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him very much in all his reading. He
could understand the drawings of various
machines, and descriptions of machines bet-
ter, and he could make a great many calcu-
lations, which he could not have made
before. In fact, John became at length so
learned, that he had very little hard work to
do. He was employed all the time in plan-
ning work, making drawings, and overseeing
other workmen; and at last, when he grew
up, Mr. Naylor took him into partnership.

“He was very profitable to Mr. Naylor,
for he had read so many books, that when-
ever any very difficult job came, he could
turn to some account of the manner in which
such a piege of work was done in other
countries, and could make drawings for the
workmen to work by. At length, one even-
ing, as they were walking home from the
shop, Mr. Naylor asked him if he should be
willing to go to England.

“¢ Certainly,’ said Mr. John; ‘1 should
like to go to England very much.’ P .

“Mr. John!” said Rollo; “what do you
call him Mr. John for?”

“ Why, he was a man now, and as he had
grown up in the shop from a boy, and was