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1830 in literatureSee also: 1829 in literature, other events of 1830, 1831 in literature, list of years in literature.
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more than six.html">six hours a day, and fed him well, and that, besides,
the hospital, and provide for her as one of his own children,
He should have both the girl.html">girl and the horse.html">horse.html">horse.html">horse.html">horse to feed.html">feed, and only six hours'
is only enough.html">enough to keep us, and if I save him and feed your horse
by the end of the week. I am in no hurry before then."
So Joseph went home and recounted the proposal to his wife.html">wife,
out of it.
"Not much that way, husband.html">husband," said Diamond's mother; "but there
of property, and I don't discover any much good.html">good in helping him to save
don't mean he shall get me. It would be a loss rather than a gain--
not the main point. You must think what an advantage it would
her housework, and how to handle a baby; and, besides, she would
bit of charing now and then, when I got the chance."
"I won't hear of that," said her husband. "Have the girl by all means.
I wonder if the horse is a great eater. To be sure, if I gave Diamond
of him, and there would be four hours extra out of the other horse.
old Diamond after dinner, and I could take the other horse out for
pay for the keep of both of them,--that is, if I had good luck.
for he has been very kind to our Diamond, wife. Hasn't he now?"
"He has indeed, Joseph," said his wife, and there the conversation ended.
Diamond's father went the very next day to Mr. Raymond, and accepted
the same stable, he had two horses instead of one. Oddly enough,
Diamond's name came from a white lozenge on his.
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