,ALYO%A ! ,POT 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ALYO%A WAS ! Y\NG] BRO!R4 ,HE WAS CALL$ ! ,POT1 BECAUSE HIS MO!R HAD ONCE S5T HIM ) A POT ( MILK TO ! DEACON'S WIFE1 & HE HAD /UMBL$ AGA9/ SOME?+ & BROK5 IT4 ,HIS MO!R HAD BEAT5 HIM1 & ! *ILDR5 HAD TEAS$ HIM4 ,S9CE !N HE WAS NICKNAM$ ! ,POT4 ,ALYO%A WAS A T9Y1 ?9 LITTLE FELL[1 ) E>S LIKE W+S1 & A HUGE NOSE4 0,ALYO%A HAS A NOSE ?AT LOOKS LIKE A DOG ON A HILL60 ! *ILDR5 US$ TO CALL AFT] HIM4 ,ALYO%A W5T TO ! VILLAGE S*OOL1 BUT WAS NOT GOOD AT LESSONS2 BESIDES1 !RE WAS SO LITTLE TIME TO LE>N4 ,HIS ELD] BRO!R WAS 9 T[N1 WORK+ = A M]*ANT1 SO ,ALYO%A HAD TO HELP HIS FA!R FROM A V]Y E>LY AGE4 ,:5 HE WAS NO MORE ?AN SIX HE US$ TO GO \T ) ! GIRLS TO WAT* ! C[S & %EEP 9 ! PA/URE1 & A LITTLE LAT] HE LOOK$ AFT] ! HORSES BY DAY & BY NI<T4 ,& AT TWELVE YE>S ( AGE HE HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO PL[ & TO DRIVE ! C>T4 ,! SKILL WAS !RE ?\< ! /R5G? WAS NOT4 ,HE WAS ALWAYS *E]FUL4 ,:5EV] ! *ILDR5 MADE FUN ( HIM1 HE W\LD EI!R LAU< OR BE SIL5T4 ,:5 HIS FA!R SCOLD$ HIM HE W\LD /& MUTE & LI/5 ATT5TIVELY1 & AS SOON AS ! SCOLD+ WAS OV] W\LD SMILE & GO ON ) HIS WORK4 ,ALYO%A WAS N9ETE5 :5 HIS BRO!R WAS TAK5 AS A SOLDI]4 ,SO HIS FA!R PLAC$ HIM ) ! M]*ANT AS A Y>D-PORT]4 ,HE WAS GIV5 HIS BRO!R'S OLD BOOTS1 HIS FA!R'S OLD COAT & CAP1 & WAS TAK5 TO T[N4 ,ALYO%A WAS DELI<T$ ) HIS CLO!S1 BUT ! M]*ANT WAS NOT IMPRESS$ BY HIS APPE>ANCE4 

0,I ?\<T Y\ W\LD BR+ ME A MAN 9 ,SIMEON'S PLACE10 HE SAID1 SCANN+ ,ALYO%A2 0& Y\'VE BR\<T ME ,?,I,S6 ,:AT'S ! GOOD ( HIM80 

0,HE CAN DO EV]Y?+2 LOOK AFT] HORSES & DRIVE4 ,HE'S A GOOD ONE TO WORK4 ,HE LOOKS RA!R ?91 BUT HE'S T\< 5\<4 ,& HE'S V]Y WILL+40 

0,HE LOOKS IT4 ,ALL RI<T2 WE'LL SEE :AT WE CAN DO ) HIM40 

,SO ,ALYO%A REMA9$ AT ! M]*ANT'S4 

,! FAMILY WAS NOT A L>GE ONE4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( ! M]*ANT'S WIFE3 H] OLD MO!R3 A M>RI$ SON POORLY $UCAT$ :O WAS 9 HIS FA!R'S BUS9ESS3 ANO!R SON1 A LE>N$ ONE :O HAD F9I%$ S*OOL & 5T]$ ! ,UNIV]SITY1 BUT HAV+ BE5 EXPELL$1 WAS LIV+ AT HOME3 & A DAU<T] :O /ILL W5T TO S*OOL4 

