knocking it down, but no One was hurt.

When Lazarus first operated the store, a reliable business man advised him not to give credit. However, Lazarus, a good-natured man did not follow his advice. He just could not say no to his customers. This meant that the capital to run the business was depleting and he had to work outside the store as an alternative. One summer, Father McGaugh recalls helping his father cut and peel twenty-nine cords of A pulp.

They also bought blueberries for Albert Griffin, picking up as ‘ many as three ton of berries a day, and delivering them to Souris. He ' also worked for the Eastern Packing Company in Souris working long hours, as many as sixteen hours a day.

Lazarus found it difficult to collect outstanding accounts from his customers. On one occasion, he sent Father McGaugh around the North Side to see if he could raise some money for his university tuition. After travelling all day, he returned home in the evening with a mere fifteen dollars. The people were sincere, but they just did not have the money to give him. Another man who owed Lazarus a substantial sum of money gave him a cow as payment on his account.

Lazarus was a very happy, jovial man who delighted in telling stories. He laughed at the stories himself, even though he told them on an on—going basis. This man'had a wonderful personality, and was always neat and clean in appearance. Punctuality was one of his natural virtues. He did not believe in being late, a characteristic that he passed on to his children. Lazarus usually went to church with Gerard McCloskey on Sunday morning. He would walk across to Gerard’s and sit in the car until he was ready. On this particular Sunday, Gerard seemed to be slow coming out of the house. When he arrived, Lazarus discovered that the time had changed and he had forgotten to turn his Clock back. This patient man sat out in the car waiting for a whole

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