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IO JOHNNY BLOSSOM
these delicious ripe apples. During such calls
she could be remarkably disagreeable. "What
is the weather today?" she would say; and
before he could answer, would add "Oh, well!
No use asking you. Children never notice the
weather." Or, "What kind of fish is there
nowadays at the wharf? — but you wouldn’t
know that." Or, "Who is to preach tomorrow?
Well there! I wonder at my asking you."
No, she never thought he knew anything about
anything, and that was so exasperating! He
knew very well what the weather was; he knew
all the kinds of fish that were for sale at the
wharf every day; and he also knew that the
old minister was to preach tomorrow; but do
you suppose Aunt Grenertsen would believe a
thing he told her? "I can’t depend on that,"
she would say.
Aunt Grenertsen certainly was difficult to talk
with; and sometimes he did not even get a " half
moon." He believed he wouldn’t go there any
more, or try to please either her or old Katrina,
who was almost worse than Aunt Grenertsen.
Katrina wanted everything done just so; the
garden gate must not only be shut but latched;
he must walk in the middle of the path, and he
must always use the kitchen door. If he went
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