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a  tetegratmiyhich  he  had  just  i-eo^vt^ 
tainlng  the  krf^rtni^ion  Ihi^  hi^^^I^ 
the  position  (br^^w         he  was  atiKiousljr 
waiting  •  it  feiid  him  that  he  was  to  jbe  the 
Station  Master  cm  the  Northern  Railwa^r, 
at  Woodhurst,  wJugH  w^  the  terminiiSr  for 
the  time  being.    Ife^  h^  away  from 

jbome  before^  an  enou^^  experience 

for  th(e  wdrk,  and  he  was  very  gla^l  to  jgoi^^^ 
it,  although  the  |dace  seemcSi  a^^  to 
o^fewa^r  stIU  it  wouW  bl  #>fi^thing  dif- 
ferent froiri  tfie  city^in  whi<^  he  hiui  be^^^ 
brought  up/  A  few  dkys;later  saw  hhtt^^a^ 
ins  dfesfei«^<Mi|^d  tx>^say 
desolate4ookingi  was^  otit^^  A 

small  deaiwg^hiad^  beetle  A^e^  iit.  the  fa^ck^ 
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scatty  HbqfiiiiB  it  J  and  in  vairt  oi^ 
for  ^  chf»«kdi  of  myt  <tescri|)t{«j»  tW 
^^>u#e  wa»  of  1i^faod<  p«iht«^^ 

^*djM|it  fae/bpa  a  wwm  heHiy^ 

(h^  ^Irtary  Mit^  » ^fewebejoi^  takings  his 
^flnicals  at  one  of  Ifti9  neai^yt  ^^^ 
jPfs  no*  ^qJi  t^y  i>6  4oiie,  Iri*v«^^ 
JJ^^^d,  far  J^w^n,  i^^ 

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y?t  _  al®o$t  #oknown.  «nd   tb6^  luj^h^ 

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and  in  arrangint  his  anipfe  things  in  th^ 
mo^  homc-hke  way,  endeavourinr  io  t^e 
t^e  hare  loolc  from  ^e  wall?  with  a:  fe« 
pictures  and  other  Jiftle  things/    "  *  *   • 


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the  empty  bo)i^swith^  ftrn^  virtifcJi^  |^ 
plentifully  in  a  ^       Wis.,  -^1^ 

ness,  and  tnrt  for  tte  ihe  pte&iN^rs  a 
from  his  niother,  wc>61d  haye^^ 
as  they  kept  him  |n  touch  wi^  tJie  6utf  r 
world.'  ,  ,  ,  ■  ^   :  , .       r-:  ^:/ .^^^-^j;"  :,-;^^|[■,■ 

Sunday  cairie  witli  ja  fiecutiar  qtiiet»  as 
even  the  train  did  not  Mun  in* ;  So  to 
beguile  the  time  artcfbi^ak  the  $tilteejss,h 
took  his  Prayer-bc^k  and  read  the  s^^ 
through  to.the  end^  The  next  wi^f  k  be  did 
the  same,  and  while  engaged  iit  doing  so, 
raised  his  head  and  sawi  a  rnkii  gazing  iii^ 
terttly  upon  him^  He  appeared  to  be  a 
pedlar,  judging  fVbni  thf  paitifc  he  cari-ied, 
arid  the  small  box  iri  his  baiid. 

As  he  was  quite  close  to  the  open  door  of 
the  Station  before  Arthur  s^him^he^i^ 
up,  and  closing  his  book,  spoke  to.  him. 
The  man  laid'aside  his  thihg$  arid  ^m^^ 
x>n  the  step  leading  up  to  thie  place,  and  asked 
Arthur  not  to  stop  but  tO  go  on  reading, 
saying  he  would  like  to  listen. 


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A  HOLE  IN  THE  WOObS. 

