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\ An incident of his early youth will tend to illustrate his _  
"_· T" ` spirit of self-reliance. His mother was an eminent singer who  L 
1 . frequently appeared before royal families in Europe, and  
_   L usually had little Richard with her. On one occasion, after  
  her own performance before royalty in Germany, the little  
' ‘ crown prince, who was about the same age as Richard, and an  
‘ accomplished boy, played a selection on the piano, and played   ,
( it well. When he had left the piano, the company was very  
  much surprised to see Master Richard Mansfield take his place,  
without an invitation, and play the same music, but in a con-  
._—’¤».. siderably better manner than had the crown prince. \Vhen   .
" the boy had become a youth, he was compelled to support  
_ ‘ . himself; and, having come to this country, he obtained aposi-  
  · tion as a clerk in the Jordan & Marsh establishment in Boston. i  {
  Meanwhile, he was devoting all his spare time to studying  
A5 painting. He afterwards tried to make a living at it in Lon-  _
l don, and failed. He was finally given an opportunity as a l  
  comedian in "Pinafore." He had the small part of Joseph. '  
, ’ It was but a short time afterwards when he entered the employ  
  of Mr. Palmer (who is now his manager) and got the chance  
_ of his lifetime. ,  
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V V"., Little W`illie was a Freshman, . 4  
  , i Green as grass and greener too.  
_, Not a thing in all creation `  
_ Ever had so green a hue. »  
‘ One day while out exercising,  
Through a field he chanced to pass, _  
And a brindle cow devoured him,  
T Thinking he was only grass.  
. Little Willie is in heaven,  
 __ Vacant are two places now,  
` _ In the class there is no Willie, `  
In the field there is no cow. —Ex. ·  
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The man or woman who will not work is a supernumerary—  
A the economy of the universe. ,  
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