"O, I told Betsey first because she came first. I never heard of it myself till this morning," said Patty, innocently.
She was never known to keep a secret twenty-four hours.
The idea of a wedding in the family was perfectly delightful to the little girl, and after this she used to watch for Mr. Starbird every third week, just as regularly as Dorcas did, and was almost as much pleased when she saw him coming on his white-faced horse.
It was so nice to think of having more brothers; for as yet poor Patty had only seven!
CHAPTER XV.
THE BRASS KETTLE.
There was a great time that year preparing for Thanksgiving. It seemed as if the tall clock had never ticked so fast before, nor the full moon smiled down from the top of it with such a jolly face.
"It's going to be what you may call a sort of a double Thanksgiving," said Moses.