He is a wiser man than I have been; and his wife and sons have all been helpful to him.

The love of Reuben Harmer is my assurance for thy future welfare.

Thou wilt never want so long as they have a roof over their heads.
"Nay, now what ails thee, child?
Why dost thou spring up and look at me like that ?" For Gertrude's usually tranquil face was ablaze now with all manner of conflicting emotions.

She seemed for a moment almost too agitated to speak, and when she could command herself there were traces of great emotion in her voice.
"Father, father!" she cried, "how can you thus shame me?
You must know with what unmerited scorn and contumely Reuben was treated by poor mother when it was we who were rich and they who were (in her belief, at least) poor.

She would scarce let him cross the threshold of our house.