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washed and put into their places, and well
supplied with hay and oats. Jonas asked
Rollo if he should like to walk over and see
the court-house while they were getting
dinner ready. Rollo said ‘yes,’ of course,
and after obtaining his father’s leave, they
went along.

“What is a shire town, Jonas?” a
Rollo.

“It is a county town; that is, the one that
has the court-house of the county in it,”
said Jonas.

‘“T should not think this town was big
enough to have a _ court-house,’’ replied
Rollo. “I have seen a good many bigger
towns than this, that had no court-house.”

‘The court-house does not belong to the

town,” said Jonas; ‘it belongs to thé
county.”

“County!” said Rollo; “what is a
county ?”

“Tt is a good many towns united together,
and they have one court for all.”
‘““Which town do they have the court
in?” said Rollo.
“In some one near the middle, where
they can all come conveniently ; so that it
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