nug in bed,
like the rest of the good children of the little village of Newton.[3]

[2] One drawback to bringing Frank's father into the story is that he,
in spite of his character, has to be called Lawless too.

[3] There is one error in this story which perhaps it is worth while to
point out. Birds'-nesting and orchard-robbing are not in season
together.

Cousin James and Cousin Thomas

James Brown was born at a farmhouse. He had not seen a town or a city
when he was ten years old.

James Brown rose from his bed at six in the morning during summer. The
men and maids of a farmhouse rise much sooner than that hour, and go to
their daily work. Some yoke the oxen to the plough, some bring the
horses in from the field, some mend the hedges, some manure the land,
some sow seed in the ground, and some plant young trees. Those who have
the care of the sheep, and who are called shepherds, take their flocks
from the fold and lead them to their pasture on the hills, or in the
green meadows by the running brook. The maids meanwhile haste to milk
the cows, then churn the butter, put the cheese into the cheese-press,
clean their dairy, and feed the pigs, geese, turkeys, ducks, and
chickens. James Brown did not work in the fields, so when he rose from
his bed, his first care was to wash his face and hands, to comb and
brush his hair; and when these things were done, and he had said his
morning prayers, he went with his father about the farm or weeded the
garden. Garden work was very proper for a boy of his age and size.

James Brown had a cousin, named Thomas, and Thomas Brown once came to
pay James a visit. The two boys were very glad to see each other, and
Thomas told James of the famous city of London, where he lived. He spoke
of the spacious paved streets, crowded all day by throngs of people, and
lighted at night by rows, on each side of the way, of glass lamps. He
told him of the fine toy-shops, where all kinds of playthings for
children are sold: such as bats, balls, kites, marbles, tops, drums,
trumpets, whips, wheelbarrows, shuttles, dolls, and baby-houses. And of
other great shops where linens, muslins, silks, laces, and ribbons fill
the windows, and make quite a gay picture to attract the passers-by. He
described also the noble buildings and the great river Thames, with its
fine arched bridges, built of stone. He spoke or the immense number of
boats, barges, and vessels that sail and row upon the Thames, and