THE COTTAGE GARDEN 
95 
out his master’s knowledge. However, he still 
did not love to think ill of his own relations, 
They came a third time. Keeper received them 
rather coldly, and hinted that he should like bet- 
ter to see them in the day time, but they excused 
themselves for want of leisure. When they took 
their leave, he resolved to follow at some distance 
and watch their motions. A litter of young pigs 
happened to be lying under a hay-stack without 
the yard. "The wolf seized one by the back, and 
ran off with him. The pig set up a most dismal 
squeal; and Keeper, running up at the noise, 
caught his dear cousin in the fact. He flew at 
him and made him relinquish his prey, though 
not without much snarling and growling. The 
fox, who had been prowling about the hen roost, 
now came up, and began to make protestations 
of his own innocence, with heavy reproaches 
against the wolf for thus disgracing the family. 
“ Begone, scoundrels, both,” cried Keeper, “] 
know you now too well. You may be of my 
blood, but I am sure you are not of my spirit. 
Keeper holds no kindred with villains.” So saylng, 
he drove them from the preinises, 
LESSON VI. 
THE COTTAGE GARDEN. 
flour-ish-ing ole-ma-tis gnow-drop 
em-ploy-ment prim-ro-Seß ground-sel 
neigh-bour-ing goose-ber-ries ve-ge-ta-ble 
tra-vel-ling cab-bag-cs plea-sant-est 
A neat and flourishing eottage garden is one of 
the pleasantest sights in the world. and I wish it