"'And you don't know the moon from a house on fire,' said the man, and so passed on.
"A minute or two after this, he met a gentleman driving a team."
"A gentleman driving a team!" said James.
"Yes," said Jonas, "with a frock on. He was tired and weary, having driven all day. The man asked him if he did not see that house on fire.
"'Ah,' said the gentleman, 'I thought it was the moon.'
"'No,' said the man, 'it is a house on fire.'
"'Well,' said the gentleman, 'I am very sorry if it is. I hope they'll be able to put it out!'
"So saying, he started his team along, and bade the man good evening."
Jonas then, having finished his story, stepped out of the shed, and went along towards the barn; Nathan called out after him to say,—
"Well, Jonas, I don't understand how the gentleman came to be driving a team all day."