The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

faigar. YOU know, would never have come,
even to Nelson, splendidy gifted as he
was n he had not had. beside tremen-
dous quantity OF what you boys under
stand az pluck. Born on september ~
l75S. in the parsonage house OF Burnham
Thorpe. Norfolk. he was tho son OF Kew.
Edmund and Catherine Nelson, and was
always. a delicate boy. Now, our juniors
do not like delicate boys. because they
think 10 be a delicate boy means 10 be
what they call missy" Wait Horatio
was not missy" when he was only nine
his mother died. May none OF our juniors
know that loss-our mothers. dears. love
US better than any other people IN tue
whole world. remember so let us sho"
them We know that. Remember lhrce
years afterward. when Horatio was only
twelve years Of age, being AZ home iot
the Christmas holidays. he read IN the
county newspaper that his uncle. Captain
Maurice Sucking was appointed 10 tns
Reasonable. OF siXty-four guns. do VIII
liam" said he to his older brother. write
20 my father and tell him that / should
like 10 10 10 sea with uncle Maurice.
The father was then at Bath. Wcll-
known English resort. for he was IN BAD
| health lie was poor. too, or In straight
cned circumstances. as the biOgrapher
SAYS. and he understood his son wei
| enough to know that he was In earnest
and really wished 20 provide for himself
Just here let ms notice that. with an ms
courage daring and indomitable PUCK
! pluck that would not consent 20 be beaten
bv ANYTHING. YOU know-Horatio seems.
| from the first. TO be the kind Of boy who
| knows what he wants and means exactly
| what he saws. A nice kind Of boy that.
! However. we must go on. The father
| told CAPTAIN Sucking: what he sald'
| "has poor HoratiO done. who is so weak
| that he. above all the rest, should be
| sent 20 rough 70 out at sea? But let nm
come. and the first time we 20 into acton
a cannon ball may knock of his head,
| and provide for him al once You see
| how even this big uncle thought Of del
! icate hoy. Tho child was never strong
! and the ague then very common in En-
| gland had taken away most OF what
| strength ne had But. says somebody VINO
| knew, ne had already given proof OF that
! resolute heart and nObleness OF NINA
| which. through all his glorious career so
J emnoutly distinguished him. When very
! little ne went birdnesting from his grau"-
! fathers house. in company with cow
/ hoy. Tile dinner hour passed. lie was abb
| sent and could not be found. SO that after
| q while the whole family became alarmed.
| lest the truant had been carried off by
| gipsies Finally he was found. sitting
| composed by the side of brook when
| he could not cross II wonder shild said
| the old lady when she saw HIM. that
! hunger and fear did not drive you home.
| Fear. grandma replied the future nero
| CT never saw fear. what is it,! But
| here's another story about him which we
| especially want all OF our juniors TO READ
| and remember. once after the holidays,
when he and his brother William had
| set off on horseback 10 return 20 school
! they came back because there had been
| "A fan OF snow: and William. who dldn
| care very much about the journey. SAID
q was TOO deep for them 20 venture on.
| of that is the case said the father
| you shall certainly not go. But make
| another attempt and j Will leave IL TO
| your honor. II the road is dangerous,
! YOU may return; but remember boys }
! leave 10 10 your honor The snow was
| deem enough 20 have afforded them
| reasonable excuse. but Horatio could not
| be- induced to return. 1--WE must go on.
| said he Remember. brother he lett II
| TO our honor
Here's another which however, we can
! not entirely recommend. lest all our
| i,,riors begin 10 rob their ncighbOrs' gar
| dens There were some fine pear trees
! growing i'm the schoOlmaster's garden
| which the bows regarded as lawful booty,
| but the boldest among them We're afraid
to venture. HoratiO volunteered his SER
| vices and was lowered down at night
| from the bedroom window by some
! sheets. plundered the tree. was drawn
up with the pears. and then distributed
| them among his schoolfelows without
! reserving any for himself 81 only took
| them" he said. because every other
| boy was afraid"
His first months on shipboard were
! drearv ones for his feeble body and
| anectionate heart both suffered, and he
| never forgot his first days Of wretched-
ness in the service. We cannot take mp
! space enough 10 tell Of al his struggles
up 10 the glory that made him the world s.
| darling hero. but If we could. we should
| see that steadfast pluck had great deal
| 10 do with &c. Nelson would never con-
| sent TO be beaten. and that's what we
| want YOU TO remember o. the splendor
| Of the victory of Trafalgar. and the glory
| of a death like Nelson's whose last words
| were: Thank God / have done my
! duty" That was the end Of the life made
| up. remember. Of daily pluck. courage
| and fearlessness