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Chapter 73

           Thosewhohadbeenkindtothem,didnotescapehissearch.Thesistersattheschool—theywhowereherfriends,becausethemselvessofriendless—MrsJarleyofthewax-work,Codlin,Short—hefoundthemall;andtrustme,themanwhofedthefurnacefirewasnotforgotten.

           Kit’sstoryhavinggotabroad,raisedhimupahostoffriends,andmanyoffersofprovisionforhisfuturelife.HehadnoideaatfirstofeverquittingMrGarland’sservice;but,afterseriousremonstranceandadvicefromthatgentleman,begantocontemplatethepossibilityofsuchachangebeingbroughtaboutintime.Agoodpostwasprocuredforhim,witharapiditywhichtookawayhisbreath,bysomeofthegentlemenwhohadbelievedhimguiltyoftheoffencelaidtohischarge,andwhohadacteduponthatbelief.Throughthesamekindagency,hismotherwassecuredfromwant,andmadequitehappy.Thus,asKitoftensaid,hisgreatmisfortuneturnedouttobethesourceofallhissubsequentprosperity.

           DidKitliveasinglemanallhisdays,ordidhemarry?Ofcoursehemarried,andwhoshouldbehiswifebutBarbara?Andthebestofitwas,hemarriedsosoonthatlittleJacobwasanuncle,beforethecalvesofhislegs,alreadymentionedinthishistory,hadeverbeenencasedinbroadclothpantaloons,—thoughthatwasnotquitethebesteither,forofnecessitythebabywasanuncletoo.

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