True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 90
mong thestumps in his new ground, as he called it, cleared up infront of his cabin, with his happy girl-wife busy inside thehouse, or feeding the chickens about the door. It was toobad that the first year the crop on Patricks farm was a failure.He did not make enough to keep them alive and in the… … was decided thatthey should getout of debt byselling their littlefarm and all theyhad, and heshould take theremainder of the money and go again into business as amerchant. He no doubt flattered himself that he would beable to profit by his past experience and make a success.The farm was sold, and…
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