I kept the first check and showed it as we sat under the trees in a favorite grove we had found near Wood's Run.

The effect produced upon my companions was overwhelming.

None of them had imagined such an investment possible.

We resolved to save and to watch for the next opportunity for investment in which all of us should share, and for years afterward we divided our trifling investments and worked together almost as partners.
Up to this time my circle of acquaintances had not enlarged much.

Mrs.
Franciscus, wife of our freight agent, was very kind and on several occasions asked me to her house in Pittsburgh.