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His wages were to be fifty shillings a month. This sum seemed a very large amount to James, who seldom saw much money, and did not know the important part it plays in towns and cities. HIS WAGES WERE TO BE FIFTY SHILLINGS A MONTH THIS SUM SEEMED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT TO JAMES WHO SELDOM SAW MUCH MONEY AND DID NOT KNOW THE IMPORTANT PART IT PLAYS IN TOWNS AND CITIES
been, and will be, an inspiration to many young men on both sides of the Atlantic. CHAPTER VII. THE TWO BROTHERS. A New House--Thomas leaves Home--Sorrow at Parting--James left to Manage the Farm--The Value of Experience. At length Thomas was twenty-one, and the time had come for him to go out into the world and make a way for himself. One thing he at that time desired above all others, and that was to build a better house for his mother. To do this properly it was necessary to engage a carpenter, who would make the necessary framework. Then Thomas and James would help him to put up the building. But money was needed to carry out the undertaking, and this was the purpose to which Thomas decided to devote his first earnings when he left home. One day Thomas returned from an expedition in search of work, in high glee. He had obtained employment in the State of Michigan. He had engaged to assist in clearing the forest, that is, in cutting down trees for a man who was about to make a farm. RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER SEVEN THE TWO BROTHERS A NEW HOUSE THOMAS LEAVES HOME SORROW AT PARTING JAMES LEFT TO MANAGE THE FARM THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE AT LENGTH THOMAS WAS TWENTY ONE AND THE TIME HAD COME FOR HIM TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND MAKE A WAY FOR HIMSELF ONE THING HE AT THAT TIME DESIRED ABOVE ALL OTHERS AND THAT WAS TO BUILD A BETTER HOUSE FOR HIS MOTHER TO DO THIS PROPERLY IT WAS NECESSARY TO ENGAGE A CARPENTER WHO WOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY FRAMEWORK THEN THOMAS AND JAMES WOULD HELP HIM TO PUT UP THE BUILDING BUT MONEY WAS NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE UNDERTAKING AND THIS WAS THE PURPOSE TO WHICH THOMAS DECIDED TO DEVOTE HIS FIRST EARNINGS WHEN HE LEFT HOME ONE DAY THOMAS RETURNED FROM AN EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF WORK IN HIGH GLEE HE HAD OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN HE HAD ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN CLEARING THE FOREST THAT IS IN CUTTING DOWN TREES FOR A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A FARM
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