I wish you well and happy!" As I put my glass to my lips, he glanced with surprise at the end of his neckerchief, dropping from his mouth when he opened it, and stretched out his hand.

I gave him mine, and then he drank, and drew his sleeve across his eyes and forehead.
"How are you living ?" I asked him.
"I've been a sheep-farmer, stock-breeder, other trades besides, away in the new world," said he; "many a thousand mile of stormy water off from this." "I hope you have done well ?" "I've done wonderfully well.

There's others went out alonger me as has done well too, but no man has done nigh as well as me.

I'm famous for it." "I am glad to hear it." "I hope to hear you say so, my dear boy." Without stopping to try to understand those words or the tone in which they were spoken, I turned off to a point that had just come into my mind.
"Have you ever seen a messenger you once sent to me," I inquired, "since he undertook that trust ?" "Never set eyes upon him.

I warn't likely to it." "He came faithfully, and he brought me the two one-pound notes.