lage. It comprised fifty acres, of which twenty were suitable for tillage

health, he purchased his fifty-acre farm for twenty-eight hundred dollars, payable one thousand down, and the rest remaining on mortgage. At the date of our story he had succeeded in paying up the entir

rank, who was the oldest, there were now three younger childr

er been tempted to sigh for a more costly or luxurious home. Th

floor, a few plain chairs were scattered about the room, and in the corner ticked one of the old-fashioned clocks such as used to be the pride of our New Engla

t things, Mr. Frost was considered by many of his neighbors extravagant in this. He subscribed regularl

neighbor, one day. "It must cost you a sight of money. As for me, I o

llars a year to each of us will pay that. I think my wife would rather make her bonnet wear doubly as long than give up a single one of our papers. When you think of the compar

t, you haven't anything

papers and magazines are taken is much more intelligent and well informed than where their bodies are clothed at the expense of their minds. Our daily paper is the heaviest item; but I l

nd seventy-five

which more than paid the expense of my paper for the year. So even in a money way I was paid for my subscription. No, neighbor, though I have good reason to economize, I don't ca

t it seems a good deal to pay. As for my children, they don't get much time to read

id Mr. Frost. "Education often

s speech at the war meeting. No other explanation is required than that he was in the habit

rovingly. "I am very glad to hear it. It does you gre

aynes was angry because he didn't get it himself. He declared th

, we must remember that his home influences haven't bee

ynes had a discussion at the war meeting," s

felt that such a course would be only just. The squire objecte

did the t

uire's indignation. He doesn't seem to feel th

pect of obtaining

ty in obtaining the full number. In a farming town like ours the young men are apt to go off to ot

g thoughtfully into the wood-fir

ough to go, father,"

't be hard to send you out into the midst of perils; but our duty

could take my place on the farm, and leave me free to enlist. I should have no he

ding; "and that's his musket that

. I have been trying to think all day whether I couldn't make some arrangement to have the fa

would offer to be your farmer; but I am afraid that, though my intentio

t wish you to undertake the additional responsibility, even if you were th

volving something in his mind. Finally he rose, and lighting a candle went up to bed. But he did

ng over and composing himself to sleep. "I'll sp