The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-03
Lack OF Butter Gave MIN start.

Eager, psniins, bretthlrss from . long
rnn 10 The fresh morning air, = youth.
bstsesp sixteen End seventeen years old
pres oted himself before the represents
tive Of bis district, in the Office Of the
latter,
Mr. Hammer. he bessn. tvithoa, par
10y or presmbls, will yoo sppoiut me to
West Hoin,2
Looking n him. 10 sm,E mept. the
ooustsssmsp promptly replied. No, Dsvis
IL there, sod has three years to servo
Bu, suppose be should isil. continued
the boy, would you send mei
II he doesL's 60 through. replied the
congressmsp, it.n no use Tor you to Try
Uly.
Promise that you will Rive me the
ohspoe, anyhow. Mr.. Hsmmer. urged the
youth.
The promise was readily given, and,
mech 10 the congrsssmans sstonish ment
be vas called upon the very next day TO
make II good. Davis. the defested osndi
date. returned home, snd Ulysses y.
Grant receiving the sppointment TO West
Point. took bis first step toward b,ing .
general end holding the highest tfli 10 10
the gift Of his country men, that Of presi
dent OF the United States,
On tbst tvsntful morning, which mark
cd the turning. point in bic life, Grants
mother, through some oversight, found
herself without butter for breakfast, and
sent the lad to borrow soms from 9 neigh
Dor. Enteiiog the house TO which be
had been sent, without knocking, he over
heard the reading Of letter from young
Davis, stating that be had failed 10 bis
West Point examination, and would 70
turn home,
Qliok as lightning, Grsot's resolve wss
made Getting the butter, be fusbsd
home. and without waiting for breakfast
ran to the flice OF the district congress
man, and begged for the appointment
to West Poirt. as he knew thst one must
coon be made.
10 telling the story in after years,
General Grant wss won't 10 add Nov,
II was my mothers being without butter
that made me e general and q president
Bat he was mistaken. The resson
lay far deeper, II was his resdiuess TO
see. snd bis promptuess TO seizo the
chance that held 60 much promise for
the future that led him upward. 1t
was not because be was quicker or pos
ssssed moro ability than other boys Of
his sge that Grant succeeded where others
failed. As . matter Of fact. whom . boy.
be WAS slow rather than quick. but be
was noted among bis associates for cour
ses. certainty OF oomI ,hension. and 10
vinoible pertinscity Of will.
His bioarsphsr thus sums up bic
character: He was resolute and unsirsid
alwsys,s boy 10 be trusted and counted
upon, sturdy and capable Of hard
knocks. II hs said, / can do that, be
not merely m cant that be would Try 10 do
it. bat that bo had thought bis wsy to
the successful end Of the undertaking.
He was % unususlly determined boy,
and ~ . man. he did not bseip anything
S;lt ba cnaa,.,ood II ara shan ha haA
begun, be siuck to il till i, was accom-
plisbed.
Resolute and unsirsid always, . boy TO
be trusted and counted npop, sturdy
and capable Of hard knocksl Show me .
boy OF whom this can be said, and who
also possesses that other vital chsrscteris
tc Of Grant, promptness to see and
seizs On opportunity. and l will show
yon the making Of msn who is bound
TO succeed 10 whstever be undertakes.
He msy not become . great gensrsl, or .
president, but be will. most sssutsdly,
become q sucoessiul man, II be cult
Yates The ~ hit Of kirdntss. generosity,
msgnanimity, Justice sod honesty which
distipg uished General Grant be will be
come erest man, such ss Dean Stanley
bed 10 mind when be exclaimed: Give
us . msn. young or old. high OF low. on
whom We know We csn thoroughly do
pend. Who will stand firm when others
fell. . friend fsitbiul and true. ~ sdvises
honest sud fearless. % adversary jost
and chivslrons. 10 such . one there 10
fragment OF The Rock u Ages.
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