H. No; Thomas would not let me; he made me go round by the gate, and along the path with him.
M. And what did William say, when you arrived at the farm?
H. Why, he had tumbled into a ditch which the long grass had prevented him from seeing; the cow-boy pulled him out and was washing him at the pump.
M. Did Thomas tell William he had done wrong?
H. Not at first; but when the cow-boy was gone, he said, “William you had better have gone along the path as we did.”
M. Is this the reason why you call him the Judge?
H. Yes, mamma, but you ought to have heard with what a grave tone he spoke—just like a judge on the bench.
M. Ought not serious things to be said in a grave manner?
H. Yes; but he makes such grave speeches.