A LETTER AND A BIG LIGHT


"Why, Mun Bun!" murmured Russ.

"Why, Margy Bunker!" exclaimed Rose.

Mun Bun was staring with all his eyes (and he had two very bright ones)
at the rubber plant. He did not consider the mischief he had done. He
was as curious as Vi could possibly have been about an entirely
different thing.

"If that's a rubber plant, Russ," he demanded, "where's the rubbers? I
don't see any overshoes on it. What part of it is rubber?"

At that the black man threw back his head and laughed loudly. The
children all watched his open mouth and rolling eyes and flashing teeth
and finally they broke into laughter too. They could not help it.

"But," said Russ, after they had stopped laughing, "I am afraid Mr.
Armatage will be angry with us."

"I dunno--I dunno, chile," said the negro, shaking his head. "He sure is
partic'lar 'bout dat rubber plant. But mebbe I can repot it and fix it
up all right. It's only just been uprooted, and I was gwine to change de
dirt in dat tub, anyway."

"Oh! Do you think you can do it and save Mun Bun and Margy from getting
a scolding?" Rose cried.