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died. young Penn was again put in
prison on account OF his religion, and
after his release went to the King
who owed his father large sumo in
loans, and asked hat the King give
him in lieu OF the money a grant OF
lands in America, where young Penn
had learned, people might worship
as they chose. II became a grand
thing TO teach people 70 live by the
golden rule and TO help alonE the
cause OF human liberty. No Quaker
was ever murdered BY an indian and
tho only treaty with the Indians was
never sworn to, and never broken
Thus the spirit which led to the ,vor
ship Of the Great Architect Of the
Universe in the way Of the believer,
led TO tho founding OF n state, which
Is almost an empire, where religious
liberty reiEned supreme.
Daniel Boone. the most famous Of
backwoodsmen. was a hunter from
tho time he was able to hold a gun
one day. as a boy, he went into the
woods n did not return. Friends
and neiEhbors turned out to look for
him and after several days found him
Tar away in n rue clmo roasting a
piece Of meat.
Nathan Hale entered Yale as 4
youth of IA years. He was a big
strong. handsome fellow, full OF fun
and fond OF sports and was best at
the road jump, strong as a swimmer
and excelled in shooting at the mark.
He could place one hand on a slx
DOT eno and vault It, and Jump from
n barrel into another without
touching either Of the barrels. Some
n or something implanted the spark
OF service in this young mind ION
the famous Yale stands a
statue 70 him showing hands and
feet manaeled. The spirit OF the hero
dominated him as he spoke some Of
the oravest words history records.
when az he was about to be shot as
a spy he said Il only regret that I
nave but n life to lose for my
country"
Paul Jones al a little Scotch boy
had "sea-fever" which impelled him
10 follow a naval career and to be-
CONE a hero as he won a great battle
IN the War of Independence.
lafayette had great wealth, but the
ambition to be a soldier to aid in a.
great cause, urged this boy Of six.
teen to abandon fortune. wife and
oa6y daughter to fight in the War
Of Independence.
Washington. the boy and his play
mates were divided into two armies.
one the American and the other the
They did not need or want
any tin soldiers, but every day with
cornstalks for muskets and gourds
Tor drums, tho two armies would
march out and fight.
Lincoln. the self.educated man o,e
day told a friend he had read ali the
books he had ever heard OF IN Tho
ountry for a circuit of fifty miles.
NAPOLEON organized his playmates
as did Washington into armies. me
ufst n being that of the bows o.
MS village, as against the country
o who stoned the city lads
Napoleon had his army nile nm
rocks in a line and then the troons
composing 1t advanced toward tbe
country army and when pursued Inv
the latter retreated TO the pueg ~
stones and the ammunition on the
enemy being exhausted, Napoleon's
boys hurled their missiles with Vic.
torious result
The boys OF this hero class were
somo Of them poor and some pros.
porous. Napoleon, Washington, La.
Layette' Roosevelt, rose in spite OF
favorable worldly conditions. But the
millions OF boys who tread the earth
are rot Of that olasS and thew rise
Without the aid Of wealth, and bv
reason OF or IN spite OF adversely.
The literature and biography OF the
world team with such expressions az
lie was poor and neglected, strug.
Cling during a great part OF bis
career against the heaviest A n {"
Ihus Van Dyke refers to Doctor
johnson who afterwards dominated
the literary world OF England.
But tho poverty, the pain. the
struggle, are what make Greatness.
In George Eliot's Romola, 10 the most
thoughtful expression OF the cost Of
being what is great or OF performing
service IN all literature. A little bow.
Lilo Gays, Il would like to do some.
thing that would make me a great
man.. and very happy besides-some.
thing that would not hinder me from
having a good deal OF pleasure"
THAT ia not easy my Lilo. It ia
only a poor sort OF happiness that
oould ever come by caring very much
about our narrow pleasures. we can
only have the highest happiness. such
as goes along with being a great man
by having wide thoughts, and feeling
for the rest OF the world as well as
ourselves; and this sort Of happiness
often brings 50 much pain with II.
that we can only tell 1t from pain by
ita being what we would choose be-
fore everything else, because our
souls see II is good. There are 90
many things wrong and difficult In
the world that no man can DO great
he can hardly keep himself from
wickedness-unless no gives up think.
ING much about pleasure or rewards
and gets strength TO do what Is hard
and painful"
Lincoln self educated himself into
the presidency from poor and squalld
conditions Btu the very fact that
he lacked technical education result
ed in his being thrown among the
people Of his boyhood and manhood
days and he became educated IN that
knowledge Of men TO such a high de.
gree that he possessed, as Ida Tarbell