EARL Y INCIDENTS.



died when I was seven years old, so that I do
not remember any religious impression that
was ever made on my mind at home. Old as I
am now, if I had a religious mother living any-
where in the world, as thousands of boys and
girls have, while I may never see Europe, or
visit Palestine, I would make the circuit of the
globe to see the face of that dear woman who
gave me birth. Next to Jesus, when I reach
'heaven, I desire to see her a saint in the saint's
rest.
  On the day that I was six years old I started
to school. I returned home sick, and was con-
fined to the room with chills and fever for a
long time. But as soon as I was able I returned
to school, and by the time that I was seven
years old I had mastered the spelling-book
and could read well.
  One event that I can remember is the begin-
ning of life-long providences of God in my
behalf. The school-house was a quarter of a
mile from our house. We crossed a creek on
the way, passing over on a large log. One day
while returning home I ran over on the log,



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