But Joe only felt joyful exhilaration.
"You look happy, Joe," said young Folsom.
"I feel so," said Joe.
"Are you hoping to make your fortune in California ?" "I am hoping to make a living," said Joe.
"Didn't you make a living here at home ?" "A poor living, with no prospects ahead.

I didn't mind hard work and poor clothes, if there had been a prospect of something better by and by." "Tell me your story.

Where were you living ?" Charles Folsom listened attentively.
"Major Norton didn't appear disposed to pamper you, or bring you up in luxury, that's a fact.

It would have been hard lines if, on account of losing your aunt's legacy, you had been compelled to go back to Oakville." "I wouldn't have gone," said Joe resolutely.
"What would you have done ?" "Stayed in New York, and got a living somehow, even if I had to black boots in the street." "I guess you'll do.

You've got the right spirit.