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When Mr and Mrs Garth were sitting alone, Caleb said, "Susan, guess

what I' of"

"The rotation of crops," said Mrs Garth, s, "or else the back-doors of the Tipton cottages"

"No," said Caleb, gravely; "I areat turn

for Fred Vincy Christy's gone, Alfred will be gone soon, and it will

be five years before Jim is ready to take to business I shall want

help, and Fred s and act

underof hi a parson What do you think?"

"I think, there is hardly anything honest that his family would object

to more," said Mrs Garth, decidedly

"What care I about their objecting?" said Caleb, with a sturdiness

which he was apt to shohen he had an opinion "The lad is of age

and h; he

likes being on the land, and it's ave his mind to it"

"But would he? His father and entle himself They

all think us beneath them And if the proposal came from you, I am