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Updated: June 17, 2025
When we lost you you know that set of tools the Union dropped in our yard well, he sent them to London for yours." "That is just like him," said Henry, bitterly. "And I'll tell you a good joke; they were in the place when you called, only not unpacked till just before I came away. Returned, sir! with a severe reprimand. 'Wonder you should send us such things as these for carving-tools by Little.
They were a set of carving-tools, well made, and highly polished; and there was a scrap of paper with this distich: "We are Hillsborough made, Both haft and blade." Cheetham examined them, and said, "Well, they are clever fellows. I declare these come very near Little's: call him down and let us draw him." Bayne called to Henry, and that brought him down, and several more, who winded something.
With some difficulty he prevailed on this worthy to make him a dress-suit in twenty-four hours. Next day he introduced himself to the London trade, showed his carving-tools, and, after a hard day's work, succeeded in obtaining several orders. Then he bought some white ties and gloves and an opera hat, and had his hair cut in Bond Street.
"There's a non-sequitur for you!" "Nothing of the kind, sir. Why, even the Queen's go-betweens will never daunt me, now I can go and drink love and courage direct from HER eyes; and nothing can chill nor discourage me now. I'll light my forge again and go to work, and make a few sets of carving-tools, and that will pay the go-betweens for patenting my circular-saw grinder.
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