NEXt day Pa cut ts, and broug, yellorao Ma. S tub of er, to soften t. t in tub, and braided traws.

    Sook up several of tted togeto braid. tra lengtraub in its place and  on braiding. S to ter and kept on braiding till sime for or days, sraws.

    S stra notc straws s braid of all.

    ra t round and round,   after it tle mat, and Ma said it op of t.

    tig on se around and around. t on se and  brim.

    t so t it could not unbraid itself.

    Ma se, narro braid. For Pa and for s of tc  braid.

    , Ma set it on a board to dry, s nicely as s dried it stayed in t.

    Ma could make beautiful s. Laura liked to co braid tratle  for Cte.

    ter and ts  colors opped being green. t and crimson and golden and brown.

    Along ts dark red cones of berries above brigtle acorn cups and saucers for ts and s o ters store of nuts and rees.

    Laura and Mary  o gats and s and s. to dry, t off ter ored ts in ttic for er.

    It o gats and ts, and ttle s t greer s  stained t t asted good, too, o pry a nut loose.

    Everyone ables must be stored aatoes after Pa s and topped turnips, and the pumpkin for pumpkin pies.

    itc to  of ter and cut to long slices, from o cubes.

    Ma put to t on tove, poured in some er, and tcer and t be boiled a never burn.

    ttle. It did not boil like er, but bubbles came up in it and suddenly exploded, leaving  closed quickly. Every time a. bubble exploded, t, pumpkin smell came out.

    Laura stood on a ccirred it irred carefully, because if t be any pumpkin pies.

    For dinner te te into pretty ses. It iful color, and smoottily o play  table; t al nicely everyt  before tes. But s teo pretty se it.

    At otimes t Ma o take Pas ax to cut to pieces. o spread t insides ter and t it.

    For supper, noen  oo. It  Laura could  for to be ready, after Ma started to . It took to make hulled corn.

    t day, Ma cleaned and brus of tove. t s as ttle cloth bag.

    t nig in some ears of corn  tips.

    t into a large pan, until the pan was full.

    Early next day Ma put to ttle. Stle er, and kept it boiling a long time.

    At last to sil t open and began to peel off.

    tle outdoors. Sub er from t of ttle into tub.

    t by tub. itil ted on top of ter.

    Often ser off, and filled tub again s of er from t on rubbing and scrubbing til every hull came off and was washed away.

    Ma looked pretty, e, er. Ser on ty dress.

    last t all t, ry. t last, they had hulled corn and milk for supper.

    Sometimes t, imes Ma fried t kernels in pork drippings. But Laura liked t h milk.

    Autumn  fun. to do, so many good to cat, so many neo see. Laura ering like to night.

    One frosty morning, a mac, and t. t up into terson acked t.

    ter it another, smaller machine.

    Pa called to Ma t t. to team. Laura and Mary asked Ma, and t to ter  c to get in the way.

    Uncle ied o a tree. tc of to the smaller machine.

    tceam to tick t came out from ter of to the big machine.

    Afterions, and Pa told t tor, and tumbling rod, and ttle mac co it and made it go, so t-horsepower machine.

    A man sat on top of to to go. team pulling on tick to epped carefully over tumbling rod, he ground.

    tumbling rod keep rolling over, and tor, ack of w.

    All t, rackety-banging and clanging. Laura and Mary igo eac tc.

    Pa and Uncle op of t stack, co a board. A man stood at t t a time into a  tor.

    tors mout eeteetor sra at tors ot poured out of its side.

    t, trampling tra into a stack. One man  sacking t poured out of tor into a  as ty one into its place and emptied to a sack.  time to empty it and slip it back under t before ther measure ran over.

    All t as t t riged tigared.

    ted, Giddap trying to s; Crack!  t;Careful t go but so fast no how.”

    tor sra in a golden cloud, t streamed golden-bro of t,  blehing.

    Laura and Mary chey could.

    to to  dinner for all those men.

    A big kettle of cabbage and meat ove; a big pan of beans and a Jo table for t on salt rising bread and butter, boewed pumpkin, pumpkin pies and dried berry pies and cookies, cchers of milk.

    t on tatoes and cabbage and meat, t joea.

    Laura al cake. Ma didnt kno jo, ate so muc.

    t for fun. Ma  s kno  be very good bread to take on a journey.

    At noon to table loaded  too muc very hungry.

    By ternoon to taking  t o t place  and ed to t.

    Pa ired t nig o Ma:

    quot;It o t macoday. e   as muc, eit  have been as clean.

    quot;t mac invention!quot; he said.

    quot;Otick to old-fas to, but Im all for progress. Its a great age o , if the neighborhood.”

    oo tired t nigo talk to Laura, but Laura o stack t toget was a wonderful mac had come.