CHAPTER VII.
THE SLAB.

Asour an hour after dinner, Lucy and Eben
went into a shed not far from the barn, where
there was a wagon; and Eben proposed that
they should get into it, and play have a ride.

“ How can we get in?” said Lucy.

“ Q, we can climb in,” replied Eben.

Lucy thought that she could not climb up into
such a high wagon; but Eben said that it was
very easy. So he went around to the front part,
and clambered in. Lucy then concluded to try,
and she found that she succeeded better than she
had expected. She sat down upon the seat of
the wagon.

«“ What a good seat!” said Lucy. “This is
better than a chaise ; for a chaise tips down.”

“Tips down ?” said Eben.

“ Yes,” replied Lucy, “ when there is no horse
in it.”

What makes it tip down?” said Eben.

I don’t know,” said Lucy ; * but it does, and