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board had got split where the upper hinge
was fastened to it, and so the hinge was loose.
Robert pointed it out to his father.

“ Ah, yes,” said he; “I am glad you showed
me this ; very soon the hinge would have come off,
and then the lower hinge would have got broken.
Now we shall save them.”

The General then looked at the board, and
said it was split, and there must be a new one
made. So he took out some tools from Robert’s
box, and took off the hinges very carefully. Then
he set the gate up by the fence on oneside. ‘Then
he took off the split board, and gave it to Eben.

“Can you carry that, Eben, into the shop ?”
Eben was a very small boy, but he was very
glad to help when he could. He took the board,
which was not very heavy, but was about as
-much as he could well carry, and began lugging
it along.

“Now, Robert,” said the General, “some
time this afternoon, I want you to saw out a
piece of board just the size of that, and get it
all ready to put on. When it is done, carry it
out to the gate, and stand it up there. Also put
a tool-box there, and an axe, so that every thing
will be ready, and then remind me at supper-time
to go and put it on. Ican put it on ina moment,