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Hence it came about that his farm and all that belonged to him prospered exceedingly. HENCE IT CAME ABOUT THAT HIS FARM AND ALL THAT BELONGED TO HIM PROSPERED EXCEEDINGLY
od, from the shock caused by her mother’s death, she soon became a pet with the women, and reconciled herself to this new life in her moving canvas-covered home. In the meantime Ferrier having recovered from his privations, distinguished himself as a useful guide and an indefatigable hunter. So rapidly did he gain the esteem of his new companions, that when they reached the end of their wanderings, it was unanimously agreed that he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers, with the exception of Young himself, and of Stangerson, Kemball, Johnston, and Drebber, who were the four principal Elders. On the farm thus acquired John Ferrier built himself a substantial log-house, which received so many additions in succeeding years that it grew into a roomy villa. He was a man of a practical turn of mind, keen in his dealings and skilful with his hands. His iron constitution enabled him to work morning and evening at improving and tilling his lands. ASTICITY OF CHILDHOOD FROM THE SHOCK CAUSED BY HER MOTHER'S DEATH SHE SOON BECAME A PET WITH THE WOMEN AND RECONCILED HERSELF TO THIS NEW LIFE IN HER MOVING CANVAS COVERED HOME IN THE MEANTIME FERRIER HAVING RECOVERED FROM HIS PRIVATIONS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A USEFUL GUIDE AND AN INDEFATIGABLE HUNTER SO RAPIDLY DID HE GAIN THE ESTEEM OF HIS NEW COMPANIONS THAT WHEN THEY REACHED THE END OF THEIR WANDERINGS IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT HE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH AS LARGE AND AS FERTILE A TRACT OF LAND AS ANY OF THE SETTLERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YOUNG HIMSELF AND OF STANGERSON KEMPBELL JOHNSTON AND DREBBER WHO WERE THE FOUR PRINCIPAL ELDERS ON THE FARM THUS ACQUIRED JOHN FERRIER BUILT HIMSELF A SUBSTANTIAL LOG HOUSE WHICH RECEIVED SO MANY ADDITIONS IN SUCCEEDING YEARS THAT IT GREW INTO A ROOMY VILLA HE WAS A MAN OF A PRACTICAL TURN OF MIND KEEN IN HIS DEALINGS AND SKILFUL WITH HIS HANDS HIS IRON CONSTITUTION ENABLED HIM TO WORK MORNING AND EVENING AT IMPROVING AND TILLING HIS LANDS
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