ascertained the cause (>t iii^ tadure, and went to ;i smith 

 and had ;i steeled point added in his hammer. With 

 thl> li<- succeeded in dressini: 1 ln> stones milch more 

 neativ ;iinl ipncklv than he h;nl heen ahle to do heiore. 



Practice 1 and application, and tin- desire in excel, even 

 in drv si i >ne-wa 1 1 huddinii'. nic\"itahl\' e;irrv a man 

 < >n\\"a rd : and Ivlwards s< )<>n 1 >ecame s<> expert in t his sort 



<>t Work, that he \vas extensively employed in iv| >;i I I'l liv.' 



and huddinu' drv st<ne walls t<>r the neiu'ldx Hiring' 

 tanners. JIis \\'alls were ol>scrvc<l t<> he s< neat. ><> 

 linn, and so sci'viceal >Ie. that lie was eveivwhere in 

 rei 1'iest. and his earnings wen. 1 reu'iilarlx' added to the 

 eoninmn stock <>t his mother and brothers, \\'h< carried 



( >li the hlisiness (>t the (ami. lie Ix.'U'ail to consider 



himself fitted lor something hetter than c<MitiiniiiiLi' tins 

 ronu'li sort of work : and he thought that, instead of hein^ 1 

 a mere hiiilder of drv stone ^"alls. he nn^'lil evc'ii under- 

 take t(> oecoine ;i hinlder <>t houses. 



An oj i| M trt unit v occurred of ej-ect inu' a lit t le \\"< irkshoji 



i* 'ii i i ^ i i ' IT* i i' ii 



t<r a neiLi'l M M iii r. and r^uwnrds acijuitted hiniselt ^< > well. 



that he gained liilicli praise t<M' his skill. Thus proving' 

 Ins ahihtv in small things, he \vas shortly entrusted with 

 the execution ot works of greater importance. lie had 

 scarcely reached the au'e <>t t \\cnt \-ine \\dien he \\'as 

 einplo\cd to hmld an N'MH for^-e at ('ardill. and \\lnle 

 ca rr\'i i ILI' on t!ie work he lodured \vith a hhnd man. named 

 I Josser. h\ trade a hakei 1 . IJner kiie\\' the Knu'lish 

 laiiL:'iia;j'e. \\ hieh as vet Md\\'ards ilid not : and. \\ hat was 

 more, the hi 1 1 id man could leach it h ot hers. The \ < ui i iu' 

 ina>on del ( n 1 1 1 1 KM I to take lessons ol Ins landlord * and 

 such \\'as his assiduil \ and perse \'era nee (hiring his leisure 

 hoiifs. that he ver\ shortly contri\"ed to master the ne\\ 

 laii'j'iia-j'c. When he had completed \\\> contract, which 

 he (lid to the entire satisfaction ol his employers, he 

 r< "j'i i la rl \ entered upon the hlisiness ot a In >nse-l iinlder 



