"Well," said James. "No," said Henry, "you have not been elected. You can't be regent, unless you are chosen regularly." Lucy said nothing, but stood behind the others in despair. "Well, then, let Lucy be regent; she was chosen." "But I was only chosen regent for the walk," said Lucy. "O never mind," said Rollo, "let her be regent now." But Henry was not disposed to submit to any doubtful authority. He kept at work putting things in, in the way that pleased him most, without any regard to Rollo's proposal for prolonging Lucy's authority. As Henry did not acquiesce in this proposed measure, Rollo and James seemed to think it was useless for them to do so, and so they went much as they had begun, until they had pretty well filled up Jonas's cabinet with a perfect medley of specimens, the worthy and the worthless all together. They were at length interrupted by the sound of the bell, calling Rollo in to tea; Henry then went home, and James, Lucy, and Rollo went into the house. ORGANIZATION. James and Lucy staid and took tea with Rollo that evening; and, during tea time, Rollo's father and mother were talking, and the boys were all still. At last, just before they had finished their supper, Rollo's father asked them how they had got along collecting curiosities. "O, we had a very good time," said Rollo, "till we came to put our curiosities away; and then we should have had a good time if the boys had not pushed so, and made such a noise." "What made them do so?" asked his mother. "I don't know, unless it was because we did not have any regent." "Any what?" said his father. "Any regent," said Rollo. "We had Lucy for a regent while we were walking, and then we got along very well; but she would not be regent any longer, when we got home." Rollo's father and mother scarcely knew what to make of this; for they had never heard before of a regent in children's plays. But as they looked towards Mary, and observed that she was smiling, they at once understood that it was one of her plans. Rollo's father said he thought it was an excellent idea. "But why did not you have a regent when you were putting your things away, just as you had before?" he asked. "Why, Lucy said she was only chosen for the walk." "And so she would not serve any longer?" "No, sir." "That was right, Lucy. Never attempt to command without a commission. "But, Rollo," added his father, "I should think it would be best for you to have some sort of organization, if you are going to attempt to do any thing in company. Men never think that they can accomplish any thing in company, without organization; and I should certainly think that children would not be able to." "Organization?" said Rollo; "what is that?" "Why, some plan for investing some persons with authority. There must always be authority to decide little questions without debate, and for getting the opinions of all, on great questions, regularly.