_Second Boy._ I sow it; I love to see it come up. I have some oats of my own; they are just come up; I wish they were ripe, we would cut them. _First Boy._ What is done with oats? _Second Boy._ Horses eat them. _First Boy._ We eat wheat. _John_ says the bread is made of wheat. _Second Boy._ I make hay; I have a rake and a fork; and I ride in the cart. I rode last year. _First Boy._ I ride in papa’s coach; and I walk when it is fair and warm; but I have no tools to work with; I wish I had. I love a toy when it is new, just the first day I love it; the next day I do not care for it. _Second Boy._ I have a spade and a hoe, and a rake; and I can work with them; and am never tired of them. When I am a man I will have a scythe, and mow in the fields. I have a bit of ground of my own to work in. _First Boy._ Where is it? pray show it to me. _Second Boy._ Here; come this way. There; you see I have a rose bush; I wish I could find a bud. Here is a white pink: they blow in the spring. Do you like pinks? _First Boy._ We have fine large pinks at home; but these are as sweet—I thank you.—I should like pinks of my own. _Second Boy._ I will give you some slips in _June_; and show you how to plant them; and I can give you some seeds which I took care of last year. _First Boy._ You are good to me I am sure; when you come to see me, I will ask for some fruit to give to you. _Second Boy._ I have a pear tree; that tree is mine, and we get nuts from it. _First Boy._ We have grapes, and figs, and plums; but I love a peach best, it is so full of juice. _Second Boy._ We have none of them; I shall like to taste them. Now I will show you our bees; the hives stand just by. When we take them up, you shall have some comb. [Illustration: Cow and calf] THE COUNTRY VISIT. _Miss._ How do you do, nurse? I am come to see you. Mamma gave me leave to come and spend the day with you. _Woman._ I am glad to see you here, Miss. _Miss._ Pray call me as you did when I came to you to stay; you were so good to me! you soon made me well. I like you should say, My dear. I love you.—I ought to love those who are kind to me, and nurse me. _Woman._ I did not think you would have me say so. But, my dear, if you are so good, I think I cannot but love you. _Miss._ Where is _Betsy_? I want to see her. _Woman._ She shall come; she longs to see you; I see her; she is just by. _Little Girl._ How do you do; I am glad to see you here, Miss. _Miss._ Ah, _Betsy_! how you are grown! I should scarce know you. _Little Girl._ You are as much grown, Miss; you were but so tall when you were here. _Miss._ Let us run and jump; and I want to see all your things. _Little Girl._ Will you like to see the cows? or shall we go and see the lambs? _Miss._ O, yes! let us go. _Little Girl._ They are just by. I have a tame lamb; I reared it with milk, warm from the cow.