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very serious or dangerous accidents, but the more common accidents that you meet with, the more you will have to amuse and entertain you. If it were only winter now, there would be a prospect that you might be blocked up in a snow storm." "Hoh!" said Phonny, "that would be a dreadful thing." "No," replied Beechnut, "not dreadful at all. For people who are on business, and who are in haste to get to the end of their journey, it is bad to meet with accidents and delays; but for boys, and for people who are traveling for pleasure, the more adventures they meet with the better." "Accidents are not adventures," said Phonny. "They lead to adventures," replied Beechnut. "But now for my directions," said Stuyvesant. "Well, as for your directions," replied Beechnut, "I can either go over the whole ground with you, and tell you what to do in each particular case,--or I can give you one universal rule, which will guide you in traveling in all cases, wherever you go. Which would you prefer?" "I should prefer the rule," said Stuyvesant, "if that will be enough to guide me." "Yes," said Beechnut, "it is enough to guide you, not only from here to New York, but all over the civilized world." "What is the rule?" asked Stuyvesant. "I shall write it down for you," replied Beechnut, "and you can read it in the stage, to-morrow morning, or in the cars." "Well," said Stuyvesant,--"if you are sure that it will be enough for me." "Yes," replied Beechnut, "I am sure it will be enough. It is the rule that I always travel by, and I find it will carry me safely anywhere. It is an excellent rule for ladies, who are traveling alone. If they would only trust themselves to it, it would be all the guidance that they would need." "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will decide to take the rule." Shortly after this, Beechnut and the children all went into the house, and Stuyvesant and Phonny went to bed. Stuyvesant was so much excited, however, at the thoughts of his journey, that it was a long time before he could get to sleep. He woke at the earliest dawn. He rose and dressed himself, and took his breakfast at six o'clock. At seven the stage came for him. Beechnut carried his trunk out to the stage, and the driver strapped it on in its place, behind. Mrs. Henry and Malleville stood at the door to see. Stuyvesant went first to the kitchen, to bid Dorothy good-by, and then came out through the front door, and bade Mrs. Henry a
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