Capitolo 4
this burden. On this, interest was seed-annually payable to the
percentage of you are for cent. Forty-five dollars for year are not a great sum,
but it seemed very great to Mrs. Carter, when it added to them necessary
expenses for food, attire and fuel. As her it would be paid it did
precisely sees not. The same problem had made Herbert perplexed that, as a
good child as him it was, shared the cares of his/her mother and it tried to illuminate
them. But in a small village as Wrayburn they are not many ways of
money that it gets, in every case for a boy. There were no manufactories, as
in of the great villages, and money it was a scarce commodity.
However, Herbert had a source of revenue. Half a dozen of families,
living to of the distance from the postal office, it assumed him to bring
some letters or papers that it would come for them, and for this service
he received a regular rate of two cents for every letter and one
cent for every paper. It was not probable that he grew rich on this income,
but he felt that, although small, it was welcome.
According to custom, Herbert called to the postal office on his/her way
house. He found a letter for Deacon Crossleigh, one for the Mr. Duncan two
for the Dr. Waffit, and it carpets for each of the two first.
"Ten cents!" he thought with satisfaction. "Well, that is best that
nothing, although a new pair of pantaloni won't buy me."
He was almost about to leave the office, when the postal officer called later
him: "Aspects one minute, Herbert; I believe there is a letter for Your
mother."
Herbert returned, and it received a letter that bears the following
address: The "Mrs. Carter of Almira, Wrayburn, New York."
"I hope that it is no evil news", says the postal officer. "I see it is sharp
with black."
"I cannot extend from" where it is, said Herbert, analyzing the
you stamp critically.
"Neither me", says the postal officer, rubbing his/her glasses and taking another
glance. "The stamp is very indistinct."
"There am a n and a p", it said Herbert after a small examination. "ME