New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . SANDFORD AND MERTON. 143 After this they fell upon the man, and beathim soundly. The chief lawyers, too, declaredhis estate confiscate, on account of his hypocrisy,and made over a portion to the Sage, on whomalso was bestowed the title of The Worthy,Subsequently, a coat-of-arms was granted to him,exhibiting one onion, rampant, on a field, proper,and, underneath, the motto LOnion fait la force. Now, said Mr. Barlow, you may go to remember the treat
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . SANDFORD AND MERTON. 143 After this they fell upon the man, and beathim soundly. The chief lawyers, too, declaredhis estate confiscate, on account of his hypocrisy,and made over a portion to the Sage, on whomalso was bestowed the title of The Worthy,Subsequently, a coat-of-arms was granted to him,exhibiting one onion, rampant, on a field, proper,and, underneath, the motto LOnion fait la force. Now, said Mr. Barlow, you may go to remember the treatment which you havereceived from a poor invalid, in return for allyour kindness to him during his affliction. Good-night and bless you. 144 THE NEW HISTORY OF CHAPTER XYII. OF HARRY AND TOMMYS GREAT GARDENING OPERA-TION. MR. BARLOW TELLS THEM THE TENTHSTORY. OMMY was nowmaking great pro-gress in the use ofthe hoe, with whichMr. Barlow had en-trusted him. Heno longer hit Har-ry on the headwith it, or choppedMr. Barlows shinswhen he happened. to be standing near at hand. Both boys became so thoroughly imbued withthe true spirit of agricultural industry, that they SANDFORD AND MERTON. 145 had taken to pickaxes in their leisure moments, arecreation however, which Mr. Barlow, on dueconsideration, thought fit to restrain withincertain limits. Now it so chanced that adjoiningMr. Barlows ground was that of the indefatigableMr. Texter, his neighbor, who had the goodfortune to possess a sufficiently well-stockedgarden, and an orchard filled with the finest fruittrees. He had also a beautiful pond, full of goldand silver fish, and very fine carp, which whenTommy and Harry looked over the hedge, theywere able to see swimming about, and some-times showing their noses above water, amongthe lilies, Avhen, as quick as lightning, and withthe true instinct of a genuine sportsman, Harrywould take, with a simple stone, so good an aim,that the adventurous denizen of the water wouldbe glad enough to
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