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week days with his Sunday clothes on; and by this means he re- 

 gained his standing with the fair of the village. Ellen walked 

 with him several times, and passed Dr. Bollman's office without 

 looking in at the open door. His visits to her became frequent, 

 and it began to be whispered that they were engaged, or soon 

 would be. 



They were in truth nearer to it than would be inferred, from a 

 remark made by Ellen to a friend, who, soon after his visits be- 

 gan to grow frequent, complimented her on the good looks of her 

 future husband. " Do you think," said she, " that I would marry 

 a wagon-maker? If I ever marry, I will marry a gentleman." 



What a pity that Allen did not hear the remark! It would 

 have saved his broadcloth and his time to say the least. 



Ellen's feelings ere long became to be so much interested, that 

 she began to wish that Allen was a gentleman. She next began 

 to speculate on the possibility of making him one. Finally she 

 concluded that it would do to marry him if he would keep a 

 journeyman, and call himself a carriage-maker. 



She succeeded in communicating to him the idea of a journey- 

 man. He was willing to put it into execution; but he desired 

 to have the sanction of his fellow-craftsman's example. Accord- 

 ingly he went to see him for the purpose of sounding him on the 

 subject. He found him with a very large amount of work on 

 hand. • 



" Why dont you engage a journeyman? " said Allen. 



" I have one engaged," replied Watson. 



"A good one? " 



" First rate in ray way of thinking." 



He spoke of himself, but his friend misunderstood him. He 

 resolved to follow at once his supposed example. He engaged a 

 journeyman from a neighboring township. In consequence Ellen 

 was more gracious, and he was tempted to put on his Sunday 

 clothes more frequently. 



The journeyman was the very beau ideal and prince of a jour- 

 neyman. He was able and willing to do every thing. He felt 

 a far deeper interest in the prosperity of the shop than its owner 



