The Dwarf Woman AB

but he was sure their father and mother
were wise, and as he said, 4e had been
obliged to learn, and he told Ju-Ju he
would find he must learn himself, if he
was to be of any good. Ju-Ju said, “ Yes,
of course,” and made a face at him behind
his back.

The farm lay all by itself in a broad flat
country. There was only one road, and
that ran at the rear, and between it and the
orchard was a grey mossy wall, on the top
‘of which Barthel and Joan liked to sit, with
their legs dangling, and the puppy between —
them, and a fine view of any one who might
chance to come along the road. It was
seldom that any one came; but one day in
autumn, when they were very cross at not
being allowed to go with the reapers, they
caught sight of a most funny-looking little
figure making its way towards them. Ju-
Ju saw it first, and gave the little “ whoof !”
he called a bark, and then Joan looked and
said it waS a woman, and Barthel looked

~ and said it was a man—more because he