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laughing ; ‘I have seen no little brown gentleman
except the rabbits, of whom there are plenty about.’

Harry could not quite understand it yet. As to
having been asleep, he might perhaps have dozed a
little, but what he had seen and heard had been too
real and vivid not to be true. Besides, there, straight
before his eyes, was the very identical branch from
which the little brown gentleman had been dangling
when he first saw him, and he felt quite convinced that
he could not be far off at that moment. However,
when he questioned May again, and found that she
only laughed at the whole thing, and told him he had
certainly had a most amusing dream, it was evident
that it was useless to expect from her any further in-
formation upon the subject. The only thing to be
done, in fact, was to go home with her and dress for
dinner, which accordingly he did.

The brother and sister walked through the beauti-
ful old wood together, laughing and talking to each
other, in the full enjoyment of one of the sweetest
ties of kindred affection which Heaven has given to
mortals. Remember, you brothers, who chance to
read this little story, that a sister’s love is among the
greatest blessings which your boyhood will ever have,
and happy are you if you know how to value and ap-
preciate that blessing. Remember too, sisters, that
- you will not find many friends in life so firm
and true and faithful as a brother. Remember,
both brothers and sisters, that according as you
value and cherish this tie of relationship in early
life, so will the memories of your youth at home be
happy or the reverse. Harry and May loved nothing