Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-11
JACK D0ANE.

JACK DOANE.
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lack Doorc bod olwovs bnon con-
siJrrrJ a dmII how hv hiS to,cLors hv
his nnirhbnrs oni avon by lis father
He waS seventeen and JAMES a younr-
or brotbo, v,os Gftnon md y r9mo,E.
obIc brirb, hoy His father % dos,imod
him for ii,c Iow bnt Iori was to settle
down on Tho farm lI"wos only fl for
n forn,nr TLo farr uos s,tnoied boIf
~ n,iin ,r'; ' omt frnn, Nionr w. ,yhnro tho bows
nttanJoJ school Tboy LaJ comnIotGd
tbeir stmIics in thn nnbIia schools and
was now rc,dy fnr tho orodcmv ''''
JonI, was julI oyory onn Said On
that is oynry ono nycGnt his mother
Shc soomnj to nrdorstonJ .TacI, md
10 hovo nom,i,Iorcn in HIM She knnw
tI,,t Lo ,,o" sInu, Lnt shn b,J lowed
tb"t bo I oo"IJ y" % ho ionorJoJ mn"n " i Enr' %
,m"r @ N Donm" hal dptnrminod I", ,hot jonl,
shouIJ %o to yorI, on thn f,rm Rnt
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ao.,n",. m " mn onJ Lo w orlIistod I bis 91otLnr nr
on his side, and between them they pre-
s"nY % hotI M Go,.s, ~ honinninSo. NJ thron ,,oor:, 1
~ oora "o''' "oI ~, l""I y eftIo L In9 J".S
ond o.ro"t 'to sorori,o ~ ,' % Tn"i. A. "T ,bo Soot
and regarded rs very dull, to say the
least.
Jack cXcelled in one thing-mathc-
MATES. He was slow, TO be sure, but
he mastered every principle rs he went
along, He labored under one great
difficulty in school, He could not eX-
plain the principles Duently and clear
ly. But he could work out the most
intricate problems, give him time He
never gave up. Once he worked two
weeks on Il test problem given to the
class, and he solved il. But nc never
made it known. Jack never got the
credit he deserved, Often he would
come home with his teachers harsh
words ringing in his ears and his school
mates sncers ranking IN his heart, and
found consolation in Il mothers hopeful
words.
"Ncycr mind Jack" said she; "you
Will Cbillt Olll ll1llls llt ltltt - llDl
always to the swift nor the battle to the
strong. You have perseverance and
determination. You are steady, sober
and earnest, and these qualities will
bring YOU through. Remember the
fable of the hare and the tortoise
And Jack would be comfortcd, and
go out of his mothers presence with
lifted head and n brave heart, resolved
that he would not dsappoint her in any
particular. And so he plodded on
through the three wears, studying hard
and faithfully, and never leaving a les
son until it was mastered. lie was
never content to leave ANYTHING until
he fairly understood il. and This more
than ANYTHING else, caused him to fall
behind his class, so that at the end Of
thc coursn he failed to mass.
II was observed in tbc final cyamina.
tion that he was perfect M TO the last
wear. not missinG n question. Int he
yond this hc stood Inv Ills hrotber
James graduated with great ocIot
however. and went into fhc oflico of
Dr;grs 4, Morton to stndv law Jocl,
Stoye1 ono voor ionror and Groduotcd
and then came thc tT,ol Of his life
rho Jov aftcr his rrodnaiior Lo rc-
ourstcd L,s father to sonJ him to tho
Sriontifc Institnto Mr. noon ,yns
,stonishcJ '' '''''' go
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oroar " nro onI,, a. tn L ~ -
farmer " and nd" yon I o have III oJncatiom tT MI N
ononoh for tbot I,ro sno,t oSi tLn
monGy for vomr odncotiop tbof in inv
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Jown 'C' on Ii,o tho Farm, ond no to % wnrl, IT IN
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