The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-06-25
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All that day Mr. Joshua Helps took Amos
Dyke about with him, continually direct
ing his attention to one person, and one
thing and another, in this fashion" Dost
thou see that horse, Amos--how it pulls
Dost thou see what haste that man is MAX
ing with that parcelp Dost thou perceive
how ever ybody is going somewhere, and
doing something's" And indeed the young
man need have had nogreater example Of
energy than Mr.. Joshua himself, who pull
ling out his watch often from time to time,
was evidently intent on getting through no
end Of work before evening. el's FA'
When evening came, Amos asked if he
could go out and try to get sight of Mary
as he was so fortunate as to be near where
she was. ..1...i...... t.f..f.,
Sand how wilt thou go to her, aid with
what sort of q tale?" said the Quaker !;
"how wilt thou answer her questions when
she asks thee what thou art doing, and
how much nearer marriage thou artP l
should be ashamed" /" said he, "to have
asked to see my Sarah under circumstances
like these and indeed / am doubtful if she
on her part, would have seen me. Now
take my advice, young man." said Mr..
Joshua: remain here quietly with me this
evening, and let us talk over matters, and
| tomorrow thou shalt return with me and
tell thee it will be worth ten-pound note
to thee, and more, if thou dost not go to
see that young woman. / am not going to
tell thee how it will be worth SO much mon
ey, but do tell thee that it is so, and if
thou talest my word thou wilt find il SO
too. .s ma Ira., lu. ..ae
That evening the good Quaker kept Amos
at his lodgings, and talked with him over
his affairs, and over his faults, which were
surely among the most important of those
affairs. .ltYs I.s9f H,rf
SHOW, will start thee," said the good
man, "only on one condition, and that is,
that thou wilt promise never to go to see
thy Mary until thou canst give her good
account of thyself and thy concerns--or at,
any rate, of thy industry and efforts--one
such as thy conscience can approve OFF,
| These seemed rather hard lines for poor
Amos Still he agreed to them, for his
e1oO was slipping fast away.
On the following day, good Joshua Helps
went to the Hollington carrier, the success
sor of Amos' father, and then and there
made an agreement with him that the
young man should have the place originally
offered to him. Mr.. Joshua himself ad-
vanced what was necessary, on the con-
dition that it was repaid to him in due
| season. ih'A -. ''
Very many struggles had Amos with
himself as he, for the first time, put on his
carriers clothes and prepared to start with
the team; but he overcame them all honor,
gratitude the hope of getting Mary Crust,
and of shortening the dreadful time during
which he could not see her, all spurred him
on to do the thing which was right.
Two long years had passed away, and
now Amos had fairly and honestly set him
self to work. The long road journeys, the
call weathers, p" which he had to meet, the
old carriers exactness and everything-to
a farthing in money, to minute in time
all helped to make him business man.
AT last the happy day came near. The
old carrier sent for Amos one morning, and
told him that he was beginning to feel too
old to go the London stage any more; that
he was about to give the journey up to him.
And now when Amos began seriously to
reflect on the past and see where he stood
at the present, he felt that he had earned
the right to sec Mary, and could give hei
by word of mouth good account of him.
self but first he felt he ought to consult
his friend Mr.. Joshua Helps.
"And now," said Mr. Joshua, "cans,
thou pay me back what have advanced
for thee, for whilst thou art in debt there
is nothing thou canst call thine Own?"
SAY, here it isl said Amos, pulling out
great leathern purse, and counting the
money out in guineas on the table; 81
brought it, for felt / could not answer
Mary, if she asked me if | owed anything
"Then go and see thy Mary" said the
Quaker; "and when thou comest back
come and tell me how she is, and how
much she has saved"
Folks may wonder what the Quaker
wanted to know about Mary's savings for
but he had reason of his own. He meant
Amos now to marry Mary, and he ment t.
help them too; but he would not put hi
money where it would not be safe-int'
idle dreamy, spendthrift hands.
So Mr.. Joshua bought up the business o