OR ; HOW I BECAME A FLORIST. 51 



McTernan opened the door, he saw what I had been doing, 

 and, breaking out into a loud laugh, said : 



" Well, ye are a smart un, aint ye ? " 



Finding the sun going down, I called the children and, 

 bidding him good-night, we started for home. A great 

 change had come over things by this time. A cool east 

 wind was -blowing, and all the western sky was overcast. 

 "VVe reached home tired, hungry, and in excellent spirits. 



