Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Tom, The Lord grant it, and be your guide when you are far from us. CHAP. II. A Few days sufficiently proved that Tom Hig- ghi. s had not misunderstood the feelings of Mr. Malins towards the preserver of his child. He had held many consultations with Mrs. Malins as to the best return they could make him, and had at last come to the determination of giving him his cottage and garden and little farm rent free, but waitingtiUTiin'shealth should be perfectly restored, he had delayed informing him of his intentions. -- But the report soon spread about the country that Tim Iliggins was about to turn pedlar -- and though he was amongst the last who heard it, at length it reached his ears also, and at once convinced him that no time was to be lost in opening his plan to him who was its object. I would not for a great deal, said he, as he walked into the parlour, and took his hat and stick from theplace where they always hung when not in use, I would not for a great deal, that I had remained so long silent -- butthefault is not without remedy, and I am going over to him this moment to pay him what I consider as a sacred debt. -- My poor fellow, added he to himself, to think of going out in such a crippled state! Vtll Btij; h(y ou nHil the noil J call mungrateful to suffer it, as for the latter, they have doubtless called me so long since, but I never heard from yourself the remotest hint ou tlie subject of recompense -- you must surely have thought my silence unaccountable; but two hours shall not have passed till I do you the justice you so well deserve. Ou arriving at Tim's cottage, Mr. Malins saw sufficient to satisfy him, that had he delayed much longer, his visit would havecometoo late. Tim was abroad, and as he found from the little girl who cleaned up his little plac...