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things that he thinks will not be possible for him 
to do after a while. In gardening, there is a great 
deal of “after a while,” especially during the first 
season. 
Mr. Hayden likes to come and walk about the 
Six Spruces with us, and we have both become so 
keen in observing his ways that we can tell whether 
it is the northeast wind or the west wind that is 
blowing about him. Naturally we care for him 
most when he is like the west wind. When he is 
in one of his northeasters, as Joseph says, he finds 
fault with everything that we have done and talks 
a great deal about Aunt Amanda, and how she 
would have disliked seeing the triangle cut up with 
flower-beds. 
Little Joseph had sown the last of the poppy 
seeds when Mr. Hayden came to-day. I was. then 
urging him to come into the house and rest, for he 
really looked tired, although that is something, he 
says, which boys do not talk about as much as girls. 
We noticed at once that the west wind was blow- 
ing about Mr. Hayden even if in the garden it was 
northeast. 
“Planting seeds?” he asked, “or blue roses? 
Well, you beat my man at the flower show this 
year and I will give you a hundred-dollar bill.” 
Then he slapped Joseph on the back so hard 
that he felt as if the wind had turned to a hurricane. 
Mr. Hayden came to tell us that he had punished 
both Ben and Harry for the sake of discipline ; and 
