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 her apron as it would hold. But the burden oon became too heavy for her again; he was obliged to empty it once more: all this much urpried the good woman, for he was trong, and had been ued to carry huge burdens of fodder, without feeling any uch difficulty. Nevertheles he arranged every thing at home, jaded as he was; he put the leaves before the goat and the young kids, gave the children their upper, laid them to leep, aid her evening prayers, and went to ret with a light and contented heart.

The dawn of day, and the wakeful uckling, who impatiently demanded his breakfat, roued the indutrious houewife out of a ound nap, to her daily labours. She firt went, as uual, to the goat-houe with her milking-pail. But what a hocking ight! the poor old milch goat lay along tiff, and tretched out at all-fours. On examination it appeared that he was tone dead. The kids rolled their eyes frightfully in their ockets; their