A LESSOl^ IN BRIDGE-MAKING. 215 
" Thar ! " said Solomon, as, with his rifle thrown across 
his shoulder, he paused and glanced back at the fallen 
hemlock, " the b'ars ought tew pass a vote o' thanks to 
me at their next taown-meetin\ They'll use that ar 
bridge o' mine for the next forty year, and not pay no 
toll, nuther ! " 