^Mmrd^t^  on.H'ith  one  oart 


*^m.  ^^M;'N  lumber  t«;»* 

* W  S«»B^  sat  in  his  house  thinldnp^ 

?r **I*-W;    nearV  eveiyone  there^Waa 
geG^ie£top,crofeonvt«atKWan^  thought 

my^  mmr4<mit,  with  two  ehiidfe^J 

t^^ihgpomt  of  Wcwdhufst,  so  gentle 
mtmimlyin  all  ;her  ways,  makiS^ 

h^  aMme  ofcomfbrt  fo^hfer^i^ 
^^  Wiierindustr,.  and  good  mnuagc- 

thought  that  her  equal  was  not  to  he  fdmd 


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A  ifOI't  W  IBB  yfiOOpS. 

bit  t^jr  selflotn ^vllicr^aft 3he faaa  a  liusy 
life,  w<D^kin|£  aibbut  th^  hm^ 
1^  liuttc^  or  %c;wing  ;  her icihief  irepr^tJ^ 
l^ng  tf>  take  heir  work  doWn  to  the  h^ 
aii4:W^ch  the:"ii\^en^^^^^^ ) :  f;:iv'^-'>- 

Books  ^ere  not  mu<:l^  in  her  wsrj^,  s^^  had 
too  littie  thtte  fcir  rladii^g^  #3C€C|^ 
iJiWe,  Avhichber  toother  hid  tattpit  hir  ?  t<^ 
prize.    In  it  $hie  liaci  reitf  ^^>oirt  the  wim 
woinari  who  'Hiwi^  with  her 

haiKJ^,^'  and  in  her  hMmble  wsty^e  tried 
to  fbllovf  the  gOKJKi  exanfipk^    Her  l^fotl^ 
Jiartin  obeyed  h^rioftpjiici^^^  wt$ 

firing  as  wedi  as  geptle*    He  learned  hfsj 
versed  and  sakf  therti  to  Nr^  laa  thefm^^ 
Sundiy^schodt  to  ittend.^    It  w^  dfawi^ig 
towairds  dusk  thw  ei^ning  wl||^  the  ^^ 
6#il^r  savr  sqW^  one  approaci>in|^  mi  v^ortl 
doviFn  the  rcfad  to  meet  him  ;  tJKe 
w§^  an  old  acquaintei)<:o» 


'•  lt!s  a  fine  e\fetiinf  for  the  end  of  Sep-^ 
tenahejtv  Mr.  MormWi*-  said  the  tnan,  ih 
answer  to  his  aalut^ion.  *^  Yes,  tht  weather 
jCKdcs  pWtty  well  settled  now,  for  a  whitest 


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tft«  stttisfe<:tion  ;<>f  a^^^  glad  to  goti.  a» 


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jr^ai^  w%ftt  ^i  i^  feE>*^  5^       tihift)^  cannot  m 

ati^i  heai^  liiinj  i^a4 ::  l»  fefe^  the  parson,^ 
afeieast>»<w^  rw^hfiarcj :  h^!s  ^^^m^mt^ 
inlstafeei''    ftlai^wfefyi l^gifik cQin% up- ^ 
he  wa#ii|g(safc5Uig  j  a^eS  manic 

qy^slSQs^  hw  IpU  ft^  ill  %e^  kn^M^ 

a^OTt  J|i0  iifca^(M^        |lt^j?tai# 
tteft  n^g^  antii  tht.niixfc  ^^^%g|»PS^^ 

on  1^  foli^^  Stofey  whetf  B#s?^i^i 
people  arrived  aixjut  &e^  nsua^  Gh«i^# 
tinte.     ^  Cyt.  a^^^  about 

taSrtni^^pdn  himself  #e^^^<^^  of  a  d^i^ 
man,  i^        they  s^eiifii^  so^^^a^ 


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hearv  he  ^<>^^tM^^ 

Mot^riitt^  Service,  ftom  tne  ff^ J^' i.^> 

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.Wood'^^fs**  j'J^Sme  cav^g  ^^  to  for- 
i  **  hole  in  the  woods.  - 

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