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page number 7 shop: it was so convenient for his wife, who could attend to the store while he was out, and obviated the necessity and expense of hiring a clerk. Thus he plodder on, accumulating and worshipping money; occasionally giving small sums to those churches and charitable institutions that gave the greatest eclat to their donors, until at length his robust contribution began to give way to the incessant toil, both physical and mental, to which it was subjected; and the warning of his physician obliged him, after a great deal of persuasion and much greater regret, to retire from business. It had, however, been too long delayed. Consumption had taken fast hold on him and marked him for its victim. He was called to the bed of death, all his affairs relative to the disposition of his property were supposed, by his family, to be properly arranged, and they endeavored to direct his mind and heart to things above. Something, however, seemed to annoy him, for he was restless and discontented. To all questions put to him on the subject, he would reply that he had forgotten something while making out his will, and all his endeavers to bring it to mind were unavailing, and he could not die contented until he had discovered what it was and disposed of it. At length, he one day started up in bed suddenly, with an energy