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WORK IN THE WOODS. 



As^ in talking over these matters^ we had ge- 

 nerally been guided rather by objects that hap- 

 pened to lie before us, than by any regular and 

 arranged plan, such as would be adopted in a 

 book, we did not think it needful to continue 

 any part of our subject longer than it seemed 

 useful and interesting to the young people ; 

 and when any thing a little different from the 

 matter in hand came in our way, we noticed it 

 in the best manner we could ; and we often 

 found the attention relieved by so doing. 



It chanced, as we were walking in the 

 Forest, and before any regular conversation 

 had commenced, that we came to a spot, where 

 a number of men were busily employed in 



