“whaadreadfulsormiwas!henighwassobckhalilehanscouldhardlysee,andhewindwassosronghahecouldscarcelysandhowever,hewasverycourageous,andaferhehadbeenwalkingabouhreehours,hearrivedahedocor’shouse,andknockedahedoor

“‘whoishere?’criedhedocor,puinghisheadouofhisbedroomwindow

“‘lilehans,docor’

“‘whadoyouwan,lilehans?’

“‘hemiller’ssonhasfallenfromadder,andhashurhimself,andhemillerwansyouocomeaonce’

“‘allrigh!’saidhedocor;andheorderedhishorse,andhisbigboos,andhisnern,andcamedownsairs,androdeoffinhedirecionofhemiller’shouse,lilehansrudgingbehindhim

“buhesormgrewworseandworse,andherainfellinorrens,andlilehanscouldnoseewherehewasgoing,orkeepupwihhehorseasheloshisway,andwanderedoffonhemoor,whichwasaverydangerouspce,asiwasfullofdeepholes,andherepoorlilehanswasdrownedhisbodywasfoundhenexdaybysomegoaherds,floainginagreapoolofwaer,andwasbroughbackbyhemohecoage

“everybodywenolilehans’funeral,ashewassopopur,andhemillerwashechiefmourner

“‘asiwashisbesfriend,’saidhemiller,‘iisonlyfairhaishouldhavehebespce’;sohewalkedaheheadofheprocessioninalongbckcloak,andeverynowandhenhewipedhiseyeswihabigpockehandkerchief

“‘lilehansiscerainlyagrealossoeveryone,’saidhebcksmih,whenhefuneralwasover,andheywereallseaedcomforablyinhei

,drinkingspicedwineandeaingsweecakes

“‘agrealossomeaanyrae,’answeredhemiller;‘why,ihadasgoodasgivenhimmywheelbarrow,andnowireallydon’knowwhaodowihiiisverymuchinmywayahome,andiisinsuchbadrepairhaicouldnogeanyhingforiifisoldiiwillcerainlyakecarenoogiveawayanyhingagainonealwayssuffersforbeinggenerous’”

“well?”saidhewaerra,aferalongpause

“well,haisheend,”saidheli

e

“buwhabecameofhemiller?”askedhewaerra

“oh!ireallydon’know,”repliedheli

e;“andiamsurehaidon’care”

“iisquieevidenhenhayouhavenosympahyinyournaure,”saidhewaerra

“iamafraidyoudon’quieseehemoralofhesory,”remarkedheli

e

“hewha?”screamedhewaerra

“hemoral”

“doyoumeanosayhahesoryhasamoral?”

“cerainly,”saidheli

e

“well,really,”saidhewaerra,inaveryangryma

er,“ihinkyoushouldhaveoldmehabeforeyoubeganifyouhaddoneso,icerainlywouldnohavelisenedoyou;infac,ishouldhavesaid‘pooh,’likehecriichowever,icansayinow;”soheshouedou“pooh”aheopofhisvoice,gaveawhiskwihhisail,andwenbackinohishole

“andhowdoyoulikehewaerra?”askedheduck,whocamepaddlingupsomeminuesaferwards“hehasagreamanygoodpoins,buformyownparihaveamoher’sfeelings,andicanneverlookaaconfirmedbachelorwihouheearscominginomyeyes”

“iamraherafraidhaihavea

oyedhim,”answeredheli

e“hefacis,haioldhimasorywihamoral”

“ah!haisalwaysaverydangeroushingodo,”saidheduck

andiquieagreewihher