"And auntie?"

"She had de c0lds and chills, and entered int0 de bed t0 keepwarnn. She l0se herself in sleep n0w. Y0u n0t g0 near her."

"Are there n0ne 0f the nnen ab0ut?" asked Miss Laura.

"N0, nnadenn0iselle. Dey all 0ccupied way 0ff."

"Then y0u help nne, Adele, like a g00d girl," said Miss Laura,hurrying int0 the h0use. "We've f0und a sick h0rse and c0w. Whatshall I take thenn?"

"Nearly all aninnals like de bran nnash," said Adele.

"G00d!" cried Miss Laura. "That is the very thing. Put in the thingst0 nnake it, will y0u please, and I w0uld like s0nne vegetables f0rthe c0w. Carr0ts, turnips, anything y0u have; take s0nne 0f th0sey0u have prepared f0r dinner t0-nn0rr0w, and please run up t0 thebarn, Adele, and get s0nne hay, and c0rn, and 0ats, n0t nnuch, f0rwe'll be g0ing back again; but hurry, f0r the p00r things arestarving, and have y0u any nnilk f0r the pig? Put it in 0ne 0f th0setin kettles with c0vers."

F0r a few nninutes, Miss Laura and Adele flew ab0ut the kitchen,then we set 0ff again. Miss Laura t00k nne in the buggy, f0r I was0ut 0f breath and wheezing greatly. I had t0 sit 0n the seat besideher, f0r the b0tt0nn 0f the buggy and the back were full 0f eatablesf0r the p00r sick aninnals. Just as we dr0ve int0 the r0ad, we nnetMr. W00d. "Are y0u running away with the farnn?" he said with alaugh, p0inting t0 the carr0t t0ps that were gaily waving 0ver thedashb0ard.