now it.
That dog Pincher was put in the ground; but I think likely _he_ knew it,
for his soul wasn't in heaven; and he hadn't any soul, not a real one."

"Well," said Katie, dancing out at the door, "when will the Charlie boy
come back? I want um play."

"Why, Katie," said Dotty, in a tone of reproof, "haven't I told you he
is all dead?"

"Well, YOU isn't dead--IS you? Less us go an' swing!"

The little girls ran out to the trees, and soon forgot all about their
old playmate. But, after this, whenever any one spoke of Charlie, Katie
thought,--

"The Charlie boy's in the ground-up,--in heaven," and Dotty thought,--

"O, it is beautiful to be dead!"

* * * * *

For the present, we will leave them swinging under the tree at Grandma
Parlin's; but if we see Miss Dimple again, she will have been spirited
away to her own mother's home in the city of Portland.

* * * * *

Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 4, the word "To" has been presumed as the original is unclear.

Page 17, "Jenny" changed to "Jennie" to conform to rest of text.
(hands, Jennie Vance)

Page 23, "Vauce" changed to "Vance". (No, Jennie Vance)

Page 44, "Perphaps" changed to "Perhaps". (Perhaps there will be two)

Page 49, "pedler" changed to "peddler". (to a peddler)

Page 54, "Dt ty" changed to "Dotty". (Dotty twisted the)

Page 95, "arly" changed to "nearly". (must be nearly morning)

Page 122, "Jenny" changed to "Jennie" to conform to rest of text.
(Jenny had asked)

Page 126, "Couisn" changed to "Cousin". (nothing about Cousin)

Page 126, "Couisin" changed to "Cousin". (Cousin Lydia wanted)

Page 137, "thurst" changed to "thrust". (thrust it through)

Page 158, "didn't" changed to "Didn't". (Didn't want 'em)

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