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 While they were converſing together, a little boy came along ſinging, with a bundle of ſticks on his ſhoulder, whom Harry happened to know. In fact, he was the very little ragged boy to whom Tommy had given ſome clothes in the ſummer. Harry inſtantly ſpoke to him, and deſired him to ſhew them the way out of the wood, which he readily conſented to, but adviſed them to go firſt to his father's houſe, and, while they warmed themſelves, they would ſend to Mr. Barlow to acquaint him where they were. The honeſt farmer then went and acquainted Mr. Barlow of the ſafety of his pupils, which gave infinite ſatisfaction to that reverend gentleman, as he had diſpatched people every where in purſuit of them.

Tommy had heard Mr. Barlow give an account in what manner the Kamſcatham dogs drew their fledges, and he determined to make an experiment of that nature. Being one day perfectly diſengaged from buſineſs, he furniſhed himſelf with ſome rope, and a kitchen chair, which he intended to make uſe of inſtead of a fledge. He then coaxed Cæſar into