Four little Blossoms through the holidays

“And why do you be wanting to take a scrubbing brush and the soap down cellar?” she asked. “What are you all up to down there, anyway? I can’t get Twaddles to go to the store fo...

Sam helped carry the vegetables into the school and we’ll leave him for a minute, “toting” as he called it, the potatoes and shiny apples up the walk, and introduce you to the B...

Tim Roon shot for the door and the children followed. Tim was eager to escape the principal and the others did not want to be late in returning to their classrooms. But Mr. Cart...

Dot wore a blue serge sailor suit and she had four pockets, two in the skirt and two in the blouse, and in addition there were two pockets in the blue reefer coat she wore. Appa...

Father Blossom drove Mrs. Jordan and Paul home and left Miss Florence at her house. They all said it had been the happiest Thanksgiving they had known in years and the four litt...

It was breakfast time, and the four little Blossoms had each made a separate trip to the door and back, before taking seats at the table, to see if it “wasn’t going to snow.” Fa...

Father Blossom did not seem to be afraid of Mr. Bennett, though the carpenter’s red face and angry eyes and the way he pounded the desk scared Bobby speechless. Father Blossom c...

Well, Dot wasn’t hurt, and Mother had her out of the trunk in a jiffy. Dot, between her sobs, managed to remember that it was the end of the play, anyway, and that made her feel...

He and Meg and Bobby stood in the hall, just outside the Assembly hall, where the children were singing the closing Christmas carol. The principal had beckoned to Bobby when the...

Whatever it was Dot wanted to tell Santa Claus, he was not to hear it this Christmas. When the four little Blossoms woke Christmas morning, it was already light and they tumbled...

Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, start...

As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away. That is, for running away without being found out. Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting d...

Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda went home the next morning. They did not know that Bobby had almost run away. Neither did Meg and the twins. Mother Blossom knew, for Father Blossom...

“Just let me catch that Tim Roon!” he said wrathfully. “He’s always trying to bother someone. I don’t believe you would ever have got your locket back if it hadn’t been for Mr....

Before Professor Twaddles could say what he thought of this remarkable story, the bang of the front door sent him and Dot flying into the hall to see who had come. It was Bobby...