[Elsie’s Vacation and After Events by Martha Finley]@TWC D-Link bookElsie’s Vacation and After Events CHAPTER XVII 2/10
"Ah, here is just the thing!" as a servant approached with a waiter on which were some oranges prepared for eating in the way Grandma Elsie had enjoyed them in her young days. "Thank you, Aunt Sally," the captain said, helping Lulu and himself; "you could have brought us nothing more tempting and delicious.
Will you please carry some up to my wife ?" "Ise done it already, sah," replied the woman, smiling all over her face, and dropping a courtesy; "yes, sah; an' she say dey's mighty nice, jes like she hab when she's heah in dis place yeahs ago." "Papa," remarked Lulu, as they presently crossed the lawn together, "I'm so glad to be here again, and with you.
It was a delightful place the other time, I thought, but, oh, it seems twice as pleasant now, because my dear father is with us!" and she lifted her eyes to his face with a look of ardent affection. "Dear child, it is a great pleasure to me to be with you and the rest," he returned, pressing affectionately the little hand he held in his, "and if you do not have a happier time than you had here before, it shall not be because your father does not try to make it so. "But, my dear little daughter, remember you have the same spiritual foes to fight here as in other places.
If you would be happy you must try to live very near to Jesus and to watch and pray lest you enter into temptation.
Particularly must you be ever on your guard against that quick temper which has so often got you into trouble." "Papa, I do intend to," she said, with a sigh; "and I am very glad I shall have you close at hand all the time to help me in the fight; for you do help me, oh, so often--so much, dear papa!" and again she lifted loving eyes to his face. "I am very thankful that I can, my darling," he returned.
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