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30 MOONFOLK.
switch in her hand, either whipping or pretending to
whip a small boy, whose cries may have been playful, but
certainly were not pleasant. All at once the woman
seized the little fellow by the shoulders, and tilting
him
over, laid him at the end of a row of children lying close
together, and reaching out of sight into the depths of the
shoe.
" There, you're all done for now, and I will go and
help toss Sister Broomster," said the old woman.
Ehoda crept swiftly down the ladder the old woman
following, saying to the Chimney -Elf :
" You see, my family is as troublesome as ever, Mr.
Chimney-Elf ; but they are all quiet at last, and I am
going out for a little recreation."
" Going to toss Mother Broomster, eh ? Nice recreation
that, for those who like it," said the Chimney -Elf.
" Well, Ehoda, we may
as well see the show. Come
along."