Sara burst into one of her rare laughs, and Betty called out,--

"What's the fun, Sairay? Pass it 'round, can't you? We've been a-
wonderin' what you 'n' Miss Prue was a-gigglin' over!"

The idea of Miss Prue's "giggling" rather shocked Sara; but that lady
answered at once,--

"And _we_'ve been wondering if anybody else would ever take the
time to do such a piece of work as this."

"Oh!" cried Betty, quite complimented, "I guess there's plenty would; I
enjoyed it! It's such fun, when you're j'inin' the pieces together, to
call up where you seen 'em last, an' what the folks that wore 'em was
doin'."

"Well, there's something in that I'll admit; but do you need a piece of
my dress to recall my personality to your memory always, Betty? If I've
got to cut my clothes into bits"--

"Oh, no'm," laughing; "but it's different with you. We'd all remember
you, of course, but there's some, now"--

"Silly Jane, for instance? I see you've a piece of her usual gown."

Betty hardly knew how to take this, but Miss Prue looked so pleasant and
kind, she laughed again.

"Wall, in course, there ain't much to remember her for; but she was