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who want the London mud, which is apt handsome, but many of them are very to be very deep, brushed from their shoes polite, for, you know, the gentleman may and a dazzling polish put on instead, be found under rags. These little fellows, will patronize these Ragged School boys. poorly clad, sweep away the mud from the crossings, and, as the people pass over, eager mind could be instructed, and hold out their hands for whatever they where he could obtain an education which may receive. One is represented in the would fit him for the high walks of busiengraving which goes with this descrip- ness and usefulness. Who can tell what tion. You could easily imagine that he he might come to? It is a well -known has crawled into his father's pants; the fact that many of the world's greatest shoes are of very ample proportions for men have grown up from very humble feet no larger than his; he is blessed life. Our own Lincoln, one of the most with one suspender which looks like a majestic figures in history, used to be string or a rope, and he has something on called the "rail-splitter," on account of which used to be a shirt; what there is his occupation in early life. It is related of him that when he went left of it is thrown open loosely, and the boy under it is triumphantly exposed to to Springfield, Ill., to practice law, he the weather. What does he care? His asked an acquaintance where he could The man told him of thick-matted hair is covering enough for obtain rooms. his head, and he is as happy if he gets a rooms that could be obtained for sevenfew pennies, as many would be by gaining teen or eighteen dollars a month. Said thousands of dollars.

Lincoln:“I have not so much money in This prince of the street-crossing, with the world." "Well," said the man, "you his scrub-broom in one hand, holds in the can come in and lodge with me in my other hand a piece of chalk, and the poor room." Lincoln took his small hand-bag, little fellow is so eager to learn something carried it up-stairs, and returning with that he is actually making letters upon the that broad smile upon his face peculiar to wall near him in imitation of some that him, he said: I'm moved." That was are on the posted bills. Pity he could all he had to move, but afterwards he not be in school, where his young and moved the world. HC