Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
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BRAVE
MEN AND WOMEN
Their Struggles, Failures, and Triumphs.
BY
O.E. FULLER, A.M.
BY
O.E. FULLER, A.M.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
I.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
(BORN 1706--DIED 1790.)
HIS FAME STILL CLIMBING TO HEAVEN--WHAT HE HAD DONE AT FIFTY-TWO--POOR RICHARD'S ADDRESS.
AT FIFTY-TWO.
POOR RICHARD'S ADDRESS.
(BORN 1706--DIED 1790.)
HIS FAME STILL CLIMBING TO HEAVEN--WHAT HE HAD DONE AT FIFTY-TWO--POOR RICHARD'S ADDRESS.
AT FIFTY-TWO.
POOR RICHARD'S ADDRESS.
II.
DEFENSE OF A GREAT MAN.
WAS DR. FRANKLIN MEAN?--JAMES PARTON'S ANSWER.
JAMES PARTON'S ANSWER.
WAS DR. FRANKLIN MEAN?--JAMES PARTON'S ANSWER.
JAMES PARTON'S ANSWER.
III.
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND HIS MOTHER.
THE MOTHER'S EDUCATION--THE SON'S TRAINING--DOMESTIC LOVE AND SOCIAL DUTIES.
THE MOTHER'S' EDUCATION.
THE SON'S TRAINING.
DOMESTIC LOVE AND SOCIAL DUTY.
THE MOTHER'S EDUCATION--THE SON'S TRAINING--DOMESTIC LOVE AND SOCIAL DUTIES.
THE MOTHER'S' EDUCATION.
THE SON'S TRAINING.
DOMESTIC LOVE AND SOCIAL DUTY.
IV.
ABIGAIL ADAMS
(BORN 1744--DIED 1818.)
THE WIFE OF OUR SECOND PRESIDENT--THE MOTHER OF OUR SIXTH.
(BORN 1744--DIED 1818.)
THE WIFE OF OUR SECOND PRESIDENT--THE MOTHER OF OUR SIXTH.
V.
TWO NEIGHBOURS.
WHAT THEY GOT OUT OF LIFE.
WHAT THEY GOT OUT OF LIFE.
VI.
HORACE GREELEY.
(BORN 1811--DIED 1872.)
THE MOLDER OF PUBLIC OPINION--THE BRAVE JOURNALIST.
THE MOLDER OF PUBLIC OPINION.
THE BRAVE JOURNALIST.
(BORN 1811--DIED 1872.)
THE MOLDER OF PUBLIC OPINION--THE BRAVE JOURNALIST.
THE MOLDER OF PUBLIC OPINION.
THE BRAVE JOURNALIST.
VII.
WENDELL PHILLIPS
(BORN 1811--DIED 1884.)
THE TIMES WHEN HE APPEARED--"WHO IS THIS FELLOW?"--A FLAMING ADVOCATE OF LIBERTY--LIBERTY OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT--POWER TO DISCERN THE RIGHT--THE MOB-BEATEN HERO TRIUMPHANT.
THE TIMES WHEN HE APPEARED.
"WHO IS THIS FELLOW?"
A FLAMING ADVOCATE OF LIBERTY.
LIBERTY OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT.
POWER TO DISCERN THE RIGHT.
THE MOB-BEATEN HERO TRIUMPHANT.
(BORN 1811--DIED 1884.)
THE TIMES WHEN HE APPEARED--"WHO IS THIS FELLOW?"--A FLAMING ADVOCATE OF LIBERTY--LIBERTY OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT--POWER TO DISCERN THE RIGHT--THE MOB-BEATEN HERO TRIUMPHANT.
THE TIMES WHEN HE APPEARED.
"WHO IS THIS FELLOW?"
A FLAMING ADVOCATE OF LIBERTY.
LIBERTY OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT.
POWER TO DISCERN THE RIGHT.
THE MOB-BEATEN HERO TRIUMPHANT.
VIII
MARY WORDSWORTH
(BORN 1770--DIED 1859.)
THE KINDLY WIFE OF THE GREAT POET.
