Hugh Bri>coe prospered beyond his most san

guiue anticipations. He advanced steadily in his business, and his society wis sought by

those with whom he came'in contact. His in satiable craving for knowledge took him into the most cultured families in the district He became the Admirable Cricbton of Briarfield. He lived on an intellectual plane far above that of most of the people around him. And when, having obtained a half share of the busi ness at which he began, he was on the highway to wealth ; they named him as a suitable man for Parliament.
