ANDY'S JOURNEY Toward the first of April of the succeeding year, Miss Sophia Grant took a severe cold, not serious, indeed, but such as to make it prudent for her to remain indoors.

This occasioned a little derangement of her sister's plans; for both sisters were in the habit, about the first of April and of October, of taking a journey to Boston--partly for a change, and partly because at these times certain banks in which they owned stock declared dividends, which they took the opportunity to collect.

But this spring it seemed doubtful if they could go.

Yet they wanted the money--a part of it, at least.
"Send Andrew," suggested Miss Sophia, after her sister had stated the difficulty.
In general Miss Priscilla did not approve Sophia's suggestions, but this struck her more favorably.
"I don't know but we might," she said, slowly.

"He is a boy to be trusted." "Just so." "And I think he is a smart boy." "Just so." "He can take care of himself.