“Will you try me, Mr. Wyman?”
“Have you ever worked on a farm?”
“No, sir; but I am willing to work, and I think I could do whatever there is to be done.”
“What have you been doing for the last year?”
“I have studied at the Rockdale academy.”
“What is your name?”
“Marston Howe.”
“Marston Howe! I have heard Mr. Farnham speak of you as a good scholar. If you work as you study, I will take you.”
“I shall aim to do so, Mr. Wyman.”
“Let me see you hoe;” and he rested a moment.