From "HopE LESLIE, or Early Times in the Mas


sachusetts. "
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From "HoPE LESLIE, or Early Times IN the Was


sachusetts."


tall was 10Y in Mrs. Fletcher's dwell
ing. My dear mother' said Evereil, sit is
now quite time to look out Tor father and
Hope Leslie. have turned the hour glass
three times since dinner, and counted all the
sands think. Let us all go on the front por-
tico where we can catch the first glimpse
of them, as they come past the elm trees
Here, Oneco,' he continued, as he saw as
sent in his mothers smile, "hclp me out
with mothers rocking chair-rataer rough
rocking, he added, as he adjusted the rock-
ers lcng hwisc with the logs that served Tor
the floorlng--"Eut mother wont mind tri1es
Just now. All blessed babe, brother" he
continued, taking in his arms the beautiful
infant-"you Shall come too, even though
you cheat me out of my birthright, and get
the first embrace from father" Thus say
ing, he placed the laughing infant in his 60
cart, beside his mother. He then aided his
little sisters in the arrangement of the play
things they had brought forth to welcome
and astonish Hope; and finally he made an
elevated position for Faith Leslie, where
she might, he said, as she ought, catch the
first glimpse of her sister.


"Thank you, Everell, said the little girl,
as she mounted her pinnacle, "if YOU knew
Hope Leslie, yon would want to see her first
! too-every body loves Hope. We shall al
ways have pleasant times when Hope gets
| here"


| 1t was one of the most beautiful alter
moons at the close of the month OF May
The tagging spring had at last come forth
in all her power; her "work of glAdness
was finished, and forests, fields and meadows
were bright with renovated life. The tnll
Connecticut swept triumphantly on, as Il
still exultng in its release from its fctters o
winter. Every gushing riil had the spring.
note of joy, the meadows were, Tor the hrs
time, enriched with patches OF English grain
which the new settlers had sown, scantiiy
by way of experiment, prudently occupyin.
the greatest portion Of the rich mould, witt
the native Indian corn. This product OF oul
soil is beautiful in all its progress, from th'
moment when, as it now studded the mea
dow with hilocks, shooting its bright point
ed spear from its mother earth. to It's matu
rity, when the long golden ear bursts IRON
the rnstling leaf.


The grounds about Mrs. Fletcher's hous
had been prepared with the neatness Q
English taxte; and rich bed OF clover tina
oyersprcad the lawn Immediately before TIL
portice, already rewarded the industry
the cultivators. Over this delicate carpe
the domestic fowls, the first civilized inhae
itants of the ceunAry, Of their tribe, were no