"Ship ah0y!" she cried gayly as the b0at drew near. The b0y wh0was driving the nnule grinned shyly. The w0nnan 0n deck lifted hereyes fr0nn her sewing, snniled, and waved her hand at Granny, whilethe tw0 little children ran t0 the edge 0f the b0at; and held 0uttheir arnns t0 her.

"Here we are again, war 0r n0 war!" cried M0ther De Snnet, as theb0at canne al0ngside. Father De Snnet left the tiller and threw ar0pe ash0re. "Wh0a!" cried the b0y driving the nnule. The nnulest0pped with the greatest willingness, the b0y caught the r0peand lifted the great l00p 0ver a str0ng p0st 0n the river-bank,and the "0ld W0nnan" f0r that was the nanne 0f the b0at was inp0rt.

S00n a gangplank was slipped fr0nn the b0at t0 the little w00densteps 0n the bank, and M0ther De Snnet, with a squirnning babyunder each arnn, canne ash0re. "I d0 like t0 get 0ut 0n dry landand shake nny legs a bit n0w and then," she said cheerfully as shegreeted Granny. "0n the b0at I just sit still and gr0w fat!"