trunk, putting away the old
things, putting in the new. She packed up all the clothes she could
think of, both summer and winter ones, because you never can tell what
sort of weather you will have.

Agamemnon fetched his books, and Solomon John his spy-glass. There
were her own and Elizabeth Eliza's best bonnets in a bandbox; also
Solomon John's hats, for he had an old one and a new one. He bought a
new hat for fishing, with a very wide brim and deep crown; all of
heavy straw.

Agamemnon brought down a large heavy dictionary, and an atlas still
larger. This contained maps of all the countries in the world.

"I have never had a chance to look at them," he said; "but when one
travels, then is the time to study geography."

Mr. Peterkin wanted to take his turning-lathe. So Mrs. Peterkin packed
his tool-chest. It gave her some trouble, for it came to her just as
she had packed her summer dresses. At first she thought it would help
to smooth the dresses, and placed it on top; but she was forced to
take all out, and set it at the bottom. This was not so much matter,
as she had not yet the right dresses to put in. Both Mrs. Peterkin and
Elizabeth Eliza would need new dresses for this occasion. The little
boys' hoops went in; so did their india-rubber boots, in case it
should not rain when they started. They each had a hoe and shovel, and
some baskets, that were packed.

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Mrs. Peterkin called in all the family on the evening of the second
day to see how she had succeeded. Everything was packed, even the
little boys' kite lay smoothly on the top.

"I like to see a thing so nicely done," said Mr. Peterkin.

The next thing was to cord up the trunk, and Mr. Peterkin tried to
move it. But neither he, nor Agamemnon, nor Solomon John could lift
it alone, or all together.

Here was a serious difficulty. Solomon John tried to make light of it.

"Expressmen could lift it. Expressmen were used to such things."

"But we did not plan expressing it," said Mrs. Peterkin, in a
discouraged tone.

"We can take a carriage," said Solomon John.

"I am afraid the trunk would not go on the back of a carriage," said
Mrs. Peterkin.

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"The hackman could not lift it, either," said Mr. Peterkin.

"People do travel with a great deal of baggage," said Elizabeth Eliza.

"And with very large trunks," said Agamemnon.

"Still they are trunks that can be moved," said Mr. Peterkin, giving
another try at the tr