of Philadelphia, who was here not
long ago," said Mr. Peterkin.

"Oh, yes," said Mrs. Peterkin.

"Let us try to think what she would advise us," said Mr. Peterkin.

"I wish she were here," said Elizabeth Eliza.

"I think," said Mr. Peterkin, "she would say, let them that want tea
have it; the rest can go without."

So they had tea, and, as it proved, all sat down to it. But not much was
eaten, as there had been no dinner.

When the nine-o'clock bell was heard, Agamemnon, Solomon John, and the
little boys rushed to the church, and found the carpenter.

They asked him to bring a ladder, axes and pickaxe. As he felt it might
be a case of fire, he brought also his fire-buckets.

When the matter was explained to him, he went into the dining-room,
looked into the dumb-waiter, untwisted a cord, and arranged the weight,
and pulled up the dinner.

There was a family shout.

"The trouble was in the weight," said the carpenter.

"That is why it is called a dumb-waiter," Solomon John explained to the
little boys.

The dinner was put upon the table.

Mrs. Peterkin frugally suggested that they might now keep it for the
next day, as to-day was almost gone, and they had had tea.

But nobody listened. All sat down to the roast turkey; and Amanda warmed
over the vegetables.

"Patient waiters are no losers," said Agamemnon.

THE PETERKINS' SUMMER JOURNEY.

IN fact, it was their last summer's journey--for it had been planned
then; but there had been so many difficulties, it had been delayed.

The first trouble had been about trunks. The family did not own a trunk
suitable for travelling.

Agamemnon had his valise, that he had used when he stayed a week at a
time at the academy; and a trunk had been bought for Elizabeth Eliza
when she went to the seminary. Solomon John and Mr. Peterkin, each
had his patent-leather hand-bag. But all these were too small for the
family. And the little boys wanted to carry their kite.

Mrs. Peterkin suggested her grandmother's trunk. This was a hair-trunk,
very large and capacious. It would hold everything they would want to
carry, except what would go in Elizabeth Eliza's trunk, or the valise
and bags.

Everybody was delighted at this idea. It was agreed that the next day
the things should be brought into Mrs. Peterkin's room, for her to see
if they could all be packed.

"If we can get along," said Elizabeth Eliza, "without having to ask
advice, I shall be glad!"

"Yes," s