This all happened on a Tuesday, and on Wednesday, and for several days, Valmond went about making friends.

His pockets were always full of pennies and silver pieces, and he gave them liberally to the children and to the poor, though, indeed, there were few suffering poor in Pontiac.

All had food enough to keep them from misery, though often it got no further than sour milk and bread, with a dash of sugar in it of Sundays, and now and then a little pork and molasses.

As for homes, every man and woman had a house of a kind, with its low, projecting roof and dormer windows, according to the ability and prosperity of the owner.

These houses were whitewashed, or painted white and red, and had double glass in winter, after the same measure.