Identifier: harpersyoungpeop00newy1883 (find matches)
Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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essonfrom their brave and un-complaining patience. Hanks hardness and re-serve seemed to melt awayin a generous gratitude forthe attention and care webestowed upon him. Andit was a good thing for usthat we had some ennoblingoccupation to expand andelevate our hearts. As for Rouser, he gotbravely over his injuries;and I am sure there wasnot a man in Round Val-ley that did not think himas worthy of being carvedin marble as any of theworlds great heroes. That exquisite poem of the late Dr. Holland, To myDog Blanco, is a fitting tribute to dear old Rouser: For all <,( good lliat I have found Witliin myself or human kindHath royally informed ami erownedHis gentle heart and mind. I sean the whole bmad earth around For that one heart whieli, leal and true,Bears friendship without end or bound,And rind the prize in you. I trust you as I trust the stars; Nor cTuel loss, nor scoff of pride,Nor beggary, nor dungeon barsCan move you from my side. FEBRUARY 20, 1883. IIAIilKirs YOUNG PEOPLE. 249
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LITTLE SNOW-SHOES. 250 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IT. WASHINGTON IN YOUTH. FORTUNATELY for himself and his country, Wash-ington was educated in poverty, the son of a Virginiafarmer. From his childhood he was probably employedill active labors. His father had large tracts of land thatapparently produced little money. The house in whichthe young Washington was born was small, and built ofwood. The country around was wild and thinly settled.Washington went to a country school, where the teachingwas very poor. At home in the plain country farm-househe could have learned little. His mother was an excel-lent woman, and taught her son industry and honesty. His father died when he was a child, and his mother, whowas his fathers second wife, was left to support herself andher children from her farm. She lived in comparativepoverty in a small wooden house. Her son George was astrong healthy boy, and gave her, no doubt, all the help hecould. He studied well at school. He was always indus-triou

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