"Was she? How funny! And what was the lesson you learned, grandma?"
"You may guess that for yourself," said grandma, smiling. "Will you choose again?"
CHAPTER XVI.
TWO LITTLE RUNAWAYS.
Cricket dived into the box again.
"What's in this paper?" she asked.
Grandma took the folded sheet, and carefully opened it. There were two soft curls of bright gold hair, fastened to the middle of it by sealing wax.
"These are two little curls I cut from the children's heads when they were small. My children, I mean. Your mamma's and Auntie Jean's. It was the first time their hair was ever cut, and how badly I felt, to have to have it done!"
"But why did you do it?" asked Cricket.