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When Cory secured a place as dish-wiper at a new boarding-house near,

and Gus realized that he and Iry alone were dependent upon the others

for their keep, sha soul He had vainly tried to

secure steady e occasional

odd jobs He had a distinct leaning towards an agricultural life and

coveted the care of cows

"The grocer has sold his'n," he lugubriously lamented; "thar ain't no

one else as wants a caretaker for their critters around here"

After a long ruht his confessor, the corner grocer

"I'rafs," he

declared "I'd orter be goin' into business on oin' ter be allers workin' fer other folks"

"Well, you'll have to wait a while before you can work for yourself,"

counselled his confidant "You are young yet"

"This is a hurry-up age," was the sagacious assertion, "and ef you air

agoin' to git any-whar, you've got ter go by wire instead of by mail,

and you can't start too soon"