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day lie christened 'em the Two Brothers, 

 and they grew out of harm's way, and could 

 take care of themselves. And 111 tell you 

 what, Master Gregory, when we're both dead 

 and gone, mind you say a kind word for 

 keeping 'em up, or we'll pop out of our 

 graves and haunt you." 



" No, they shall never be cut down, Ben," 

 said the squire, laughing, as he jumped out of 

 the spinney with his friend after him ; " I pro- 

 mise you that \ and this gentleman and Gre- 

 gory shall be witnesses that I'll charge your 

 young master never to put an axe to them, 

 but let them live in the sun and the wind, as 

 you do yourselves, as long as they can." But, 

 dear me, the old men hadn't another word to 

 say, only in the way of thanking the squire 

 and his friend, who put a shilling a-piece into 

 their hands for what he called the best and 

 cheapest counsel's opinion he had ever had. 



A few days afterwards, the gentleman's 

 gardener came to me, and said I had better 

 mind my own business, and not interfere 

 with other people's ; and it was time enough 

 for me to speak when I was asked, and a 

 deal more of the same kind he threw out at 

 me. I was sorry to see him so hot and 



