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December 20, 1889
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Uniyeesity Repoeteb.
young George’s home, so that he had the opportunity and
privilege of developing his muscle and brain at the same time.
He prosecuted his studies at this school for four successive
years, when the death of his father unfortunately made his
presence at home necessary, causing him to leave off his stud
ies just at the time when he was beginning to show an appre
ciation of them. During these four years he had shown a re
markable acuteness for study, and had acquired more knowl
edge than could have been acquired by an average mind in
twice the time. He had a decided taste for the physical scien
ces. He had become so attached to his books that it was with
reluctance that he laid them aside and started out as sole man
ager of his mother’s business. He conducted things very
smoothly and successfully until his mother married again.
He was just twenty-one then and being a boy of marked in
dividuality, began to feel that he was of as much importance as
anybody. He soon saw that he and his step-father both could
not manage the same business, and accordingly resolved to sell
out his interest and start at something alone. He was now con
fronted with the question that has puzzled so many young men
on being thrown on their own responsibility. What business
am I best qualified for? But, unlike most young men, he was
better capacitated to answer this question than the majority.
For, in tire first place, he was aware that his education was not
sufficient to warrant him any success in a litei ary line, and not
lacking in energy, nor being at all supercillious, he was willing
to work at any thing. It is a little queer that he displayed
such peculiar taste in his selection. He moved to the nearest
town and established a shoe shop. By his rigid economy he
was soon able to lay up about a hundred and fifty dollars. In
the mean time a new court house had been erected close to his
shop. And one day when the court was in session, he began
to hammer away at his business and at the same time, according
to his wont, in his jovial mood, he accompanied his hammer
with a song. The court was so near that this disturbed its
proceedings. The Judge accordingly sent the sheriff to quiet
the serenader. But on account of the obstinacy of the shoe
maker the sheriff had to be sent a second time, when he fined
George five dollars.
George immediately threw down his hammer and said he
