Jonas on a Farm in Winter

en the boy cut wood. As he approached the place, he saw that the boy was the

re," said Jonas to himself. "

the oxen, which were in the road, having bee

rds them. The man smiled a little, as if he knew Jonas

d the man, "did yo

. He wondered how the man

u'd better make haste back. Rollo

ou mean,"

,-"Rollo; he said

Oliver. I don't see what made him

s not inclined to say any thing of that kind by way of jest. He was a very sober and sedate, as well as honest boy. Besides, he could not think what should have put Rollo into Oliver's head. He did

attempted to imagine some explanation of the mystery, the mo

re he had left the horse and Oliver. The hor

has gone away," said Jonas; "or

onfirmed; for Jonas saw, very soon after, a boy's head

lf. "No, it isn't he. That boy isn't d

this amusement, that at first he did not see Jonas; but, presently, looking up, his eye suddenly

on

Jonas, in his turn. "H

d. He could scarcely believe his senses.

ghing with great delig

re an hour ago, little thinking that he

id Rollo, "w

rmer's son. He came with me, and I left him here to the

nothing; there was nob

, then?" said Jonas. "I hope

call aloud, "Oliver! Olive

racks," said he; and he and Roll

down intently upon the snow, pretty

cks?" sa

, "but some writ

one word to another; for, the letters being large, the sentence extended quit

iting,'-no, 'waiting. I a

see," sa

e, and saw the writing. R

bt. We will go, and we shall find him there;-but when di

athan, and come and pay Jonas a visit. He had arrived at the farmer's that day, just after Jonas and Oliver had set out. The farme

e had followed Jonas to the mill, and then he inquired of the people whether Jonas had been there. A man in the road told him that he had seen J

ar in his story, Jonas

u on foo

d Rollo, "in

your sleigh?

I left him by the side of the road, and walked on to see if I could see any thing of you. I soon found your slei

d not go an

would be better for me to stay b

at home-his father and mother, and his cousin Lucy; and he sai

ty good time upon t

good indeed. You would li

ys for me to play

n't play much. He works nearly all the time. But

d Rollo, "when I came along. I

as he?" as

big as I am

s he doing?"

falls. But he didn't seem to have much to do. H

o you were, he would have liked very much to have come along

, very eagerly, "there's somebod

it?" sai

Ney," sa

"I never heard a boy named F

know," sa

where does he liv

ect in this answer, for Franco w

ersation, Rollo, sudd

onas, from your h

not imagine what he could he laughing at. Jonas, however, would not tell him,

sk him why you wouldn't tel

ting for them; and the rolls, too, were ready. As they did not like to tumble th

as well as very much pleased,