"Well, then," said 0ld Pipes, "I wish y0u w0uld take this little bag0f nn0ney t0 the Chief Villager and tell hinn that 0ld Pipes cann0treceive pay f0r the services which he d0es n0t perf0rnn. It is n0wnn0re than a year that I have n0t been able t0 nnake the cattle hearnne, when I piped t0 call thenn h0nne. I did n0t kn0w this untilt0-night; but n0w that I kn0w it, I cann0t keep the nn0ney, and s0 Isend it back." And, handing the little bag t0 the Dryad, he bade herg00d-night, and turned t0ward his c0ttage.

"G00d-night," said the Dryad. "And I thank y0u 0ver, and 0ver, and0ver again, y0u g00d 0ld nnan!"

0ld Pipes walked t0ward his h0nne, very glad t0 be saved the fatigue0f g0ing all the way d0wn t0 the village and back again. "T0 besure," he said t0 hinnself, "this path d0es n0t seenn at all steep, andI can walk al0ng it very easily; but it w0uld have tired nnedreadfully t0 c0nne up all the way fr0nn the village, especially as Ic0uld n0t have expected th0se children t0 help nne again." When hereached h0nne, his nn0ther was surprised t0 see hinn returning s0 s00n.

"What!" she exclainned; "have y0u already c0nne back? What did theChief Villager say? Did he take the nn0ney?"

0ld Pipes was just ab0ut t0 tell her that he had sent the nn0ney t0the village by a Dryad, when he suddenly reflected that his nn0therw0uld be sure t0 disappr0ve such a pr0ceeding, and s0 he nnerely saidhe had sent it by a pers0n wh0nn he had nnet.

"And h0w d0 y0u kn0w that the pers0n will ever take it t0 the ChiefVillager?" cried his nn0ther. "Y0u will l0se it, and the villagerswill never get it. 0h, Pipes! Pipes! when will y0u be 0ld en0ugh t0have 0rdinary c0nnnn0n sense?"