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Several years afterwards, my publishers, after the issue of a tolerably successful book of mine for grown up people,  for I had written a great many stories, though none for young people,  asked me to write a juvenile book. I assured them I could not do it; I had never attempted anything of the kind. SEVERAL YEARS AFTERWARDS MY PUBLISHERS AFTER THE ISSUE OF A TOLERABLY SUCCESSFUL BOOK OF MINE FOR GROWN UP PEOPLE FOR I HAD WRITTEN A GREAT MANY STORIES THOUGH NONE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ASKED ME TO WRITE A JUVENILE BOOK I ASSURED THEM I COULD NOT DO IT I HAD NEVER ATTEMPTED ANYTHING OF THE KIND
sh, I had a class of boys. It was more than twenty-five years ago, and some of those boys have passed away from earth; but the others are now, as men of middle age, engaged in the active duties of life. I well remember how I looked into their faces, Sunday after Sunday, and how I endeavored to give them the good word that would help them along safely in their career of existence. I gave them the best I had to give, for I was interested in them. My interest made me desire to do more for them; and I thought I might write a story that would influence and benefit them. I had it in my mind to print a small pamphlet of sixty pages, and dedicate it to the boys of my Sunday-school class, putting all their names upon the page. The plot and plan of the story were clear in my mind; and the moral of it, which was not to be paraded in set terms, was even more clearly defined than the plot and plan. Circumstances prevented the carrying out of this purpose, and the story was not written at that time.  CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH I HAD A CLASS BOYS IT WAS MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO AND SOME OF THOSE BOYS HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM EARTH BUT THE OTHERS ARE NOW AS MEN OF MIDDLE AGE ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVE DUTIES OF LIFE I WELL REMEMBER HOW I LOOKED INTO THEIR FACES SUNDAY AFTER SUNDAY AND HOW I ENDEAVOURED TO GIVE THEM THE GOOD WORD THAT WOULD HELP THEM ALONG SAFELY IN THEIR CAREER OF EXISTENCE I GAVE THEM THE BEST I HAD TO GIVE FOR I WAS INTERESTED IN THEM MY INTEREST MADE ME DESIRE TO DO MORE FOR THEM AND I THOUGHT I MIGHT WRITE A STORY THAT WOULD INFLUENCE AND BENEFIT THEM I HAD IT IN MY MIND TO PRINT A SMALL PAMPHLET OF SIXTY PAGES AND DEDICATE IT TO THE BOYS OF MY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS PUTTING ALL THEIR NAMES UPON THE PAGE THE PLOT AND PLAN OF THE STORY WERE CLEAR IN MY MIND AND THE MORAL OF IT WHICH WAS NOT TO BE PARADED IN SET TERMS WAS EVEN MORE CLEARLY DEFINED THAN THE PLOT AND PLAN CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED THE CARRYING OUT OF THIS PURPOSE AND THE STORY WAS NOT WRITTEN AT THAT TIME
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