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was in its place, and in order. From the barn
they went into a sort of room in a shed adjoining
it, where there were harnesses and chains, and a
number of tools of various kinds. The General
looked about, and examined them all. There
were a parcel of ropes lying in a comer, and the
General asked where they came from. Robert
said that he found them up in the garret, and had
untied all the knots ; he was going to have them
for his sleds the next winter.

The General said that they ought to be hung
up; and he took the hammer and some nails out
of Robert’s tool-box, and drove up a row of nails,
just under a beam about as high as Robert’s head.
Then all the children took up the pieces of ropes,
and hung them up, one piece on each nail.

“There,” said the General, “now you can see
what you’ve got. They are out of the way there,
and when you want one, you can come and get
any length you like.”

Every thing else. in the harness room was
found in good order, and so they went into the
shed. ‘There was a wood-pile there, and some
of the wood lay near the foot of the pile upon
.the ground; for this shed had no floor. One of
the logs had a wedge sticking into it. The log