? ? ? ? "He was allus a good boy, Cyrus."
? ? ? ? "That's so, Nancy, but he didn't seem cut out for makin' money. Still it would do me good to see him. Maybe we might have a home together, and manage to live."
? ? ? ? Just then a neighbor entered.
? ? ? ? "Have you heard the news?" she asked.
? ? ? ? "No; what is it?"
? ? ? ? "Your nephew Jefferson Pettigrew has got back."
? ? ? ? "You don't mean so. There, Jefferson, that's one comfort."
? ? ? ? "And they say he has brought home five hundred dollars."
? ? ? ? "That's more'n I thought he'd bring. Where is he?"
? ? ? ? "Over at the tavern. He's brought a young man with him, leastways a boy, that's got a lot of money."
? ? ? ? "The boy?"
? ? ? ? "Yes; he's from New York, and is a friend of Jefferson's."
? ? ? ? "Well, I'm glad he's back. Why didn't he come here?"
? ? ? ? "It's likely he would if the boy wasn't with him."
? ? ? ? "Perhaps he heard of my misfortune.
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