,!Y DID NOT TAKE TO ,ALYO%A AT FIR/4 ,HE WAS UNC\?1 BADLY DRESS$1 & HAD NO MANN]1 BUT !Y SOON GOT US$ TO HIM4 ,ALYO%A WORK$ EV5 BETT] ?AN HIS BRO!R HAD DONE2 HE WAS REALLY V]Y WILL+4 ,!Y S5T HIM ON ALL SORTS ( ]R&S1 BUT HE DID EV]Y?+ QUICKLY & READILY1 GO+ FROM ONE TASK TO ANO!R )\T /OPP+4 ,& SO H]E1 JU/ AS AT HOME1 ALL ! WORK WAS PUT UPON HIS %\LD]S4 ,! MORE HE DID1 ! MORE HE WAS GIV5 TO DO4 ,HIS MI/RESS1 H] OLD MO!R1 ! SON1 ! DAU<T]1 ! CL]K1 & ! COOK--ALL ORD]$ HIM AB\T1 & S5T HIM FROM ONE PLACE TO ANO!R4 

0,ALYO%A1 DO ?IS6 ,ALYO%A1 DO ?AT6 ,:AT6 HAVE Y\ =GOTT51 ,ALYO%A8 ,M9D Y\ DON'T =GET1 ,ALYO%A60 WAS HE>D FROM MORN+ TILL NI<T4 ,& ,ALYO%A RAN H]E1 LOOK$ AFT] ?IS & ?AT1 =GOT NO?+1 F\ND TIME = EV]Y?+1 & WAS ALWAYS *E]FUL4 

,HIS BRO!R'S OLD BOOTS W]E SOON WORN \T1 & HIS MA/] SCOLD$ HIM = GO+ AB\T 9 TATT]S ) HIS TOES /ICK+ \T4 ,HE ORD]$ ANO!R PAIR TO BE B\<T = HIM 9 ! M>KET4 ,ALYO%A WAS DELI<T$ ) HIS NEW BOOTS1 BUT WAS ANGRY ) HIS FEET :5 !Y A*$ AT ! 5D ( ! DAY AFT] SO MU* RUNN+ AB\T4 ,& !N HE WAS AFRAID ?AT HIS FA!R W\LD BE ANNOY$ :5 HE CAME TO T[N = HIS WAGES1 TO F9D ?AT HIS MA/] HAD D$UCT$ ! CO/ ( ! BOOTS4 

,9 ! W9T] ,ALYO%A US$ TO GET UP BE=E DAYBREAK4 ,HE W\LD *OP ! WOOD1 SWEEP ! Y>D1 FE$ ! C[S & HORSES1 LI<T ! /OVES1 CLEAN ! BOOTS1 PREP>E ! SAMOV>S & POLI% !M AFT]W>DS2 OR ! CL]K W\LD GET HIM TO BR+ UP ! GOODS2 OR ! COOK W\LD SET HIM TO KNEAD ! BREAD & CLEAN ! SAUCEPANS4 ,!N HE WAS S5T TO T[N ON V>I\S ]R&S1 TO BR+ ! DAU<T] HOME FROM S*OOL1 OR TO GET SOME OLIVE OIL = ! OLD MO!R4 0,:Y ! DEVIL HAVE Y\ BE5 SO LONG80 FIR/ ONE1 !N ANO!R1 W\LD SAY TO HIM4 ,:Y %\LD !Y GO8 ,ALYO%A CAN GO4 0,ALYO%A6 ,ALYO%A60 ,& ,ALYO%A RAN H]E & !RE4 ,HE BREAKFA/$ 9 SNAT*ES :ILE HE WAS WORK+1 & R>ELY MANAG$ TO GET HIS D9N] AT ! PROP] H\R4 ,! COOK US$ TO SCOLD HIM = BE+ LATE1 BUT %E WAS SORRY = HIM ALL ! SAME1 & W\LD KEEP SOME?+ HOT = HIS D9N] & SUPP]4 

