英语短文求修改

英语短文求修改
Task 2 Improve the paragraph below.
This is a story of a young man by the name of BoydeBridge.Who lived inNew Zealandone hundred and forty years ago.Boyde sailed toNew ZealandfromEnglandin 1858.To seek his fortune.His wealthy father had given him a large sum of money.To buy a farm so that he could live the comfortable and prosperous life of the English landed gentry in a far-off land.Life in the colonies,however,was very hard and rough.And Bridges was young and inexperienced.He quickly fell in with the wrong company.And before long most of his money was gone.Bridges had made one friend,though.A man called Bill Jones,who worked as an apprentice blacksmith.Bill was an honest,hard-working fellow.Quite different in character from Boyde.Nevertheless,the two became friends.