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 burn, we have nae room to make parks of ony size."

"But were your trees, and rocks, and wimplings of the burn, all removed," said Mr Stewart, "then your prospect would be worth the looking at, Mrs MacClarty! would it not?"

Though Mr Stewart's irony was lost upon the good woman, it produced a laugh among the young folks, which she, however, did not resent, but immediately fell to busying herself in sweeping in the hearth, and adding turf to the fire, in order to make the kettle boil for tea.

"I think," said Miss Mary, "you might make your daughters save you that trouble;" looking at the two girls, who stood all this time leaning against the wall.

"O poor things,"said their mother, "they have not been used to it; they have eneugh of time for wark yet."

"Depend upon it," said Mrs Mason, "young people can never begin too soon;