"
"I am glad to hear it; I have the pleasantest recollections of your
excellent father. Let me see, didn't you call there with me once, Mrs.
Barnes?"
"Not that I remember."
"You must go with me the next time. I want you to know the parents
of our young friend. They are excellent people. Do you go back this
afternoon, Mr. Young?"
"Yes, I guess so. You don't know of any sitooation I could get in a
store round here, do you?"
"Not at present, but I have some influential friends to whom I will
mention your name. Suppose, now, I could obtain a situation for you, how
shall I direct the letter letting you know?"
"Just put on the letter 'Ephraim Young.' Everybody in Plainfield knows
me."
"So he lives in Plainfield," said Mr. Montgomery to himself. "It's as
well to know that." Then aloud: "I won't forget, Mr. Young. What sort of
business would you prefer?"
"Any kind that'll pay," said the gratified youth, firmly convinced
of his companion's ability to fulfill his promise. "I've got tired of
stayin' round home, and I'd like to try York a little while. Folks say
it's easy to make money here."
"You are right. If I were a business man, I would come to New York at
once. For a smart young man like you it offers a much better opening
than a country village."
"That's what I've told dad often," said the rustic, "but he's afraid I
wouldn't get nothing to do and he says it's dreadful expensive livin'
here.
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