Mr. Greenough and his help have improved a few leisure days in removing the trees that entirely concealed the Merrimac. By the profits resulting from their sale, he has built a neat and tasteful enclosure for his house and garden. This autumn shade-trees and shrubbery are to be removed to the yard, and fruit-trees and vines to the garden. Next winter a summer-house is to be put in readiness for erection in the spring. All this, and much more, Mr. Greenough is confident he can accomplish, without neglecting his _necessary_ labors, or the course of reading he has marked out, "by and with the advice" of his wife and Harriet. And more, and better still, he has decided that his son George shall attend school, at least two terms yearly. He will board at home, and will be accompanied by his cousin Charles, whom Mr. Greenough has offered to board gratis, until his education is completed. By this generosity on the part of her uncle, Jane will be enabled to defray other expenses incidental to Charles's education, and still have leisure for literary pursuits. Most truly might Mr. Greenough say,-- "The day is come I never thought to see, Strange revolutions in my farm and me." A. [Illustration: Decoration] FANCY. O Swiftly flies the shuttle now, Swift as an arrow from the bow: But swifter than the thread is wrought, Is soon the flight of busy thought; For Fancy leaves the mill behind, And seeks some novel scenes to find. And now away she quickly hies-- O'er hill and dale the truant flies. Stop, silly maid! where dost thou go? Thy road may be a road of woe: Some hand may crush thy fairy form, And chill thy heart so lately warm. "Oh no," she cries in merry tone, "I go to lands before unknown; I go in scenes of bliss to dwell, Where ne'er is heard a factory bell." Away she went; and soon I saw, That Fancy's wish was Fancy's law; For where the leafless trees were seen, And Fancy wished them to be green, Her wish she scarcely had made known, Before green leaves were on them grown. She spake--and there appear'd in view, Bright manly youths, and maidens, too. And Fancy called for music rare-- And music filled the ravished air. And then the dances soon began, And through the mazes lightly ran The footsteps of the fair and gay-- For this was Fancy's festal day. On, on they move, a lovely group! Their faces beam with joy and hope; Nor dream they of a danger nigh, Beneath their bright and sunny sky. One of the fair ones is their queen, For whom they raise a throne of green; And Fancy weaves a garland now, To place upon the maiden's brow; And fragrant are the blooming flowers, In her enchanted fairy-bowers.