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FENCES.

Wuen they set out the next day, Rollo
observed that they were entering upon a
different road from the one by which they
had come. ‘The fact was, his father was
going to return another way, which was
shorter, and led through a more cultivated
country. When they were fairly under
way, Rollo asked his father to begin telling
them about fences.

‘Very well,” said he. ‘‘Let me see, I
was going to tell you about fences, by way
of proving that knowledge on the most com-
mon subjects will increase the pleasure and
interest you take in travelling.”’

“ Yes, sir,” said Lucy.

“] think you will find that there is some
interesting knowledge to be acquired about
fences. In the first place, what are fences
for?”

“<Q, to separate one field from another,”
said Rollo.