;the syrup is waxing. Come and help yourselves.”

    to talk and laugh again.

    to tces, and outdoors to fill tes che cold air came in.

    Outdoors tars y in th was like smoke.

    Ses. t back into tchen.

    Grandma stood by ttle and  syrup on eace of sno cooled into soft candy, and as fast as it cooled te it.

    t all ted, for maple sugar never  anybody. ty of syrup in ttle, and plenty of snodoors. As soon as te one plateful, tes .

    en t maple candy until t no more of it, table loaded -rising bread, too, and cold pickles boiled pork, and pickles. “Oo, e till to dance again. But Grandma ctle. Many times sook a little of it out into a saucer, and stirred it round and round. to ttle.

    the dancing.

    At last, as Grandma stirred, t; saucer turned into little grains like sand, and Grandma called:

    quot;Quick, girls! Its graining!

    Aunt Ruby and Aunt Docia and Ma left t out pans, pans and little pans, and as fast as Grandma filled t out more. t to cool into maple sugar.

    t;Noty-pans for the children.”

    tty-pan, or at least a broken cup or a saucer, for every little girl and boy. tc t be enougo be unselfise.

    t enougo go round. t scrapings of ttle exactly filled t patty-pan. Nobody  out.

    t on and on. Laura and tood around and c docty and t Laura kneired of it.

    All tiful skirts  ss  stamping, and t on singing gaily.

    t of Grandmas bed. It s on t. S Docia and Aunt Ruby in their bed.

    Soon e