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45 Jerry's New Year

           

           HarryscrubbedawayatHotspurwithahuish!huish!likeanyoldhostler.InafewminutesDollycamedancingintothestable.

           “Oh!Harry,thereneverwasanythingsobeautiful;Mrs.Fowlersayswearealltogoandlivenearher.Thereisacottagenowemptythatwilljustsuitus,withagardenandahenhouse,andapple-trees,andeverything!andhercoachmanisgoingawayinthespring,andthenshewillwantfatherinhisplace;andtherearegoodfamiliesround,whereyoucangetaplaceinthegardenorthestable,orasapage-boy;andthere’sagoodschoolforme;andmotherislaughingandcryingbyturns,andfatherdoeslooksohappy!”

           “That’suncommonjolly,”saidHarry,“andjusttherightthing,Ishouldsay;itwillsuitfatherandmotherboth;butIdon’tintendtobeapage-boywithtightclothesandrowsofbuttons.I’llbeagroomoragardener.”

           ItwasquicklysettledthatassoonasJerrywaswellenoughtheyshouldremovetothecountry,andthatthecabandhorsesshouldbesoldassoonaspossible.

           Thiswasheavynewsforme,forIwasnotyoungnow,andcouldnotlookforanyimprovementinmycondition.SinceIleftBirtwickIhadneverbeensohappyaswithmydearmasterJerry;butthreeyearsofcabwork,evenunderthebestconditions,willtellonone’sstrength,andIfeltthatIwasnotthehorsethatIhadbeen.

           GrantsaidatoncethathewouldtakeHotspur,andthereweremenonthestandwhowouldhaveboughtme;butJerrysaidIshouldnotgotocabworkagainwithjustanybody,andthegovernorpromisedtofindaplaceformewhereIshouldbecomfortable

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