e care of a garden?"
wered Andy
used to agricu
rkin' on a fa
eft us, and we must
" chimed
ou are co
st
e," sa
er, Sophia," said Priscil
st
week. What compensa
wages y
Sophia was
he man you had before me
dollars a mon
me," said Andy
ad been working he had receiv
oy. Men folks ge
k as he did any day,
we'll give you five dollars the first week
o," sai
here?" inq
ur home here. We will
hall I
d some wood s
er time. I'll just go home and g
ner here. It will be r
st
said Andy; "I
ive in th
other lives up
it some wood, and we'l
e ax and the s
ith a will. He was greatly elated at having secured so profitable a job. He meant to give satisfaction, so as to keep it. Five dollars a week an
ut what queer old ladies they are, especially the one that's always sayin' 'just so
their new "man" worked. Occasionally Priscilla, as she w
s if he knew how
responded
works faster
st
t he should be the gre
rk
st
uld be sawing wo
st
ust be kind t
iss you, Priscilla," said S
se, sister," s
ed the other, fro
summons. He had a hearty appetite at all times, and just now it was increased by his unrequited labo
y savory and inviting. Andy's eyes fairly danced with satisfaction as they rested on the roast beef and vegetables, which emitted an odor of a high
d Miss Priscilla. "I th
l me 'And
ew. Shall I give
you,
ve it rare o
m. I have it rar
a joke," said Priscilla
illa," and Soph
to poverty, Andrew, or you would not b
am," said Andy, wi
r family pro
eculation," said And
. Sophia, we must
o, Pris
t lose all
a living," said Sophia, wi
sted that he came near choking, but recovere
scarcely make a living in that w
acquiesced
ou been in this
ears,
the emergency, but his evident enjoyment of the dinner only gratified the
do, ma'am?" a
go on saw
during the afternoon. By this time there w
Miss Priscilla app
w," sh
, ma
u feel
tle, m
other know w
ma'
ke to go home
a'am, I
or after supper,
I'll g
back and sleep here. We do not fe
attered at being re
y time you name,
ere at nin
well,
d to tell his mother and Mary the good news abo
p inquiringly as he
Andy?" she asked. "I t
o easy, mother. Shur
wo
ve got
dy? You are
How much do you think I
lar a
u say to th
boy, Andy. I'm
dollars a week, mother?"
id his sister. "I don't belie
ollars a week I'm to get. Ask
iss Gr
queer old ladies. One of 'm
Miss Soph
aid Andy, mi
Andy. Then it's them
y kind. I'm goin' back
man to pur
lau
, Andy? What could you do i
at Paddy did the
ady," announc
s mother expected, and it seemed likely that they would g