be done singing that tune?"

Raymond smiled, and asked "Why?"

"Why," said Caleb, in rather a timid voice, "I don't think it is a very
pretty tune."

"Don't you?" said Raymond. "Well, I don't admire it much myself."

"Then what do you sing it so much, for, Raymond?"

"O, that's my lesson," said Raymond, "but how does your saw do, Caleb?"

"Very well; only I can't get my tree along."

"Where do you want to get it?"

"O, out to the fence," said Caleb.

"You had better not try to make a fence. You had better build a fire."

"But I have not got any fire to light it with?"

"Yes," said Raymond, "I brought a tinder-box, because I thought you
would want a fire; and I forgot to give it to you."

So Raymond pointed to a place among some rocks off at a little distance
before him, near the line in which he was coming along with his fence,
and advised Caleb to make a fire there. Caleb liked this plan very much.
He said he would play "camp out," and so build a camp, and have a fire
before the camp. Raymond told him that so soon as he should get his pile
of sticks ready, he would come and strike fire for him.

Caleb went to the place and began to work. He cut down bushes, and
placed them up against the rocks, in such a manner as to make a little
hut which he should get into. He then collected a pile of sticks in
front of it. First, he picked up all the dry sticks he could find near,
and then he sawed off branches from the old dead trees which were lying
around in the forest.

In an hour, with Raymond's help in lighting his fire, Caleb had a very
good camp. His hut was quite a comfortable one, with a blazing fire
near it, and three large apples roasting before the fire. By and by,
Caleb saw Raymond coming towards him, with the bag over his arm. He
opened it, and took out one parcel after another, and then laying the
mouth of the bag down upon the ground, he took hold of the bottom of it,
and raised it in the air; while Caleb watched to see what was coming
out. It proved to be potatoes; and Raymond told Caleb he might roast
them in his fire.

"Cover them up well with hot ashes and coals, Caleb, and then build a
fire upon the top."

So Caleb dug out the bottom of his fire with a pole;--for the fire had
pretty much burnt down to ashes;--and he put the potatoes in. There were
five of them. Raymond helped him to cover them up, and then he put more
sticks upon the top. When that was done, and just as he was going back
t