eldest boy from a chair by a very slap offered it to e i a tale mrs and resumed her seat quietly ing her meal her a ruddy good natured hardy bad had the misfortune by some accident in his childhood to lose the use of both his legs which were now folded into the same chair on which he sat he turned to the coachman who having secured his horses had just entered and smiling at his consternation said why friend you look pretty weather to be sure but then we mind it up here then turning to the child next him who in gazing at the strangers had dropped half the food she was conveying to her mouth he said � scatter the so � but last week he continued his address to the coachman there was the most spell of weather i have seen sen the week before last when my wife and i went down into the lower part of to hear s funeral � don t you remember that musical fellow that was there � i don t see says he the use of the minister preaching up so much about hell fire says he it is a very good doctrine says he to preach down on river but says he i should not think it would frighten any body in such a cold place as a bright flash that seemed to fire the heavens succeeded by a tremendous of thunder which made the tremble terrified all the excepting the fearless speaker � a pretty smart flash to be sure but as i was k land tale it is to that storm we had last week � pull that hat oat of the window so the gentleman can see � there sir said he just look at th t big tree that was down if it had come one yard nearer my house it have crushed it to ah this is a nice place as you will find any he continued for he saw mr was listening attentively to him to bring up boys it makes them hardy and spirited to live here with the wind roar ing about and the thunder rattling right over their heads why they don t mind it any more than my woman s spinning wheel which to be makes a dumb noise sometimes our travellers were not a little amused with the humour of this man wh o had a natural that a mi t have envied friend said mr you have a singular about what may be ihe name of that little girl who is playing with my wife s fan yes sir i am a little about that girl sir i call and that lazy little dog that stands by her is and this baby said mr kindly ttie astonished little fellow watch chain to play with this must be or no air no i met with a disappointment about that boy s name � what you may call a slip between the cup and the when be was bom the women asked me what i meant to call hind i told them i did not mean to be in any must know sir the way i get my names a new england tale i buy a book of one of those that are going over the mountain with tin ware and and books and and one notion and another that is i don t buy out and out but we make a they take some of my wooden dishes and let me have the in books for you must know i am a great reader and mean all my children shall have too though it is pretty tough for it well sir as i was saying about this boy i found a name just to hit my fancy for i can pretty generally suit myself the name was but just about that time as the deuce have it my wife s father died and the gin had been a very gin man to us and so to compliment the old gentleman i concluded to him solomon mr smiled and throwing a dollar into the baby s lap said there is something my little fellow to make up for your loss the sight and the gift of a silver dollar produced a considerable sensation among the the children gathered round the baby to examine the splendid favour the mother said the child was not old enough to make its manners to the gentleman but he was as much to him as if he could the father only seemed insensible and contented himself with remarking with his usual happy that he guessed it was easier getting money down country than it was up on the hills very true my friend replied mr and i should like to know how you support your a new d tale family here you do dot appear to have any sir replied the m ti it would puzzle with my legs to take care of a � but then always that as long as a man has his wits be s something to with this a pretty cold soil up here but we make out to raise all our and enough besides to fat a couple of pigs on then sir as you see my woman and i keep a stock of cake and beer and � a nice trade for a cold stomach re is considerable travel on the road and people get considerable dry by the time they get up here and we find it a good business and then i turn wooden and dishes and go out once or twice and there is not an old wife or a young one either for the matter of that but i can them to buy a dish or two i take my pay in provisions or clothing all the cash i get is by the beer and cake and now sir though 