Early in August they become fewer in numbers, but of greater size, haying advanced to a weight of from six to nine pounds.

"I never thought any clergyman would have the opportunities for doing good such as I am haying," he said when I saw him.

" The next day Thomas left his haying and rounded up the faithful.

Mother says just think of buying so much joy and color for twenty cents a double roll; and we children think we shall never get tired of sitting on the stairs in cold weather and making believe it is haying time.

Beulah looked enchanting after a night of rain, and the fields were greener than they had been since haying time.

"Haying" would begin next morning, and he would be wakened by the sharpening of scythes and the click of mowing machines.

In haying time he always rides on the load of hay, and the bedstemoder, best mother or grandmother, in every farmhouse can tell the children dozens of interesting stories about the mischief or the kindness of Nissen.

The land of Mongolia or Tartary is in the east part of the world, where the east and north are believed to unite; haying the country of Kathay, and the people called Solangi on the east; on the south the country of the Saracens; the land of the Huini on the south-east; on the west the province of Naimani, and the ocean on the north.

Though it was the 22nd of July, haying was not yet finished.

By his help the haying had been done in not much more than two thirds the usual time; but when John Weitbreck, like a sensible fellow, said, "Now, we would better keep Alf on till harvest; there is plenty of odds-and-ends work about the farm he can help at, and we won't get his like again in a hurry," his father had cried out, "Mein Gott!

Haying supplied himself with all requisite tools, etc., for tilling the ground, for which occupation he had always a great desire, they had now, after a fatiguing journey of fourteen days, arrived at the little log-house, in the western part of the state of Ohio, which was to be their future home.

" "The fetters galled my weary soul, A soul that seemed but thrown away: I spurned the tyrant's base control, Resolved at last the man to play: The hounds are haying on my track;

Having found the chamber empty, or haying emptied it, raise the head and eyes to the front.

I've been haying and fire-fighting since seven this morning.

This haying effected the destruction of Brahem, he contrived to dispatch his colleague so privately as to avoid the imputation of being accessary to his death, and succeeded him in the sovereignty.

Haying time was always a happy season for us boys.

I am inclined to think that, in many of the instances given above, especially in haying and harvest, provisions of some sort were found by the employer, over and above the wages.

I believe Sally has great plans for the haying.

And in July will be the haying.

" CHAPTER XIV TWO AND TWO "Shall we make the haying a society affair for ladies in French frocks, or an athletic event for a lot of young fellows who don't know a rake from a pitchfork?"

It was discussed by everybody during the next few days, and plans were carefully perfected with the view of combining a good time for the young guests with the serious purpose of getting the haying done as promptly and effectually as possible.

This "haying it" with a field full of boys and young ladies was a new and interesting experience for Mr. Kelly.

" Once or twice I made an effort to tell Magnus Thorkelson about this, as we worked at our after-harvest haying together that week; but it was a hard thing to do.

In haying and harvest I got some work at fifty cents to one dollar per day, and as I had no clothes to buy, I spent no money, saving up about fifty dollars by fall.

"We hope to have you, and your wife and children, come and pay us a visit this coming summer,say in raspberry time, which will be just after haying.