Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-10
Resolute Will SurHn0unts OBJ
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Impede, Incidence and effeminacy are Of
ten fostered, which are fatal to all hope of
resolute and successful manhood. The IN
dependent tells good story of a boy who
in spite of the most formidable hindrances
conquered eminent success:
Henry Burgett was not quite Twelve
years Of age when his father died; aud fast
as his tears fell when he knew that his
kind papa would be with him no more, he
wept, if possible, more violently, when his
mother told him they must leave the pref
ty cottage, the only home they had ever
known, and that hereafter he was to live
with farmer Howard.
ave are poor, Henry" she said, Every
poor, and as young as You are, my boy,
you must now earn your own support
But keep up stout heart, you can do it.
Fic on those tears!" and she turned hasti-
Fly tina, he might rot perceive the grief
that was piercing her own soul.
| Father Howard was hard master, and
sorry time had poor Henry during the
long summer days that succeeded this in
teryiew with his mother. 1t was work,
with no relaxation, from the earliest dawn
until TIE twilight had quite faded. Often
did his courage fail, and dependency and
Incidence urged him to stop, but a stern
necessity was on him, he must do it or
starve; and hence he kept at it, YEARLY
enough to be sure, until the last apple was
in the cellar the last ear of corn in the
crib, and all things secured against the
winter, with the most painstaking thor
onghness.
| The winter, tardy as its approach APP
peared to Henry, came at last, with its
three months privilege of school, and its
glorious long evenings that he might spend
as he chose, with no spectres of huge heaps
of corn to husk, or vast fields OF potatoes
to dig, doomed up in the distance.
How well those hours for study were
improved, or how highly priced, the bright
Hight which the blazing pine splinter shed
from the attic window, until long past the
hour of II, might tell ca pine splinter,
because the mistress was a careful soul,
and saved the candle-ends to light Henry
to belly He advanced with surprising ra-
ridity in his studies, and what wonder =
Ardent, perscyering effort was never I'M
successful. When the spring came he was
quite master of the Latin grammer, and
was beginning to read in this language
with some degree of ease. The summer,
with its wearisome round of duties, could
not damp his desire for knowledge. Every
spare moment carefully seized and
lsedulously employed in his fsavorite study.
The winter came again, and with glec-
full heart Henry bounded away to the vii
lage school. On the way classnate over
took him: one who had often jeered him
for his bashfulness, and plain, homespun
attire, and who, with every advantage,
had uninterruptedly pursued bis studies.
ala ha; how are you, Hale" said he
"don't you wish yon could read all that ?"
triumphantly holding up a Latin Reader,
and spreading his palm complacently over
the open page. Henry kept his own coun-
isel, and together they proceeded toward
1.-THE school house.
Soon after the opening Of the morning
exercises, the class in Latin was called t,
the recitation bench.
''Henfy," said the master, II think you
will not be able to go on with the class YOU
were in last winter, you must fall back
with the beginners"
Il should like to enter the Virgil class,
Sir"
"Virgil class! Nonsense, boy; you
could not read enc work. Just let me see
now" opening the book and placing it in
/ his hand.
elbow far shall 1 rcad!'
"As far as you cam replied the master,
with a sharp twinkle of his gray eyes, and
an involuntary sarcastic smile.
Henry commenced unhcsitatingly to
read, and had turned the first, second and
third leaves before the master had suffi-
GENTLY recovered from his surprise to arrest
him.
"s,ep, sir. Where did you learn all
this z"
Henry told him where. Taking him by
the arm, the master led him to the centre
of the room, and placing his hand upon his
head, said:
attention, boys; here is hero; a
greater conqueror than was Caesar or Ma
lpoleon. Give him round; three times
three, now"
Cheerily, heartily, rang out that APP
plause, penetrating the farthest recesses of
that time worn building, making the win
lows fairly shake again. What proud
day was that for Henry! How his heart
leaped and almost bounded ont of his bo-
som-how the boys shook hands and en-
We'd him--how the girls nodded and blink
ed their pretty eyes at him; he has not
yet forgotten; and although at the presen;
time the laurels of a country's regard are
lcIustering thick about his brow, he often
says, s'That was the victory Of my life
II was at farmer Towards / learned to
labor undinchingly for a given end
] Children, this is no fancy sketch. Such
"a lad as | have described really existed.
land from his example may we not learn
Ito plant for ourselves elevated standards,
land never give over until we have mas