" He
gripped Cameron's hand and shook it heartily. "Here's Tim with the team,
and, say, there's no need to mention anything about them fellers. Tim's
real tender hearted. Well, I'm glad to hev met yeh. Good-bye! Living
here?"
"No!"
"Travellin', eh?"
"Not exactly," replied Cameron. "The truth is I'm looking for a
position."
"A position? School teachin', mebbe?"
"No, a position on a farm."
"On a farm? Ha! ha! good! Position on a farm," repeated Haley.
"Yes," replied Cameron. "Do you know of any?"
"Position on a farm!" said Haley again, as if trying to grasp the
meaning of this extraordinary quest. "There ain't any."
"No positions?" enquired Cameron.
"Nary one! Say, young man, where do you come from?"
"Scotland," replied Cameron.
"Scotland! yeh don't say, now. Jest out, eh?"
"Yes, about a month or so."
"Well, well! Yeh don't say so!"
"Yes," replied Cameron, "and I am surprised to hear that there is no
work."
"Oh! hold on there now!" interposed Haley gravely. "If it's work you
want there are stacks of it lying round, but there ain't no positions.
Positions!" ejaculated Haley, who seemed to be fascinated by the word,
"there ain't none on my farm except one and I hold that myself; but
there's lots o' work, and--why! I want a man right now.
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