uring the morning;
the latter attending to the pigs and fowls, bringing water from the
stream, etcetera. Mary and Emma milked the cows, and then assisted
their mother during the day in washing, etcetera. Mr Campbell
instructed Percival, worked in the garden, and assisted as much as he
could where he might be found most useful; but he was too advanced in
years to be capable of much hard work. Alfred, Henry, and Martin Super
were employed during the whole day clearing the ground and felling the
timber; but every other day, one or the other went out with Martin into
the woods to procure food, bringing home with them deer, wild turkeys,
or other game, which, with an occasional piece of salt-pork, and the
fish caught, were sufficient for the family consumption. Percival was
now permitted to accompany the hunting-parties, and became somewhat
expert with his rifle. He required only a little more practice to be a
good shot.

They rose at half-past five,--were all assembled to prayers at half-past
seven, previous to going to breakfast. They dined at one, and had a
combined tea and supper at seven o'clock. At nine o'clock they went to
bed. Before two months had passed away, everything went on like
clockwork. One day passed away so like another, that the time flew
imperceptibly, and they wondered that the Sundays came round so quick.
They had now time to unpack everything, and the books which Mrs
Campbell had selected and brought with her had been arranged on shelves
in the parlour; but they had not as yet much time to read, and were
generally too tired before the day was over not to long for their beds.
Indeed, the only interval of leisure during the whole day was between
supper and bedtime, when they would all assemble in the kitchen and talk
over the little matters which had occurred either during the chase or at
home. But they were now in the middle of October, the winter was fast
approaching, and they looked forward to it with some degree of anxiety.

John had kept his word very sacredly. He was occasionally absent for
three or four days, but, if so, he invariably came to the house and
remained a day or two at home. Alfred and Martin had long finished the
fishing-punt, and as it was light and easily handled, Henry and Percival
went out in it together, and when he was at home, John with Percival
would pull half a mile out into the lake, and soon return with a supply
of large fish. Mrs Campbell, therefore, had sal