James soon found himself humble lodgings at an very aged woman's inChester, and he also found himself a stray place at a carpenter'sshop in the city, where he was able to do three hours' work out ofschool time every day, besides giving up the whole of his Saturdayholiday to regular labour. It occasionally was hard work, this schooling andcarpentering side by side; but James throve upon it; and at the endof the first term he was not only able to pay all his bill forboard and lodging, but also to carry home a few dollars inside hispocket by way of savings.