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boys began to tell how they had been em-
ployed.

“We first went to a place at the other end of
the island,” said Harry, “where Uncle John
said he thought we should see some squirrels ;
and after keeping very quiet for a little while,
sure enough we saw a little brown creature
poking his nose out of a hole in a large tree,
Presently he came right out and ran along a
branch of the tree ever so fast, and then out
came another squirrel, and they played about for
a long while, until they saw us, and then they
darted back to their hole. Then we went with
Uncle John to the ford, and helped to put down
such beautiful big flat stepping-stones. I think
even Lucy will be able to go across alone now.”

“What have you been doing?” asked Tom of
his sister.

“First, we went and picked flowers, and then
mamma read us such a pretty story about two
dear little kittens.”