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just the right direction to fall upon the other three. He said 
to himself, ‘Well, here’s a chance to make a good killing 
with mighty little work. All I have to do is to cut those 
three trees partly through, a few bites will drop that big 
one right on them, and down they will come. That’s dead 
easy.” 
So Paddy hustled out his gang of lumberjacks and put 
them to work while he stood around, bossed the job, and 
looked wise. The boys cut a little into one side of each of 
the smaller trees, then a little work on the proper side of the 
big one, and down it came just as Paddy had figured it would, 
and carried the other three with it in its downfall. 
Paddy strutted around, looked almost as big as he felt 
and remarked, ‘‘You see, boys, it pays to have a good head 
on your shoulders. Now get busy and trim those trees and 
cut them into lengths.”’ | 
All of which is just what did not take place. 
