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Show CAME EARLY FOR HIS MONEY. Little Story Illustrates Thrifty Traits of New Englandcrs. When Henry Harlnnd was at Harvard Har-vard ho spent his vacations at Norwich, Nor-wich, Conn Ono Sunday ho mot nn old friend of his to whom ho owed n qunrter. As ho was leaving at 4:30 Monday morning for tho long winter term, ho called to tho old gentloman and said: "Deacon II., I owo you a quarter." "Ah, ray son, no business transactions transac-tions on the Sabbath day." Harland, hastily putting his money in his pocket, begged his pardon, and said&3 he was leaving very early tlp noxt morning, ho had ventured to pay him on tho Sabbath. In tho black dawn of a winter's morning as ho put his head out of tho window to say to tho cabman that ho would bo down directly, and thero bo- sldo tho cab stood a dark, motlonloss figure. , "Who can bo good enough to seo mo fitt at this time, in the, morning," tlffjLht JHarland. y"""" '" V, TJrtu'ao'canKTdown ho found thai the Veacon hnd do mo for his quarter. |