Soon after breakfast, the vener-able John came to bor-row some ker-osene oil and a half a pound of sugar, but his attempt was foil-ed.

I knew too well the in-sid-ious foe.

In the very out-set of his vil-li-an-y I sent him home with a empty can.

For two long days I wander-ed amid the ver-dant pathways of the gar-den and to the barn, whenever and anon my du-ty call-ed me, nor did I ere neg-lect the fowlery.

No cloud o'er-spread this happy pe-ri-od of my life.