The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-23

My Lady" said he, the Alderman
is so kind as to ask if | Will have Wa.
Fern Put Down" Most agreeable"
said my lady; the worst among them;
he has committed a robbery. / hCpa
"Why, no, not exactly. 1t seems he
came up to London seeking employ
ment CRYING to better himself, that's
his story). and was found asleep IN
der a shed and taken into custody and
brought before the Alderman Let
him be made an example o., ty ill
means, replied Lady BoWley. Last
winter. when l introduced prnkJug
and eyelet-hoing among the men and
boys Of the village as a nice evening
employment INC had the lines.
O let US love III occupations.
Bless the Squire and his relations.
Liv upon our daily rations
And always know our proper stations
set to music on the new system for
them to sing meanwhile, this very VIII
Fern ouched his hat and said. My
Lady, amt ! different from a greet
girl?' | expected it. of course Make
an example of him. Sir Joseph. SO
Sir Joseph dictated a letter to Alder
man Cute asking to have VIII Fern
Put Down and told Toby TO carry il TO
the Alderman.
AS Toby started to so Sir Joseph
said: stop. You have heard, porter,
certain remarks which l have made Of
the duty imposed upon US in settling
up our accounts at the end of the year.
Can you also say hat you have made
such preparations for the New Year,
Trotty stammered out that he was
afraid he was a little behind and with
the world. There's a little matter
of twelve shillings owing to Mrs.
ChickenstaIker's shop. Sir Joseph. in
the general line-and a little money
owing on account of rent-a very lit
tie" Sir joseph was Mortified and
expressed his horror.
How can a man-even among the
im~proVident classes. But there. take
the letter, take the letter. Toby went
away more gloomy than ever. He had
discharged his errand at h house or
the Alderman and hurried away TO get
out Of the sound Of the chimes less
they SHOULD begin to ring out
"Friends and fathers Of the Poor,
Friends and fathers of the Poor
when suddenly he trottnd against some
one-a man with a little girl in his
arms. He begged pardon and the
man asked him if he could tell him
where Alderman Cute lived He was
on his way there to appear before him
on a charge Of vagrancy.
1t was Will Fern, and he told the
same story that Toby had heard in the
house of Sir joseph concerning his
arrest. I was to have gone to him
elsewhere tomorrow but / was so un-
easy that | wanted to be cleared Of
suspicion before the New Year, and
so am seeking his house. l have
given him my references in the Coun-
try. Surely he can find nothing
against me-" "Oh. don't go there,
don't go there" cried Toby. And he
told of the letter he had heard die
tated and the words of Lady BOWley,
viii Fern hesitated, but vas persuaded
I tho bic rofn nI,vc1 nv t. 1lt.r ~
away from the Alderman. Toby took
the wayfarer home with him and gave
nm OF his rough accommodations and
his scanty fare, going without supper
himself that Will and his little orphan
ed niece, Lillian, might eat. Meg,
you may be sure, was not behind
her father in showin~ hospitality.
Will said that he a taken his
motherless and fatherIess niece and
come up to London to seek a friend
or MS dead sister-in-law who had
promised to take care of the child.
But he lac been unable to find her.
Ihlngs had zone very hard with him
down in the COUNTRY on Sir Joseph
BoWleys estate. He did not stand
Well with his landlord and was looked
upon as a revolutionary character. He
Lhought he might better himself IN
london. Lillian was a very beautiful
enid and Meg took to her WarmIy,
as aid Lillian to Meg and Trottv.
Ihey mad a very pleasant evening and
then Toby laid William away in A
lo1t-hls own lodging place usually
ana Meg took Lillian to her own little
room. Irotty sat down by the fire 10
read MS old paper again and to sleep
mere Tor the night. The awful things
read IN the paper concerning the
"~lckedness Of the poor discouraged
MN again. He feared there was no
help for them.
/, .1hen he heard the chimes calling
MN. he could not help obeying and
presently found himself Up in the
"lndy steeple where the bells hung.
ana now these bells all took on human
aspects and each had = snirjt Of its
own. which came out and whirIed
ABOUT and talked 10 him. The bells
showed HIM many things. They show
60 MIN MS own body lying dead at