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talks round the fire. What delight in the returned Member of Assembly; what admiration of the future Collegian. For nobody had given that up; wishes were bidden to wait awhile, that wa

in, ain't it?" said Mr. Landholm, when they w

said h

r," said the father of the family,

at while," said Rufus. "It's - it's seven o

in and climbing up on her father's kne

s face conveniently down to her golden

hen you know we were so

father, - "I gues

face, till feeling grew too excited with the indulgence of it, and she lay with her head q

has forgotten me

n no condition to

rgetting. I am thankful that we have one thing that some richer folks want - we all love

kitten, papa, -

Asahel brin

Asah

the cattle, Mr. Land

k kitten which was sprawling very uncomfortably upon the painted floor. "I've heard of 'em though. Asahel has been giving

papa what Governor h

ah

ten. There, my dear, I would let th

ed you should know that

l," said his elder brother, "that a c

her tail!" said As

would cover the tip of her

to the floor and the point of its tail at the utmost height it could reach ab

ame!" said

sahel. "It isn't the law, if it was

s. Landholm spoke. A word and a look of hers, to one and the other, made all smooth; and they went on again talking, of happy nothing

st they rose from their chairs, -

s s

upon both faces

e days - the time will come. You must see if you can't be cont

sfied with the decision, but

same with each; on one point, the delight of communication, they were always at one. Clearly Rufus had no love for the axe, nor for the scythe, but he could endure both while talking with Winthrop; though many a time it would happen that axe and scythe would be lost in the interest of other things; and leaning on his snathe, or flinging his axe into a cut, Rufus would stand to argue, or demonstrate, or urge, somewhat just then possessing all his faculties; till a quiet reminder of his brother's would set him to laughing and to work again; and sweetly moved the scythes through the grass, and cheerily rung the ax

Mr. Landholm was out and the little ones in b

, - only that I

he never saw anybody sow broadcast with a finer han

drawn breath

hing who is doing all that

who does not hold that leave is given him

that?" she

nd then Rufus s

es, ma'am; - some one t

l have the same intere

a'am; I would rather

I do not look for any, in the end. Cannot

ear it,

t stake as you have, and I do not see hi

f his fine face working with emotion. His hearers waited, b

-" said his br

ool!" said the other,

Winthrop still laughing, "for certainly it is a

lowing more provocation

o say of me, Rufus?" s

thi

the same reason to be disappointed

t to say that you do not feel an

to mend this position.

!" the mother said sighing, looking

rop cheerfully, "it is no us

way to escape disappointme

sappointments

es

t is

promise to

face; - "for it will be sure to be some impossible way. I mean - that an an

were saying that l

th over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings,' so the

fus, "you are very good,

is much to the point," s

it

ot go the road that others h

ow it," he replied, beginning to walk up and dow

uble and dissatisf

fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles,' -

ied, "That will always continue to be

ned in another line, Rufus, you

e to knock all my opinions to pieces w

it!" s

in voice and lip, and she b

took; then he came to the back of her c

s yet; I didn't understand it. For aught I see, everybody has his share. Even you - and

t; his eyes were brilliant through fire and water at

mamma? or ho

ou to the Bibl

I'll go with

ll she found the place, and g

eth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful; but his de

r, that bringeth forth his fruit in due season; his leaf al

and stood look

l words!"

looking at," sai

er heard of anybody in my

heard of, in your life, wh

began to walk u

o undertake something

ches further back

er, "he could not do that;

used the whole party. Winthrop put more wood on the fire; Mr. Landholm sat down in the corner and made himself comfortable; and Mrs. Landholm fet

eakfast to-m

e is

be

u let her do

not time,

face at the thin blue-veined fingers in which t

m my friend Haye to-da

is that?" s

e speak of him a hundred times. I used to know him long ago in Mannahatta when I

aid Mrs. Landholm p

does h

you guess

rom the farm

bit o

f Asphodel?

annahatta; - he use

es he wa

your mother by and b

it," said M

have some company in

nife and her hands down in the pan and l

as no wife thi

es

he wants to put somewhere in the country th

her knife again and pa

nt to send

ery glad. It wouldn't be a losing concern to us, neither

with his own place

thr

ing, and he says he couldn't be at the bother of two establishments without a h

he paring round and round the potatoes, and he longed to say something. "But it

e spoke fo

t to send his child

ut looking up

nest country in the world, and the finest air, and he wants them to run over the hills and pick wild strawberries

told

nter, and I remember I said to him that he had better send them to me; but I had

holm did

ere you can put

ody in the b

get along with it? or will i

ver be satisfied, Mr. Land

butter and such bread in their lives, I'll be bound, as yo

r. Landholm; what will they do wit

f the rest, after they have been running over the mountains all the morning. You've some chickens, hav'n't you? - and I

ill hardly

't we can call in Anderese.

bad one,"

will be a very fine thing, and be a good s

ng which nothing mo

dholm's

o you say?" sa

l do - I am willing

to Haye - I suppose he'd like to know; and to-morro

lence again for a lit

se children?" Mr

answered

id Winthrop; "and she was a pretty wellgrown g

d a half ago! Is her si

"it's her cousin, I believe; Mr.

w m

o - I don't k

th an air that seemed to say Miss Haye and her cousin

for her. She had put her pan down on the hearth, and herself

ame and placed hi

the

s knee, without speaking

'll be your

ours, Governor," she said, turnin

he world I would rather,"

look that was

oon they will c

; and pa said he supposed as so

ee and have a good garden, Governor.