General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1885 Original Publisher: Thomas Whittaker Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Literary History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XX. WARNING. Kit did her errands at the village store, gathered her parcels together, and, not without fear and trembling, prepared to set out on her homeward walk. At the door she found Abner Bassett with his father's team and wagon. "Halloo, Kitty! Want a ride home?" was his cheery greeting. The offer of a ride was an ordinary civility; and Kit was a great favorite with the family at the mill, from Ma Bassett down to the latest baby. Kit gratefully accepted the offer, and climbed into the rattling lumber-wagon with as much pleasure as if it had been the finest coach in the land. " I have to go round by Aunt Betsy's to take home her molasses-jug, so I can set you down right at your own gate," said Abner as he took his seat, and started up his horses. " Well, and how are you getting on at your house ? Your uncle doesn't come to Bible class any more ?" " No," said Kit sadly, " I can't coax him to come; but he lets me go, and he doesn't say a word against my going to Sunday school. Last Sunday he took my library-book, and read it all through. That was nice, wasn't it ? " "Very," said Abner encouragingly. "I'll tell you what, Kitty: next Sunday I'll pick out a real interesting book, and you shall take it home to him." " Oh, thank you ! Perhaps he will come after a while, if he likes the books." " Perhaps so. You love your uncle, don't you, Kitty?" . "Yes, I do," said Kit with emphasis. "Uncle Phin is always good to me when he doesn't drink, and he was always good to poor aunt Martha. I...