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Livingston puts the chaise-top down. He puts it up again.

tion, and. she listened with a great deal of interest to the
information which he gave her on. these subjects.

At length, after they had gone about a quarter of a mile,
and were ascending a hill from which there seemed to be
a pleasant prospect, Caroline asked Livingston if he did
not think it would be pleasant to have the chaise-top down.

“T think it will,” said Livingston; and he immediately
stopped the horse and got out, and put the chaise-top
down. The action of this top was regulated by springs,
one on each side of the chaise. Livingston loosened one
of these springs, and then went round to the other side
of the chaise to loosen the other. While he was doing
this, however, the first became tightened again, so that
the top would not go down. After going back and forth
in this manner, two or three times, he at length suc-
ceeded in accomplishing his object. He put the top
down, and then got into the chaise again.

“T am sorry to make you so much trouble,” said
Caroline.

“ Oh, that is of no consequence,” said Livingston. “It
it is much pleasanter to have the top down.”

So they rode on. Very soon, however, they passed over
the summit of the hill, and here the road turned toward
the eastward, which brought the sun a little upon Caro-
line’s face. After riding so for a short time, she began
to find the sun somewhat uncomfortable, so she told
Livingston that she believed it would be better to have
the chaise-top put up again. Livingston accordingly
stopped the horse, got out of the chaise, pushed up the
top, fastened the springs, first on one side and then on
the other, and finally got into the chaise again, and
drove on.