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adeupbyfriendlycontributions,foundthemselvesundertheroofofsomebenevolentfriendsinNewYork.
Thither,induetime,theotherdetachmentoftheirpartyarrived,whichhadcomeforwardundertheguidanceofHannibal,bywaysandmeanswhich,astheymaybewantedforothersinlikecircumstances,weshallnotfurtherparticularize.
Harry,bythekindpatronageoffriends,soonobtainedemployment,whichplacedhimandhiswifeinasituationofcomfort.
Millyandhergrandson,andOldTiffandhischildren,wereenabledtohireahumbletenementtogetherandshe,findingemploymentasapastry-cookinaconfectioner'sestablishment,wasabletoprovideaverycomfortablesupport,whileTiffpresidedinthehousekeepingdepartment.
Afterayearortwoaneventoccurredofsoromanticanature,that,hadwenotascertaineditasapositivefact,weshouldhesitatetoinsertitinourveraciousnarrative.
Fanny'smotherhadanauntinthePeytonfamily,amaidenladyofverysingularcharacter,who,byhabitsofgreatpenuriousness,hadamassedalargefortune,apparentlyfornootherpurposethanthatitshould,someday,fallintothehandsofsomebodywhowouldknowhowtoenjoyit.
Havingquarrelled,shortlybeforeherdeath,withallherotherrelatives,shecastaboutinhermindforwaysandmeanstorevengeherselfonthem,byplacingherpropertyoutoftheirdisposal.
Sheaccordinglymadeawill,bequeathingittotheheirsofhernieceSusan,ifanysuchheirsexistedandifnot,thepropertywastogotoanorphanasylum.
Bychance,thelawyer'sletterofinquirywasaddressedtoClayton,whoimmediatelytookthenecessarymeasurestoidentifythechildren,andputtheminpossessionoftheproperty.
Tiffnowwasglorious."Healwaysknowedit,"hesaid,"datMissSue'schil'enwouldcometoluck,anddatdeLordwouldopenadoorforthem,andhehad."
Fanny,whowasnowawell-growngirloftwelveyears,choseClaytonasherguardianand,byhiscare,shewasplacedatoneofthebestNewEnglandschools,wherehermindandherpersondevelopedrapidly.
Herbrotherwasplacedatschoolinthesametown.
AsforClayton,aftersomeinquiryandconsideration,heboughtalargeandvaluabletractoflandinthatportionofCanadawheretheclimateisleastsevere,andthelandthemostvaluableforculture.
Tothisplaceheremovedhisslaves,andformedthereatownship,whichisnowoneoftherichestandfinestintheregion.
Herehebuiltforhimselfabeautifulresidence,whereheandhissisterlivehappilytogether,findi
