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apricots, nectarines, plums, and grapes and melons,
which loaded the table on the lawn; and every visitor
remembered the dainty richness of the cream which she
poured from her liberal pitchers.

Why should I describe the wonders of an examina-
tion, and the delightful hopes of approaching holidays?
Every one can recall the loud conferences under trees
and in play-grounds, the rehearsal of dialogues, the
billets to friends, and the inquisitive scanning of ar-
rivals, Farmer Black of Cherry Hill was the earliest
visitor, in a newly painted waggon, with white canvass
top; he brought two grandsons to school, and a copy
of Henry’s Commentary for the library, also a well
trained horse for the riding classes. You would have
thought that Carl and Matilda had been his own chil-
dren. Of course he had his quarters at the doctor's.
The farmer had now become a rich man, and had two
sons married in New York. Next came the Rev. Mr.
Cole, no longer a schoolmaster, but a professor in the
north-west, as awkward and honest as ever, and full
of admiration at seeing in Mr. Carl Adler the little
German boy of former days. He inquired of Matilda
Mill whether Carl was married yet, which brought the
colour into that young lady’s countenance. Mrs. Gray-
son, the same old lady who had been attracted by the
singing of Carl and his boys on the beach, gave notice
of her own approach by the sending of a pianoforte for
the use of the academy: her little boys were already