. Almon Danforth Hodges and his neighbors . taken out of both hogsheads, put into barrels, andall the barrels headed up, excejjt one to show what I haddone, before Mr. Williams came into the store early in themorning. The first thing which caught his eye was the twolarge empty hogsheads. What upon earth have you donewith the sugar that was in those hogsheads last night, heexclaimed, and how did you do it ? I replied that I arosequite early, and as I didnt consider it much of a job, Ithought I would finish it before breakfast. The old gentle-man appeared much pleased; and never again did we hea
. Almon Danforth Hodges and his neighbors . taken out of both hogsheads, put into barrels, andall the barrels headed up, excejjt one to show what I haddone, before Mr. Williams came into the store early in themorning. The first thing which caught his eye was the twolarge empty hogsheads. What upon earth have you donewith the sugar that was in those hogsheads last night, heexclaimed, and how did you do it ? I replied that I arosequite early, and as I didnt consider it much of a job, Ithought I would finish it before breakfast. The old gentle-man appeared much pleased; and never again did we hear ofHarry Hills great exploit. On the first day of March, 1819, I began a diary which Ihave continued to the present time (1855).* On referring tothis diary, I find recorded commonplace events; yet I like toread it over, as it recalls to my mind many pleasant writing these lines I shall refer to it frequently to refresh * It was continued systematically throughout life. The last entry wasmade less than twelve hours before APPRENTICE DAYS. 97 my memory of past events, and I shall make entries from itas I find them recorded. In July, 1819, while I was at work in the back store, Inoticed three men passing down to the rear of the building,two of whom were of such suspicious appearance that Istepped out of the store to the fence, and watched themthrough the palings. I saw the party stop and play cards,and it soon became clear that two of them were cheating thethird, who evidently was a countryman and who was fast los-ing his money. When his money was gone, the victim wasinduced to put up his watch which the others claimed to havewon, whereupon ensued a loud, wordy dispute. Finally asthe pair seized the watch and started off with it, I shoutedlustily for them to stop and made after them. One succeededin getting away, but I caught the other, Lynfield by name,and, with the aid of Gridley Bridge, a truckman who came tomy assistance, managed to hold him. The result was
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