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“Fiftyyearsago,”saidHezekiahConan,themillionairemanufacturerandhilanthroistofPawtucket,R。I。“IersuadedmyfathertoletmeleavemyhomeinDudley,Mass。andstrikeoutformyself。SoonemorninginMay,1845,theoldfarmhorseandwagonwashitchedu,and,dressedinourSundayclothes,fatherandIstartedforWorcester。OurobjectwastogetmethesituationofferedbyanadvertisementintheWorcesterCountyGazetteasfollows:”
BoyWanted。
WantedImmediately。AttheGazetteOffce,awelldisosedboy,abletodoheavyrolling。
Worcester,May7。
“Thefinancialinducementswerethirtydollarsthefirstyear,thirty-fvethenext,andfortydollarsthethirdyearandboardintheemloyersfamily。Theseconditionswereacceted,andIbeganworkthenextday。TheGazettewasanordinaryfour-agesheet。IsoonlearnedwhatheavyrollingmeantfortheaerwasrintedonaWashingtonhand-ress,theeditionofabout2000coiesrequiringtwolaboriousintervalsofabouttenhourseach,everyweek。TherintingoftheoutsidewasgenerallydoneFridayandketmeverybusyallday。”
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