" Lazy Billp' said he, g suppose you
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Lazy Billp' said he, 81 suppose you
mean William Smith, the carriage-maker.v


1tThat's his name," replied, "though 1
did not know he was carriage-maker'' IA
Iii g He lives on the old spot,n said Simon;
2, just where he has lived for twelve years.
but he don't look much like Lazy Bill now,
can tell you,


| hurried on, and soon came to the place
where, two years before had dropped the
miserable being called Lazy Bill, ,'whomI
had taken from the groggery of the village
below, to pilot me to a hotel The old ho-
vel had been torn down, and on its site stood
a pretty white cottage, surrounded with a
yard Of flowers, just whitening from the eff
iects Of an autumn frost. Beyond cwas a
large building, which from the sounds pro-
ceedlng from il, Judged to be the workshop
of William Smith the carriage maker.
I'hither 1 bent my steps, and on innbqIdtirring
for MIR. Smith, was pointed to noble look
ing workman in the farther end of the shop,
whose manly bearing and healthy looking
countenance were evidence enough that the
pledge had remained unbroken. On my ap-
proach he recognized me, shook my hand
heartily, and throwing off his apron, invited
me into his house. Wewalked in together,
and there found one Of the prettiest
and happiest families / had ever set my
eyes upon. The wife was all Joy and CON
tentment, the children all animation and
beauty. The Oldest boy was at work in
the shop, but on learning that it was s the
stranger who had called, he came in and
appeared oveJoyed to see me. Ourmeeting
there was indeed a glorious one and never
shall ] forget the warm grasp of the hand
that the father gave me, on taking my leave
of him. ., ,,G, IT .,.n,,..,


"Tell my. old acquaintance at S,''
said he, "that LAZY Bill is now one Of the
happiest fellows in Christendom that his
wife and children are as gay SHARKS and
lively as crickets that his industry and his
property have come back to him; and bet
ter than all, that not one drop of liquor is
bought or sold or drank in the little town
of Pepperelbro'' sa1 5a"5 a-a91iaa 9di