to the lady from Philadelphia, asking her to taste the milk.

The lady from Philadelphia tasted, and said the truth was that the
milk was sour !

"I was afraid it was so," said Mrs. Peterkin; "but I didn't know what
to expect from these new kinds of cows."

The lady from Philadelphia asked where the milk was kept.

"In the new dairy," answered Elizabeth Eliza.

"Is that in a cool place?" asked the lady from Philadelphia.

Elizabeth Eliza explained it was close by the new kitchen.

"Is it near the chimney ?" inquired the lady from Philadelphia.

"It is directly back of the chimney and the new kitchen-range,"
replied Elizabeth Eliza. "I suppose it is too hot! "

"Well, well!" said Mrs. Peterkin, "that is it! Last winter the milk
froze, and now we have gone to the other extreme! Where shall
we put our dairy?"

THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS-TREE. EARLY in the autumn
the Peterkins began to prepare for their Christmas-tree.

Everything was done in great privacy, as it was to be a surprise to
the neighbors, as well as to the rest of the family. Mr. Peterkin