Many strained blows must be delivered before he could effect the chopping of even a little notch.

R. [Footnote 1: Like the chopping in two of the Respublica in the quotation just above of the well-known Roman formula by which consuls were to see ne quid Respublica detrimenti capiat, this is a jest on the ignorance of the political wiseacres.

Judge Markham, who was giving some last directions joined these men, and listened while Uncle Jonah, in a few words, explained Bart's theorythat the girl would turn back from the chopping to the old road, and if there confused, would be likely to go into the woods, and directly away from her home.