He Covered A Great Deal Of Ground

A certaiü John Hodgdon, who lived in Weare, X. H., more thau 100 years ago, was one of the men who seem always to have luck on their side. Whatever he put his hand to prospered. As his neighbors used to say, "John Hodgdon's dish is always right side np when it rains poiridge. " Probably his good luck was mostly shrewdness and frugality. We are told that he was an excellent farmer. At all events, shrewd or lucky, he grew richerand richer and bought more and more land, till people began to wonder where the thing would end. The general feeling was weü expressed by Polly ïuttle. She was one of a company of young people who, being out under the full moon, began discussing the question whether the darker portions of the moon's face were land. "We can easily settle that," said the bright Polly. "Let's go in and ask Mr. Hodgdon. He'll know, for if it's land he's