The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-20

eve of an artist. Then he saw herd OF
cattle going to one of the clear bright pools
TO drink. and he slowly followed them
The pool at the end of the meadow was
called the Meadow Pond and there he
saw something that interested him fer
more than the cows.
A Gair.haired boy, with sweet thought
full face, was trying to launch little toy
steamer, and make it keep steady in the
water. A memory of the deep rushing
river, the strong tides, and the fierce
winds that did their best to destroy his
bridge came over him as he watched the
boy. The steamer would not keep steady.
1t leaned first on one side, then on the
other; and the boy with infinite patience,
took it from the water, time after Time,
but could not remedy the defect.
The man understood the patient strug-
gle with difficulties, and he went to
where the boy knelt among the long lush
grass.
"Did youmake the little boat yourself"
he asked.
The boys face colOred as he answered.
eyes"
Let me look at it," said Sir Raye.
The wet boat was placed in his hand
"Suppose we see where the defect lies.
What is your name"
"Nane Fraser answered the boy, start
ing rs though, in his interest concerning
the boat, he had forgotten his own iden-
tity.
"Vane Fraser! Then you live at the
farm where lodgeE"
eyes" was the brief answer.
81 will show you, Nanc Fraser, where
| you have erred in making your boat"
Sir Raye knelt in the grass by the boys
| side and explained clearly and briefly the
cause Of the defect.
'Do you understands" he asked after q
| time, and the boys face frightened as he
replied
eyes. have made dozens of boats"
he added, "and none of them were right
Now | shall never have another failure"
"You seem sure OF success" laughed
Sir Raye.
'Yes-because / know now how TO make
them" answered Nane Fraser; "and,
when l know how to make anything sue.
coed, could not let it fail"
This spirited answer delighted Sir Raye
He looked more intcntly at the eager hand
some face
$50 you live at the FARM" he said. "DC
you like farming?'
mo; | detest it, answered Nane.-
"Nothing could ever make me farmer"
"WhyE" asked Sir Raye.
The boy looked thoughtful
81 am not quite sure whether ! under
stand myself why dislike it, he answer
ed 81 do not care for the life; and an
other thing is, am not quite sure if
should care to wait 50 long for the result
of my work rs farmer must wait. lie
sOws, but he must wait Il long time until
he reaps. lie must wait for the sun and
the rain and the dew to perfect what he's
done. | should like the work Of my life
to be that which / can begin and tnisl
without long waiting"
"The secret Of genius is PATIENCE
sighed Sir Raye.
The boys face frightened.
"Ah, yes, | know OF that patience
should have plenty. | make and remak,
boat twonty-nay, q hundred times, i
needed. But l should not like to wal
while bad weather ruined the crops. NJ.
mother has promised never to ask me I,
stay at homc.'
"What do you want to do thcnI' askeC
the man who had conquered all Difficult
ties by his own industry.
81 want to be an cngineer--to make rail
ways, to build bridges. | should like &c
level mountains and to ill up valleys. |
should like to have made the Suez Canal
The earth seems made for men TO master
| and not to work upOn.'
| "You have strange ideas for boy OF
your age" said Sir Kaye. GLOW is itE'
81 was afraid you would think Inc
strange" he replied shyly. "My mother
SAYS the same thing. donot know why it
| is. My brother loves farm-work, and takes
to it naturally. My mother says | made
bridges out Of bread-crumbs when l wal
quite little child"
.You have strongly marked voca-
tion," said Sir Raye.
81 wish | could believe so. If loving
anything means having q vocation for it,
then YOU are right returned the boy.
SIR Ray looked at him thoughtfully.
"Would you like to leave the farm, and
study, so as to qualify yourself for the
building of bridges" he asked; and the
boys face Frightened wonderfully
"That is what | should like if it could
beW he cried.
awe will think it over and talk about
it," said Sir Raye; and then he left him.
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