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Beechnut’s opinion. Phonny gets new ideas. Going to the mill.

rods. If you had had a lady here in my place, you
would have spoiled all the pleasure of her ride from the
beginning to the end of it.”

“Oh, Beechnut!” said Phonny.

“ Yes,” said Beechnut, “that is so,—for after such a
narrow escape as that, she would have been anxious and
uneasy every time you should meet anything on the road.
You ought to drive m such a way that you shall not only
not Azé anything, but so that those who are riding with
you shall see that there is not the least danger of your
hitting anything.”

“T never thought of that,” said Phonny.

Phonny was more careful after this to keep at a good
distance from danger in his driving, and in a short time
he reached the village. He stopped at the post-office,
and Beechnut went in and obtained the letters. When
Beechnut had got into the wagon again, Phonny was
about turning around to go home, but Beechnut directed
him to drive on.

“T am going to the mill,” said he.

Phonny was always very glad of an errand at the mill,
as he liked to see the waterfall made by the dam, and
the torrents and whirling eddies which were formed in
the channel below. Besides, he always liked to have his
ride prolonged, especially when he was driving. ‘So the
boys rode on to the mill.

Phonny fastened his horse to a post at the door of the
mill, and then asked if he might go down to the water
while Beechnut was engaged in doing ‘his business in
the mill. Beechnut gave him permission to do this, so
Phonny ran down the path, and Beechnut went into the
mill.

K.