20 Adam Sherivood. 



One day Adam had finished his morning's 

 work at the Rev. Mr. Drummond's, and was taking 

 his money. The reverend gentleman said : 



'' You black-coated men earn white money very 

 quickly, Adam." '' Yes, sir ; we gentlemen who 

 wear black coats do earn money very quickly, 

 don't we, sir? " 



Adam was fond of a game of whist, at which 

 he was a good player. I have met him in Stony 

 Stratford of an evening, dressed for his whist 

 party. He put on another dress then, a good 

 silk hat, carefully brushed, a nice cloth coat, 

 sporting style, and such a waistcoat ! worked 

 worsted, with a scarlet ground, and the thickest 

 row of foxes' teeth down the front, instead of 

 buttons, and nicely spotted all over with foxes^ 

 heads ; which sumptuous article of apparel was 

 worked for him by the Misses Lorraine Smith. 



By dint of hard work and taking care, Sherwood 

 made money ; but he sustained a nasty blow in 

 losing ;^4oo by a bank failure. Nevertheless, he 

 saved enough to retire upon, and to enable him to 

 enjoy that repose in old age which he so well 

 deserved. No man in his station stood higher 

 in the estimation of all classes than did Adam 

 Sherwood. 



