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the restaurant, where they had an excellent luncheon. Aft- 

 er the luncheon they set out for a walk. John was full of 

 curiosity to see the pier and the harbor, and also the town 

 and its environs, and the pleasure which he enjoyed in the 

 excursion was greatly heightened by the thought that so 

 large a portion of his work was done. 



" I thought at first," said he, " that I would go and take 

 the walk first, and afterward have my hour's study ; but I 

 concluded that I should enjoy the walk more to have my 

 second hour of study off my mind." 



"That is very good philosophy, I think," said Lawrence. 



" I think it was a good plan," replied John, " but I don't 

 see much philosophy in it." 



" The philosophy is this," replied Lawrence, " that if you 

 take your study hour first, you have only the work itself 

 to do, and the enjoyment of the ramble afterward is with- 

 out alloy ; whereas if you postpone it, you have the work 

 to do in the end just the same, and the irksomeness of 

 thinking of it and dreading it all the time that you are 

 taking your walk, in addition. Thus you have a double 

 burden in the latter case, and only a single one in the 

 former. So you see there is sound philosophy in keeping 

 well ahead with your work. Duty first, and pleasure aft- 

 erward, is an excellent rule in respect to the philosophy of 

 it, as well as on other accounts." 



The two boys, or the two young men, whichever you 

 think is the most appropriate mode of designating them, 

 enjoyed their walk very highly. They went first out to 

 the pier which formed the inclosure of the harbor on the 

 side toward the hotel. They saw a great number of steam- 

 ers and of sailing vessels lying in the harbor, most of them 

 aground in the mud, for it was at this time low tide. At 

 the outer portion of the pier was a pretty esplanade, with 

 seats at various places, and a light-house near the end. 



