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ter situation, if the chance offers, he must 

 do the best he can to get his hand in ; and 

 every young gardener will find 'tis not throw- 

 ing time and pains away to do so. The 

 squire always gave me full leave to give 

 away or exchange any thing we had to 

 spare ; but he never would allow me to give 

 to people that could afford to buy, and yet 

 would rather beg. In his merry way, he 

 would say to such people, "There's so and 

 so the nurseryman, or the florist ; I want to 

 see them thrive, and it's a real kindness to 

 give them a turn. Tell them I sent you, 

 and that the next time I see them I shall 

 inquire how they served you/' He dearly 

 loved giving a striving man a helping hand^ 

 happen how it would. One day, walking 

 up a hill, he saw a fellow with a donkey - 

 cart. Poor little Neddy was sadly over- 

 loaded ; so what does the squire do, but get 

 behind and push till the cart was fairly at 

 the top, when squire, man, and donkey all 

 stopped to get wind. " You overload your 

 donkey, my friend, " said the squire ; " and 

 it's very cruel to the poor brute." "Ah, 

 master," said the fellow, " a good many 

 people's told me that ; but you're the fust 



