Joe's Luck; Or, Always Wide Awake

ool, but this did not lighten Joe's labors,

hen Deacon Goodwin,

e house, whittling out a cane fro

at home?" the

prise. Why should the

he is," dra

t you

the barn," said O

m? I want to see

ous about the business, but his pride revol

him in the ba

said the deacon. "I will take it

business Joe and the deacon had together. He rather hoped that Joe ha

barn door an

n wants you ou

much surpri

front of the house and ba

you want to se

you remember y

ther's

's dead a

retty old,

her, but she managed to save a little out of it. When the funeral expenses were

o be done with

"You was the nearest relation she had, and it was

didn't expect anything. I had alm

e deacon. "I'm ready to pay it over to you when yo

k I shall, De

it, Joe," said the deacon. "Do

ven't had time to think. I'll c

e deacon started his old horse, who had com

a rich man, he had not at command so large a sum as his father's hired boy had fallen he

k, Joe," said

oe. "It's ver

yourself a new

intend to

ere wishing for

ace to keep me in clothes. That

are right,"

t you can do," he

ha

ght buy

have any ti

in the evening. I would lo

ry to Oscar, who would reap all the advantage

should care to bu

say to buying

be better to put

it now. You might die and then

deacon's Joe fell

here are you bou

my fortune

an explanation

you and I wish

I," s

Anything

enough, I would

really wa

fifty dollars wo

d Seth; "but I'll tell

ha

lf till you got a chance to wor

said Joe, br

easy, but you wo

uldn't mi

ound and see me to-morrow, and I'l

ero had made up his mind. Finally the old man cou

as to give Major

I should like to have you g

" exclaimed

ng to lea

going?" asked

rk and afterward

because you ain't sati

for me if I stay here and I have h

aven't got

most sixty

told me. You'd b

have made

ck in a month w

l go to work

he platform at the depot. The cars came up, he jumped aboard, and his heart beat with