,AT HOLIDAY TIMES !RE WAS MORE WORK ?AN EV]1 BUT ,ALYO%A LIK$ HOLIDAYS BECAUSE EV]YBODY GAVE HIM A TIP4 ,NOT MU* C]TA9LY1 BUT IT W\LD AM\NT UP TO AB\T SIXTY KOPECKS .<#aS #bD.>--HIS V]Y [N MONEY4 ,= ,ALYO%A NEV] SET EYES ON HIS WAGES4 ,HIS FA!R US$ TO COME & TAKE !M FROM ! M]*ANT1 & ONLY SCOLD ,ALYO%A = WE>+ \T HIS BOOTS4 

,:5 HE HAD SAV$ UP TWO RUBLES .<#dS.>1 BY ! ADVICE ( ! COOK HE B\<T HIMSELF A R$ KNITT$ JACKET1 & WAS SO HAPPY :5 HE PUT IT ON1 ?AT HE C\LDN'T CLOSE HIS M\? = JOY4 ,ALYO%A WAS NOT TALKATIVE2 :5 HE SPOKE AT ALL1 HE SPOKE ABRUPTLY1 ) HIS HEAD TURN$ AWAY4 ,:5 TOLD TO DO ANY?+1 OR ASK$ IF HE C\LD DO IT1 HE W\LD SAY YES )\T ! SMALLE/ HESITATION1 & SET TO WORK AT ONCE4 

,ALYO%A DID NOT KN[ ANY PRAY]2 & HAD =GOTT5 :AT HIS MO!R HAD TAU<T HIM4 ,BUT HE PRAY$ JU/ ! SAME1 EV]Y MORN+ & EV]Y EV5+1 PRAY$ ) HIS H&S1 CROSS+ HIMSELF4 

,HE LIV$ LIKE ?IS = AB\T A YE> & A HALF1 & T[>DS ! 5D ( ! SECOND YE> A MO/ />TL+ ?+ HAPP5$ TO HIM4 ,HE DISCOV]$ ONE DAY1 TO HIS GREAT SURPRISE1 ?AT1 9 ADDITION TO ! RELATION ( USEFULNESS EXI/+ BETWE5 PEOPLE1 !RE WAS ALSO ANO!R1 A PECULI> RELATION ( QUITE A DIFF]5T *>ACT]4 ,9/EAD ( A MAN BE+ WANT$ TO CLEAN BOOTS1 & GO ON ]R&S & H>NESS HORSES1 HE IS NOT WANT$ TO BE ( ANY S]VICE AT ALL1 BUT ANO!R HUMAN BE+ WANTS TO S]VE HIM & PET HIM4 ,SUDD5LY ,ALYO%A FELT HE WAS SU* A MAN4 

,HE MADE ?IS DISCOV]Y ?R\< ! COOK ,U/9IA4 ,%E WAS Y\NG1 HAD NO P>5TS1 & WORK$ AS H>D AS ,ALYO%A4 ,HE FELT = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HIS LIFE ?AT HE--NOT HIS S]VICES1 BUT HE HIMSELF--WAS NECESS>Y TO ANO!R HUMAN BE+4 ,:5 HIS MO!R US$ TO BE SORRY = HIM1 HE HAD TAK5 NO NOTICE ( H]4 ,IT HAD SEEM$ TO HIM QUITE NATURAL1 AS ?\< HE W]E FEEL+ SORRY = HIMSELF4 ,BUT H]E WAS ,U/9IA1 A P]FECT /RANG]1 & SORRY = HIM4 ,%E W\LD SAVE HIM SOME HOT PORRIDGE1 & SIT WAT*+ HIM1 H] *9 PROPP$ ON H] B>E >M1 ) ! SLEEVE ROLL$ UP1 :ILE HE WAS EAT+ IT4 ,:5 HE LOOK$ AT H] %E W\LD BEG9 TO LAU<1 & HE W\LD LAU< TOO4 

