The Twin Cousins

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DISAGREEABLE PATTY FOLLOWS THE TWINS. Page 180.

COPYRIGHT, 1880 BY LEE AND SHEPARD.

“O Auntie Prim, may I have a party? I’ll give you a thou -sand kisses if you’ll lemme have a party!”
Auntie Prim looked as if one kiss would be more than she could bear. She was standing by the pantry window that opened upon the garden, rolling out pie-crust, and didn’t like to be disturbed. She was a very good woman, but she never liked to be disturbed.
“Party?” said she, gazing sternly at Flaxie Frizzle and her little cousin Milly. “Saturday morning, and your mother gone, too! I should think this was a queer time for a party!”
Flaxie rolled her apron over at the corners and chewed it.
“Well, ’cause it’s my birthday, and my mamma said—”
“Yes, and her grammy said—” Little Milly got as far as this and then stopped. Flaxie was her darling “twin cousin,” and she wanted to help her; but that tall lady with the rolling-pin was just dreadful.