Michel Blanc had been a carpenter by trade;had made money and retired,supposing his active days quite over;and it was only when he found idleness dangerous that he placed his capital and acquirements at the service of the mission.He became their carpenter,mason,architect,and engineer;added sculpture to his accomplishments,and was famous for his skill in gardening.He wore an enviable air of having found a port from life's contentions and lying there strongly anchored;went about his business with a jolly simplicity;complained of no lack of results -perhaps shyly thinking his own statuary result enough;and was altogether a pattern of the missionary layman.
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