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"And they gave me a broad idea of the world." AND THEY GAVE ME A BROAD IDEA OF THE WORLD
es. He dreams dreams and sees visions--but his visions are never visionary and his dreams become facts. The rocky hills which meant a dogged struggle for very existence, the fugitive slaves, John Brown--what a school for youth! And the literal school was a tiny one-room school-house where young Conwell came under the care of a teacher who realized the boy’s unusual capabilities and was able to give him broad and unusual help. Then a wise country preacher also recognized the unusual, and urged the parents to give still more education, whereupon supreme effort was made and young Russell was sent to Wilbraham Academy. He likes to tell of his life there, and of the hardships, of which he makes light; and of the joy with which week-end pies and cakes were received from home! He tells of how he went out on the roads selling books from house to house, and of how eagerly he devoured the contents of the sample books that he carried. “They were a foundation of learning for me,” he says, soberly. P HIS DREAMS INTO REALITY HE DREAMS DREAMS AND SEES VISIONS BUT HIS VISIONS ARE NEVER VISIONARY AND HIS DREAMS BECOME FAT THE ROCKY HILLS WHICH MEANT A DOGGED STRUGGLE FOR ITS VERY EXISTENCE THE FUGITIVE SLAVES JOHN BROWN WHAT A SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND THAT LITERAL SCHOOL WAS A TINY ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE WHERE YOUNG CONWELL CAME UNDER THE CARE OF A TEACHER WHO REALIZED THE BOY'S UNUSUAL CAPABILITIES AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM BROAD AND UNUSUAL HELP THEN A WISE COUNTRY PREACHER ALSO RECOGNIZED THE UNUSUAL AND URGED THE PARENTS TO GIVE STILL MORE EDUCATION WHEREUPON SUPREME EFFORT WAS MADE AND YOUNG RUSSELL WAS SENT TO WILBRAHAM ACADEMY HE LIKES TO TELL OF HIS LIFE THERE AND OF THE HARDSHIPS OF WHICH HE MAKES LIGHT AND OF THE JOY WITH WHICH WEEKEND PIES AND CAKES WERE RECEIVED FROM HOME HE TELLS OF HOW HE WENT OUT ON THE ROAD SELLING BOOKS FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE AND HOW EAGERLY HE DEVOURED THE CONTENTS OF THE SAMPLE BOOKS THAT HE CARRIED THEY WERE THE FOUNDATION OF LEARNING FOR ME HE SAYS SOBERLY
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