“Well, I guess Californy’s the place to make money. I ain’t made any yet, but I mean to. There wasn’t no chance to get ahead in Pumpkin Hollow. I was workin’ for eight dollars a month and board.”
“It would be a great while before you could save up money to buy a farm out of that, Mr. Bickford.”
“That’s so.”
“My experience was something like yours. Before I came out here I was working on a farm.”
“Sho!”
“And I didn’t begin to get as much money as you. I was bound out to a farmer for my board and clothes. The board was fair but the clothes were few and poor.”
“You don’t say!”
“I hope you will be as lucky as I have been.”
“How much are you worth now?” asked Joshua curiously.
“From one to two thousand dollars, I expect.”