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At first thought he decided to cover a tract six miles square which would mean a walk of twenty four miles, but he had only gotten well started when the plan was enlarged to a square of nine miles. The morning was so cool and fine and he felt so strong that he increased it to twelve miles and still later he made it a square of fifteen miles, which would mean a walk of sixty miles before sundown. AT FIRST THOUGHT HE DECIDED TO COVER A TRACT SIX MILES SQUARE WHICH WOULD MEAN A WALK OF TWENTY FOUR MILES BUT HE HAD ONLY GOTTEN WELL STARTED WHEN THE PLAN WAS ENLARGED TO A SQUARE OF NINE MILES THE MORNING WAS COOL AND FINE AND HE FELT SO STRONG THAT HE INCREASED IT TO TWELVE MILES AND STILL LATER HE MADE IT A SQUARE OF FIFTEEN MILES WHICH WOULD MEAN A WALK OF SIXTY MILES BEFORE SUNDOWN
one, when the people of a great nation were really ready for a mighty step forward the good Lord raised up a man to lead them. Passing the great estate of Tolstoi I could not help thinking of one of his marvelous word pictures and as it concerns everyone of us it will not be out of place to call attention to it here. As the story goes a youth had fallen heir to his father's estate and this taste of wealth made him crazy for the lands adjoining the little homestead. One fine morning this young man was greeted in the highway by a fine looking nobleman who said he had taken a liking to him and had decided to give him all the land he could cover during one day. As they stood at the corner of the little homestead at the grave of his father the stranger said to the young man: "You may start now and walk all day, but at sundown you must be back here at your father's grave." Without even stopping to tell his wife the good news, or bid her and their little child good-bye, the young man started.  THE DAYS AGONE WHEN THE PEOPLE OF A GREAT NATION WERE REALLY READY FOR A MIGHTY STEP FORWARD THE GOOD LORD RAISED UP A MAN TO LEAD THEM PASSING THE GREAT ESTATE OF TOLSTOI I COULD NOT HELP THINKING OF ONE OF HIS MARVELOUS WORD PICTURES AND AS IT CONCERNS EVERY ONE OF US IT WILL NOT BE OUT OF PLACE TO CALL ATTENTION TO IT HERE AS THE STORY GOES A YOUTH HAD FALLEN HEIR TO HIS FATHER'S ESTATE AND THIS TASTE OF WEALTH MADE HIM CRAZY FOR THE LANDS ADJOINING THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD ONE FINE MORNING THIS YOUNG MAN WAS GREETED IN THE HIGHWAY BY A FINE LOOKING NOBLEMAN WHO SAID HE HAD TAKEN A LIKING TO HIM AND HAD DECIDED TO GIVE HIM ALL THE LAND HE COULD COVER DURING ONE DAY AS THEY STOOD AT THE CORNER OF THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD AT THE GRAVE OF HIS FATHER THE STRANGER SAID TO THE YOUNG MAN YOU MAY START NOW AND WALK ALL DAY BUT AT SUNDOWN YOU MUST BE BACK HERE AT YOUR FATHER'S GRAVE WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING TO TELL HIS WIFE THE GOOD NEWS OR BID HER AND THEIR LITTLE CHILD GOOD BYE THE YOUNG MAN STARTED
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