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Livingston and Wallace arrive. Livingston and Beechnut.

coach drove up to Mrs. Henry’s door, and Wallace and
Livingston descended from it.

Livingston was a tall and very handsome boy, with
dark silken hair, and black eyes. His countenance was
marked with a very gentle, and at the same time with a
very thoughtful and intellectual, expression. He said but
little, but seemed to look kindly and thoughtfully upon
every thing, and upon every person, that he saw. As
soon as he arrived, he went first into the house, with
Wallace, to pay his respects to Mrs. Henry.

“ How do you do, Livingston,” said Mrs. Henry, as she
gave him her hand. “I am very glad to see you.”

Livingston gave Mrs. Henry his hand, and looked into
her face with a pleased and happy expression of counten-
ance, but said nothing. Mrs. Henry thought she had
never seen so handsome a boy.

He held his cap in his hand, and he wore a sort of
frock coat, that was buttoned up to his chin.

Wallace then took Livingston out, to show him the
yards and the gardens, and the buildings of the farm.
Livingston followed Wallace about, and looked at every
thing very attentively ; and he appeared to be very much
pleased with what he saw. The scene was, in some re-
spects, quite novel to him, for he had been brought up in
a city, and knew very little about the fixtures and appoint-
ments of a farm.

In the course of their walk, the boys met Beechnut
coming out of the garden.

“< Here comes Beechnut,” said Wallace.

“Beechnut,” said Livingston, extending his hand to
him in a very cordial manner, “I am very glad to see
you. I have heard about you very often.”