclaimed And you’re sure you won’t either Never Cross my heart vowed Mr Cobb There’s the stage turning into the Sawyer girls place said Mrs Perkins to her husband She saw a little girl in calico with fl owers in one hand and a pink parasol in the other That must be the niece from up Temperance way It seems they wrote to Aurelia and invited Hannah the oldest But Aurelia said she could spare Rebecca better She’ll be good company for our Emma Jane There was no way for Mrs Perkins to know that the girls would become kindred spirits It was a new day for Rebecca 12