PERSEVERE AND PROSPER.

to have a house full of visitors, who come
on purpose to enjoy the hopping.”

“T am afraid my mother and I will be
sadly out of place in such a gay party; I
might say, such an army of merry-makers.”

“Oh no! indeed. Mrs. Clavering will
really enjoy life in a hop-garden, I am sure.
You say you have never seen it. Wait
till hopping is over, before you talk boast-
fully of the vintage in Italy and the south
of France. Mrs. Clavering shall be com-
fortably settled, and pick, or knit, or do no-
thing, just as she likes; but every one else,
young and old, yourself included, will be
expected to pick away all day. You are to
work for Julia’s school; she wants to pur-
chase a nice stove for the school-house, so
that it ntay be properly heated all the win-
ter, and may serve as a play-room for the
youngest children in wet weather. Now,
you must understand, that papa pays us for
what we pick, at the same rate at which the
regular pickers are paid; and, of course, all
our visitors are expected to work for us.”

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