I'm going to wear a new pair of pants to meetin' to-morrow, and I expect to cut a dash, so you'll do 'em up slick, now won't you ?" "I'll do my best," said Charlie, who, although he did not dislike work, could not relish the idea of cleaning the servants' boots.

"I'm afraid I shall find this a queer place," thought he.

"I shall not like living here, I know--wait for my meals until the servants have finished, and clean their boots into the bargain.

This is worse than being with Mrs.Thomas." Charlie, however, went at it with a will, and was busily engaged in putting the finishing touches on Alfred's boots, when he heard his name called, and on looking up, saw Mrs.Bird upon the piazza above.

"Why, bless me! child, what are you about ?--whose boots are those, and why are you cleaning them ?" "Oh!" he replied, his face brightening up at the sight of Mrs.Bird, "I'm so glad you're come; those are Mr.Tyndall's boots, and these," he continued, holding up the boots on which he was engaged, "are the gardener's." "And who, pray, instructed you to clean them ?" "The gardener," replied Charlie.
"He did, did he ?" said Mrs.Bird, indignantly.