"
"Where is thy economy now, John?"
"When God turns again and blesses Hatton, He will come with both hands
full. The mill is in beautiful order, ready for work at any moment. I
will make clean and fair my dwelling; then a blessing may light on both
places."
It was in this spirit he worked and as the days lengthened his hopes and
prospects strengthened and there was soon so much to do that he could
not afford the time for uncalled anxiety. He was quickly set at rest
about his wife and daughter. Jane wrote that they had received a most
affectionate welcome and that Martha had conquered her uncle and aunt's
household.
Uncle is not happy, if Martha is out of sight [she wrote] and Aunt
is always planning some new pleasure for her. And, John, Uncle is
never tired of praising your pluck and humanity. He says he wishes
the Almighty had given him such an opportunity; he thinks he would
have done just as you have done. It was a little strange that Uncle
met a great Manchester banker the other day, and while they were
talking of the trouble, now so nearly over, this man said,
"Gentlemen, a great many of us have done well, but there is a
cotton-spinner in the Yorkshire wolds that has excelled us
all--one John Hatton.
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