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the carrya!l and the wagon came to the door ;
the baggage was put in, and snugly stowed
by Jonas in the wagon, all but a few light
articles, which he put under the seats in the
carryall. Presently all the party took their
seats, Jonas locking the door last, and
putting the key in his pocket, that he might
leave it at one of the neighbors’ until they
should return. Rollo and Lucy were in
high glee ; and in fact Rollo was rather noisy
in his joy, until his mother spoke to him,
and then he was more quiet.

They went on very prosperously ; and
sometimes Rollo and Lucy used to go and
ride in Jonas’s wagon. They liked this
better than riding in the carryall, because
they could see out better ; for the wagon was
not covered at all. In such cases, Jonas let
them sit upon the seat, which had a buffalo
skin spread over it in place of a cushion ;
and he himself would sit upon the end of a
leather trunk, which was placed under the
seat, in such a manner that one end projected
just far enough in front of it to make a
good cricket for Jonas to sit upon and drive.
So the children had good accommodations

in the wagon, and they liked it very much,
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