Miss Lake had a round face with red

cheeks, bright black hair, bright blue eyes,

I think her name

and a bright blue dress.
should have been Miss Bright.

Her face

had such a kind look that no one could see her and not like her, and her heart was quite as kind as her face.

"I will take you all round the farm yard, and then we will have tea," she said.

First she took them to see the cocks and hens, and the cows in the field. Then they went to the hay fields, and all had a fine romp in the hay.

While they were at play Fred said to Rose, in a low tone, "you come with me, and I will show you such a sight."

So he took Rose by the hand, and led her down a side path till they came to a yard, where there were two or three pig styes. The great fat pigs all said "grunt, grunt, grunt," when they saw Fred and Rose.

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"Now let us feed the pigs," said Fred, they are more fun than the hay."

Near by them was a cart full of greens.

"Those greens are just the thing!" said Fred, and he got on to the wheel of the cart and threw a great bunch of greens to Rose, who caught them in her arms.

The pigs ate up the greens quite fast.

Why, Fred, there are some small pigs in the shed at the end of the stye," said Rose. "I wish we could give them some greens, poor mites. You see they can not get out, for there is a board in front of them."

"We can get to them, though," said Fred. "You go first. I will help you to the top of this low wall, and then you can jump down."

So Rose got to the top of the wall and gave a jump, and she was in side the pig stye, and Fred soon got there too. The pig stye was not at all a clean place, but they did not mind the dirt, they thought it such fun to feed the young pigs.

By and by they heard a shout, it was the voice of John;

"Fred, Rose, where are you? It is time to go to tea, come quick."

"We must make haste," said Rose, and

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they both ran to the end of the pig stye. Fred got on the top of the wall, and held out his hand to help Rose. She gave a jump to catch his hand, but some how he lost his boid, and they both fell right in the great, trough in front of the wall, which was full of the pigs' food.

"Oh dear, what shall we do?" said Rose. "I am quite wet through; what will Aunt Bell say?"

Bat Fred gave a laugh, and said it was ine fun.

"I don't like it," said poor Rose, who could not get out of the deep trough. “Do you think the pigs will eat me?"

"Don't be a goose," said Fred; "I will help you out," and he stood up, but his foot gave a slip, and down he fell in the slush, and all the great pigs came up and put their long snouts close to his face.

Rose gave a scream.

"Oh! I am sure they will eat you Fred; oh! what shall we do? I can not stand, my feet slip so," and then she gave two or three loud screams, which John heard.

they both ran to the end of the pig stye. Fred got on the top of the wall, and held out his hand to help Rose. She gave a jump to catch his hand, but some how he lost his hold, and they both fell right in the great. trough in front of the wall, which was full of the pigs' food.

"Oh dear, what shall we do?" said Rose. "I am quite wet through; what will Aunt Bell say?"

But Fred gave a laugh, and said it was fine fun.

"I don't like it," said poor Rose, who could not get out of the deep trough. "Do you think the pigs will eat me?"

"Don't be a goose," said Fred; "I will help you out," and he stood up, but his foot gave a slip, and down he fell in the slush, and all the great pigs came up and put their long snouts close to his face.

Rose gave a scream.

"Oh! I am sure they will eat you Fred; oh! what shall we do? I can not stand, my feet slip so," and then she gave two or three loud screams, which John heard.