,?IS WAS SU* A NEW1 /RANGE ?+ TO HIM ?AT IT FRI<T5$ ,ALYO%A4 ,HE FE>$ ?AT IT MI<T 9T]F]E ) HIS WORK4 ,BUT HE WAS PLEAS$1 NEV]!LESS1 & :5 HE GLANC$ AT ! TR\S]S ?AT ,U/9IA HAD M5D$ = HIM1 HE W\LD %AKE HIS HEAD & SMILE4 ,HE W\LD (T5 ?9K ( H] :ILE AT WORK1 OR :5 RUNN+ ON ]R&S4 0,A F9E GIRL1 ,U/9IA60 HE SOMETIMES EXCLAIM$4 

,U/9IA US$ TO HELP HIM :5EV] %E C\LD1 & HE HELP$ H]4 ,%E TOLD HIM ALL AB\T H] LIFE2 H[ %E HAD LO/ H] P>5TS2 H[ H] AUNT HAD TAK5 H] 9 & F\ND A PLACE = H] 9 ! T[N2 H[ ! M]*ANT'S SON HAD TRI$ TO TAKE LIB]TIES ) H]1 & H[ %E HAD REBUFF$ HIM4 ,%E LIK$ TO TALK1 & ,ALYO%A LIK$ TO LI/5 TO H]4 ,HE HAD HE>D ?AT PEASANTS :O CAME UP TO WORK 9 ! T[NS FREQU5TLY GOT M>RI$ TO S]VANT GIRLS4 ,ON ONE OCCASION %E ASK$ HIM IF HIS P>5TS 9T5D$ M>RY+ HIM SOON4 ,HE SAID ?AT HE DID NOT KN[2 ?AT HE DID NOT WANT TO M>RY ANY ( ! VILLAGE GIRLS4 

0,HAVE Y\ TAK5 A FANCY TO SOME ONE1 !N80 

0,I W\LD M>RY Y\1 IF Y\'D BE WILL+40 

0,GET ALONG ) Y\1 ,ALYO%A ! ,POT2 BUT Y\'VE F\ND Y\R TONGUE1 HAV5'T Y\80 %E EXCLAIM$1 SLAPP+ HIM ON ! BACK ) A T[EL %E HELD 9 H] H&4 0,:Y %\LDN'T ,I80 

,AT ,%ROVETIDE ,ALYO%A'S FA!R CAME TO T[N = HIS WAGES4 ,IT HAD COME TO ! E>S ( ! M]*ANT'S WIFE ?AT ,ALYO%A WANT$ TO M>RY ,U/9IA1 & %E DISAPPROV$ ( IT4 0,:AT WILL BE ! USE ( H] ) A BABY80 %E ?\<T1 & 9=M$ H] HUSB&4 

,! M]*ANT GAVE ! OLD MAN ,ALYO%A'S WAGES4 

0,H[ IS MY LAD GETT+ ON80 HE ASK$4 0,I TOLD Y\ HE WAS WILL+40 

0,?AT'S ALL RI<T1 AS F> AS IT GOES1 BUT HE'S TAK5 SOME SORT ( NONS5SE 9TO HIS HEAD4 ,HE WANTS TO M>RY \R COOK4 ,N[ ,I DON'T APPROVE ( M>RI$ S]VANTS4 ,WE WON'T HAVE !M 9 ! H\SE40 

0,WELL1 N[1 :O W\LD HAVE ?\<T ! FOOL W\LD ?9K ( SU* A ?+80 ! OLD MAN EXCLAIM$4 0,BUT DON'T Y\ WORRY4 ,I'LL SOON SETTLE ?AT40 

,HE W5T 9TO ! KIT*51 & SAT D[N AT ! TABLE WAIT+ = HIS SON4 ,ALYO%A WAS \T ON AN ]R&1 & CAME BACK BREA?LESS4 

0,I ?\<T Y\ HAD SOME S5SE 9 Y\2 BUT :AT'S ?IS Y\'VE TAK5 9TO Y\R HEAD80 HIS FA!R BEGAN4 

0,I8 ,NO?+40 

0,H[1 NO?+8 ,!Y TELL ME Y\ WANT TO GET M>RI$4 ,Y\ %ALL GET M>RI$ :5 ! TIME COMES4 ,I'LL F9D Y\ A DEC5T WIFE1 NOT SOME T[N HUSSY40 

