I hired an old horse and lumber wagon of one of my neighbors, loaded the boxes and took an early start for Bristol.

I was thinking all the way there of the large sum that I was to receive, and was fearful that something might happen to disappoint me.

I arrived at Bristol early in the forenoon and hurried to the house of my customer, and told him I had brought the the clocks as agreed.

He said nothing but went into another room with his son.

I thought surely that something was wrong and that I should not get the wished-for money, but after a while the old gentleman came back and sat down by the table.