The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-02-16
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a SEW oESrisE SEW ENGLASD STORY.

young man, md was certainly Of great SER
vice to his father on tho farm. Old Mr..
Veszie was comfortably situated as 10 pecu-
mary means, first, because his wants were
few, aud secondly, because his land nearly
supplied them ALL But when Hiram asked
his father TO advance him some small
amount with which to commence business,
the good old man frankly Acknowledged his
inability, and rather wondered that his sou
could not content himself on the farm, as
his father and grandfather had done before
him
The truth was, that Hiram had from boy.
hood, aud during all his school hours, been
the intimate friend and companion Of pretty
Lucy White, the squire's daughter, and this
childish friendship had ripened with years
into love. Lucy's father understood the po.
sition Of affairs perfectly, between the young
people, but never nter!crcd until one day
when Hiram took the Old gentleman one
side, and asked him for Lucy as his wife,
Old Squire White, as he was uuyei sally call.
cd, replied kindly but firmly that Hiram
must first acquire some trade and means
enough to support Lucy before he could give
his consent to such an arrangement The
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Lucy was gentle ana !''Ihg gH! OF u'ne'
t'eh' a. 'h'e''lscnt as She Was rrcpy she
lo'Cl iiiraH sincere'y, but was too ar"r'DIe
to sit down with hun and pine over the stu
alton Of affairs. She wa, practical Yankee
glrl, and her advice ~ Hiram wa. sound AMI
loving.
"bn,' said she, "to Boston or New YORK.
You are active, good looking, Intelligent aud
industrious the very characteratgs that
command place, should say, N a large q.
~, aud sec II you 10 not una thy mnaus o'
earning Such wages as sha,i hc.p you u IA!
by something. ], too, W,ii b. industrious,
IN the meantime, aud whnt little can save
snail 20 t. maze up the necessary sum Tor
the purchase OF snug hl;.c home for US
Hiram kissed his little schoolmatc, and
promising her that she should never for an
hour be out OF his mind, soon gathered a
s'nali sum together, ana with the blessing OF
nus i"'hef anu mother ne took The cars ior
Boston. 1t was his first visit to a large city,
ana at The outset he was almost he"lIdered;
but seeking economical .oi-inS, lac began at
once 10 iooA ABOUT hiuiNe! iyr cmp.oyMCnt
ms h9 found Il hard ~ obtain, but Ag was
dAiy growing more aUi more conrer-ant
with city ME ana ways, aud he wrote every
lew days TO Lucy dis,st oi observations
an" fortunes "A Iyft"iShLo or three weeks !"
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