14 THE JOURNEY.

and Rollo’s father liked to have them ride
there sometimes, for it divided the load
better, as he said, between the horses.

Now it happened that Jonas Was a capital
hand to tell Stories; and he had a little
time before agreed to tell some stories to
Rollo, at some drawing lessons which they
were going to take together; but on trying
it, they found they needed all their attention
for their drawing ; and now it was concluded
that Jonas should tell stories on this journey
instead. So, whenever it Was convenient
for Rollo and Lucy to ride in his wagon, he
beguiled the way in this manner, as they
slowly toiled up the hills and through the
forests, or pursued their solitary way among
the rough defiles of the mountains. Jonas’s
- first story was Tur Fisuerman’s Boy.