"He guessed he could bring up before night."
And so it happened that as Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin in the late sunset
were looking down the hill, wondering what they should do about
the lost Elizabeth Eliza, they saw an express wagon approaching.
A female form sat upon the front seat.
"She has decided to come by express," said Mrs. Peterkin. "It isit
isElizabeth Eliza!"
THE PETERKINS AT THE "CARNIVAL OF AUTHORS" IN
BOSTON. THE Peterkins were in quite a muddle (for them) about
the carnival of authors, to be given in Boston. As soon as it was
announced, their interests were excited, and they determined that
all the family should go.
But they conceived a wrong idea of the entertainment, as they
supposed that every one must go in costume. Elizabeth Eliza
thought their lessons in the foreign languages would help them
much in conversing in character.
As the carnival was announced early Solomon John thought there
would be time to read up everything written by all the authors, in
order to be acquainted with the characters they introduced. Mrs.
Peterkin did not wish to begin too early upon the reading, for she
was sure she should forget all that the different authors had
written before the day came.
But Elizabeth Eliza declared that she should hardly have time
enough, as it was, to be acquainted with all the authors. She had
given up her French lessons, after taking six, for want of time, and
had, indeed, concluded she had learned in them all she should
need to know of that language.
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