MARCH. 



M. Do tell me where it is. 



H. At the bottom of the garden, on the 

 brook that so gracefully winds through the 

 meadow below. 



M. What, by the great elm ? 



H. Yes ; you know it w r as cultivated last 

 year and is now in good order ; and father will 

 let Daniel do some of the hardest work, such 

 as wheeling gravel for the walks. 



M. He is a kind father ; he is always 

 ready to do anything which he knows will be 

 for our good. What a delightful spot this is ; so 

 high above the brook that it will always be 

 free from wet ; and then its banks you know 

 are lined with some fine native shrubs, which 

 will be quite an acquisition to the garden. 



H. There is the bunch of Kalmia that we 

 have so often admired with its evergreen, 

 shining leaves, and showy pink flowers, which 

 Daniel was going to cut down ; he said it was 



