Facing the World

passing the hotel on my way home from school when Abner Potts

x years older. Only a week previous he had lost his father, and as the family consisted on

by Mr. Benjamin Howard, a friend of his father, but i

oward, kindly. "It will take you some time to form your pl

Howard," said Ha

k for some emp

ohn Fox. Before he died he advised me to write to Mr. Fo

he will prove a good ma

I know is, that he is considered a pro

a brown envelope,

I think your father was wise to seleck me. I am reddy to receave you any time. You will come to Bolton on the cars. That is eight miles from here, and there is a stage that meats the t

st people. Mrs. Fox will be glad to see you, and my boy, Joel, will be glad to have someone to keep him company. He is about sixteen years old. You don't say how old you are, but from your letter I surmise that you are as much as that. You will find a

HN

than once as he

pelling," remarked Mr. Howard, a

conomy. It is a comfort to know that I sha

start for Colebrook

at a railroad guide, and I find it will

ve you stay with us as l

t, but the struggle of life is before me,

conductor of the train on which Har

is way to the door, for this was the place

and the other a young man of twenty-five. They appeared to be father

he driver of the old-fashioned Concord sta

and me," said

eat with you?" asked

Where are

olebr

is is yo

d seat, congratulating himself that he would have a chance to se

n on the box beside him

remarked, with an inquisitive glanc

never been

oing to th

e house of Mr. John

body round here

him. He is to

have a quee

que

t of your eye teeth ef he gets a chanc

Harry, not especially reassured by this

kes his livin' chiefly by tradin' ho

of a woman

r the old man. She's a

me that he ha

ded and freckled, just like the old man. I don't believe Joel ever spent a c

girl, too,

ike her ma, except she's

family, but I'm afraid I shan't enj

here were hills and here and there the road ran through the woods. He could hear th

scattered over a tract half a mile square. Occupying a central position was the tavern, a square, two-story building,

l man over there lea

es

John Fox himself, as large as