. St. Nicholas [serial]. How good it smells ! said Mrs. Albright. Itmust be nice to live in the country. The children were laughing over the antics ofthe hens. The minute the plow started up, theyran to get the best position behind it, and as fastas one fat angleworm after another was turnedup, they gobbled him down. Sallie grew inter-ested in one thin, little pullet who never could get. OF HIS PLOW AND LOOKED DOWN AT PETE. anywhere fast enough to have her share. Somebig, greedy hen with her crop already just burst-ing open would pounce down on the worm and snatch it away from her. Finally, Sa
. St. Nicholas [serial]. How good it smells ! said Mrs. Albright. Itmust be nice to live in the country. The children were laughing over the antics ofthe hens. The minute the plow started up, theyran to get the best position behind it, and as fastas one fat angleworm after another was turnedup, they gobbled him down. Sallie grew inter-ested in one thin, little pullet who never could get. OF HIS PLOW AND LOOKED DOWN AT PETE. anywhere fast enough to have her share. Somebig, greedy hen with her crop already just burst-ing open would pounce down on the worm and snatch it away from her. Finally, Sallie could ntstand it any longer, and catching hold of a long,fat fellow with her own fingers, she held it out tothe little pullet. She was so set on seeing fairplay, that she forgot entirely that usually she sas afraid as can be of angleworms. Nora began to wipe her eyes. It minds me ofhome—the purty field and all, she said. It sthe happiest hour I ve seen in th new country. The farmer was now at the end of his furrow,and we were at the edge of the woods. Fie tiedhis horses to an oak-tree and helped us climb thefence. Here, I 11 carry the baby, cart and all,he said, and so we set off. It was lovely in the woods —all the springflowers were out, and a brook ran full over cleanpebbles. Now, let s see, said the farmer. Where dhe be likely to go? And just then Pete pulled my skir
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