The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-30

up in Jack heart not against Mr.. Gar
rison as an individual, but against such
as he--handsome, graceful, cultured
against his own hard lot. against pros
porous work.. against. it almost seemed,
God himself.
.'What do you know about it ?" he
said, sullenly. You never had to fight
it. 1t was all on your side. God did
it. He made you handsome and
strong, and had you to go to school
and college, and grow up a gentleman
And he made me''--tre face darkened
here !-"what you see. He took my
mother, who did love me and pray for
me, away from me when [ wasn't more
than three years DID, He gave me to
father who drank hard and taught me
nothing good. And then he took even
him away from me, and handed me over
to Dea. Small and I tell you, teacher,
you don't know what tough time is, till
you We summered and wintered with Dea.
Small I've got bad name, and who
wonders2 and felt like living up to it..
[ hadn't anything against you especially /;
but if IA given in peaceably to your
rules, the boys would have said l had
grown chicken-hearted, and little name
for pluck is all the name I have got"
Mr.. Garrison looked at him for. few
moments, steadily. Then he said
cit does seem as if fate had been hard
on you But do you know what think
God has been doing for you. in giving
you all these hard knocks? for things
don't happen; God never lets go the
reins'
The boy looked the question he did
not speak, and Mr. Garrison went on.
81 think he has been making you
strong, just as rowing against wind and
tide make my wrists strong. until now
you could fight all your enemies if you
would
"The thing we are put here for" he
continued, lis to do our best; and if we
are doing that in Gods sight. there is
nothing that can prevail against us moi
fate, or foes, or poverty, or any Other
creature. There is nothing in all the uni
verse that is strong enough to stand
against soul that is bound to go up anG
not down. You may go home now.
1t was one of Mr.. Garrison's merit.
that he knew when to stop. Jack Rams
dale went home with the last sentence
ringing in his ears
There is nothing in all the universe
that is strong enough to stand against
soul that is bound to go up and not down.
The words went with him all the res
of the day. They lay down with him a
night, and he looked out of his window
and fixed his eyes on a bright far-of
star, and thought of them.
What if he should turn all the strength
that was in him to going up and no
down? If he did right, who could max,
him afraid? If he served willingly, b,
need fear no master. 1t was very late
and the star. obedient to the law which
rules the worlds, had marched far on
out Of sight, before he went to sleep. HI
had made resolve. In the strength o
that resolve he aWoke to the new day.
81 will not go down." he said to him
self; 81 will go up and on !"
He was not all at once transformed
from sinner to saint. Such suddel
changes do not belong to this slow world
But the purpose and aim of his life wa
changed. Never again did he los
sight of the shining heights he meant t.
climb. If the mother in the heavenl
home could look down on the world be
low, she knew that not in vain had sh
been ''praying woman" To Mr.. Gar
rison the boys devotion was somethin,
wonderful-humble, loyal, faithful, an,
never ceasing. From before the teacher
terror, Jack had become the teacher
friend.