,HIS FA!R TALK$ & TALK$1 :ILE ,ALYO%A /OOD /ILL & SI<$4 ,:5 HIS FA!R HAD QUITE F9I%$1 ,ALYO%A SMIL$4 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,I'LL DROP IT40 

0,N[ ?AT'S :AT ,I CALL S5SE40 

,:5 HE WAS LEFT ALONE ) ,U/9IA HE TOLD H] :AT HIS FA!R HAD SAID4 7,%E HAD LI/5$ AT ! DOOR47 

0,IT'S NO GOOD2 IT CAN'T COME (F4 ,DID Y\ HE>8 ,HE WAS ANGRY--WON'T HAVE IT AT ANY PRICE40 

,U/9IA CRI$ 9TO H] APRON4 

,ALYO%A %OOK HIS HEAD4 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,WE MU/ DO AS WE'RE TOLD40 

0,WELL1 >E Y\ GO+ TO GIVE UP ?AT NONS5SE1 AS Y\R FA!R TOLD Y\80 HIS MI/RESS ASK$1 AS HE WAS PUTT+ UP ! %UTT]S 9 ! EV5+4 

0,TO BE SURE WE >E10 ,ALYO%A REPLI$ ) A SMILE1 & !N BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

,FROM ?AT DAY ,ALYO%A W5T AB\T HIS WORK AS USUAL1 & NO LONG] TALK$ TO ,U/9IA AB\T !IR GETT+ M>RI$4 ,ONE DAY 9 ,L5T ! CL]K TOLD HIM TO CLE> ! SN[ FROM ! RO(4 ,ALYO%A CLIMB$ ON TO ! RO( & SWEPT AWAY ALL ! SN[2 &1 :ILE HE WAS /ILL RAK+ \T SOME FROZ5 LUMPS FROM ! GUTT]1 HIS FOOT SLIPP$ & HE FELL OV]4 ,UN=TUNATELY HE DID NOT FALL ON ! SN[1 BUT ON A PIECE ( IRON OV] ! DOOR4 ,U/9IA CAME RUNN+ UP1 TOGE!R ) ! M]*ANT'S DAU<T]4 

0,HAVE Y\ HURT Y\RSELF1 ,ALYO%A80 

0,AH6 NO1 IT'S NO?+40 

,BUT HE C\LD NOT RAISE HIMSELF :5 HE TRI$ TO1 & BEGAN TO SMILE4 

,HE WAS TAK5 9TO ! LODGE4 ,! DOCTOR >RIV$1 EXAM9$ HIM1 & ASK$ :]E HE FELT ! PA94 

0,I FEEL IT ALL OV]10 HE SAID4 0,BUT IT DOESN'T MATT]4 ,I'M ONLY AFRAID MA/] WILL BE ANNOY$4 ,FA!R \<T TO BE TOLD40 

,ALYO%A LAY 9 B$ = TWO DAYS1 & ON ! ?IRD DAY !Y S5T = ! PRIE/4 

0,>E Y\ REALLY GO+ TO DIE80 ,U/9IA ASK$4 

0,( C\RSE ,I AM4 ,Y\ CAN'T GO ON LIV+ = EV]4 ,Y\ MU/ GO :5 ! TIME COMES40 ,ALYO%A SPOKE RAPIDLY AS USUAL4 0,?ANK Y\1 ,U/9IA4 ,Y\'VE BE5 V]Y GOOD TO ME4 ,:AT A LUCKY ?+ !Y DIDN'T LET US M>RY6 ,:]E %\LD WE HAVE BE5 N[8 ,IT'S MU* BETT] AS IT IS40 

,:5 ! PRIE/ CAME1 HE PRAY$ ) HIS B&S & ) HIS HE>T4 0,AS IT IS GOOD H]E :5 Y\ OBEY & DO NO H>M TO O!RS1 SO IT WILL BE !RE10 WAS ! ?\<T )9 IT4 

,HE SPOKE V]Y LITTLE2 HE ONLY SAID HE WAS ?IR/Y1 & HE SEEM$ FULL ( WOND] AT SOME?+4 

,HE LAY 9 WOND]M5T1 !N /RET*$ HIMSELF1 & DI$4 

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