The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-24

though We may never meet them face 20
face. Il BE- about a boy Of this Kind that
want 10 ten you now.
This boy. no began In the Valley Of
Virginia ono hundred and one years
ago. and 10 vas 20 different from that OF
bis brothers and OF all his young COM
panions. that We follow Il with an In
tcrcst that never nagA iic was active,
hardy and tall beyond hia years, and
the name that he was most often called
by and that clung TO him through all
hls after liic. u sam.
In the days OF our pioneer furciithora
support Tor " family could be wrung
from the forest only By hard and patti
cnt labor. and every healthy boy was
expected TO do bis part. sam vas
healthy boy. indeed the records Of that
day seem 10 give no account Of any
other Mind. and he worked with hla old
er brothers an DAY for the privilege OF
running across fields 10 the school
house that he might keep HI place In
the spclling-claas the last to rccltc
before dismissal.
Yct Sam learned TO read and write
and TO cipher and reading WA. IL his
hiudf beg 90 unlock aiorchuufr
OF wonderful treasure often and often
hal he hoard from bin mother stories
Of the bravo Scotch ilighlandcrs. who
we're bic ancestors. aud many o detail
OF the famous siege OF Derry In which
hla fDronn0a took partwhcrc The gal
liant defenders fought and starved ami
prayed and hoped till az lnHt relief
came sCld.0fa of tho Revolution found
n welcome that never failed at hi1 fnth-
cf'a hford, nd their vnung 'i""n-
era heard many tale OF battles fought
Of peril and au1oring undergone.
when SOM yaa thirteen hin uiioF
ana sports ln the old Washington Col
lego building were forever interrupted.
Ills nthrr died and biz mother was loft
with nine children TO face ,hc future.
There wcro nr,'c lands nn the Ten
nciHcc ample enough 10 iurnieh q home
for each brave son Who consented TO
leave the home IN that beautiful valley
and crots The Allegheny Mountains II
was porudus undertaking. and full
Of Wild adventure. hut they rested at
last not many miles from the Tennos-
sec
Hard work and plenty OF Il young
Sam shared chcerfnlly with hls broth
err. but he was able to give some at
tendance M an academy, too. ne had
seaa aud fo-rfAa an Engiiah tfenniR-
tlnn of Homer until his mind was FILED
with the desire TO read the poems In
the tongue In which they were written.
lie asked his teacher In the academy
to Instruct him In Latin and Greek.
aud wac promptly refused Perhaps,
long afterwards. when this man saw
what great career opened before his
young and baahiul pupil, he rcpentcd
his decision
About this time an opening that was
90 ,uehi very good one presented IT.
self. A man who kept small trading
store was In need OF an assistant. and
I., hof1 rfueacc prevailed to nut
sam In the position. Just the number
of days Il took to an up tho measure OF
ma disrur, is not recordcdhui sam sud
denly disappeared. and with him HIS RI
nc aud biz much-loyed books.
Boyond the Tennessee lay tho coun-
Try Of the Cherokcea. brave and pow
erful nation living In peace ana abund-
ancc on their own lands. To them sam
went. and they received him with much
friendship. and their chief. the stately
and reycred oolooteka In course OF