(BORN 1770--DIED 1859.)
THE KINDLY WIFE OF THE GREAT POET.
IX.
MADAME MALIBRAN.
(BORN 1808--DIED 1836.)
HER CAREER AS A SINGER--KINDNESS OF HEART.
(BORN 1808--DIED 1836.)
HER CAREER AS A SINGER--KINDNESS OF HEART.
X.
GARFIELD.--MAXIMS.
GATHERED FROM HIS SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, LETTERS, ETC.
GATHERED FROM HIS SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, LETTERS, ETC.
XI.
WHAT I CARRIED TO COLLEGE.
A REMINISCENCE AT FORTY--PICTURES OF RURAL LIFE.
A REMINISCENCE AT FORTY--PICTURES OF RURAL LIFE.
XII.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.
(BORN 1786--DIED 1847.)
HEROISM ON THE GREAT DEEP--A MARTYR OF THE POLAR SEA.
(BORN 1786--DIED 1847.)
HEROISM ON THE GREAT DEEP--A MARTYR OF THE POLAR SEA.
XIII.
ELIZABETH ESTAUGH.
(BORN 1682--DIED 1762.)
A QUAKER COURTSHIP, IN WHICH SHE WAS THE PRINCIPAL ACTOR.
(BORN 1682--DIED 1762.)
A QUAKER COURTSHIP, IN WHICH SHE WAS THE PRINCIPAL ACTOR.
XIV.
"CHINESE" GORDON.
IN THE TRENCHES OF THE CRIMEA--PUTS DOWN THE GREAT TAIPING REBELLION IN CHINA IN 1863-4--HERO OF THE SOUDAN--BEARDS THE MEN-STEALERS IN THEIR STRONGHOLDS, AND MAKES THE PEOPLE LOVE HIM.
IN THE TRENCHES OF THE CRIMEA--PUTS DOWN THE GREAT TAIPING REBELLION IN CHINA IN 1863-4--HERO OF THE SOUDAN--BEARDS THE MEN-STEALERS IN THEIR STRONGHOLDS, AND MAKES THE PEOPLE LOVE HIM.
XV
MEN'S WIVES.
BITS OF COMMON SENSE AND WISDOM ON A GREAT SUBJECT.
BITS OF COMMON SENSE AND WISDOM ON A GREAT SUBJECT.
XVI.
WOMEN'S HUSBANDS.
WHAT THE "BREAD WINNERS" LIKE IN THEIR WIVES--A LITTLE CONSTITUTIONAL OPPOSITION.
WHAT THE "BREAD WINNERS" LIKE IN THEIR WIVES--A LITTLE CONSTITUTIONAL OPPOSITION.
XVII.
JOHN PLOUGHMAN.
WHAT HE SAYS OF RELIGIOUS GRUMBLERS--GOOD-NATURE AND FIRMNESS--PATIENCE--OPPORTUNITIES--FAULTS--HOME--MEN WHO ARE DOWN--HOPE--HINTS AS TO THRIVING, ETC.
RELIGIOUS GRUMBLERS.
GOOD-NATURE AND FIRMNESS.
PATIENCE.
ON SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES.
FAULTS.
HOME.
MEN WHO ARE DOWN.
HOPE.
MY FIRST WIFE.
HINTS AS TO THRIVING.
TRY.
WHAT HE SAYS OF RELIGIOUS GRUMBLERS--GOOD-NATURE AND FIRMNESS--PATIENCE--OPPORTUNITIES--FAULTS--HOME--MEN WHO ARE DOWN--HOPE--HINTS AS TO THRIVING, ETC.
RELIGIOUS GRUMBLERS.
GOOD-NATURE AND FIRMNESS.
PATIENCE.
ON SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES.
FAULTS.
HOME.
MEN WHO ARE DOWN.
HOPE.
MY FIRST WIFE.
HINTS AS TO THRIVING.
TRY.
XVIII.
CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL.
(BORN 1750--DIED 1848)
A NOBLE, SELF-SACRIFICING WOMAN.
(BORN 1750--DIED 1848)
A NOBLE, SELF-SACRIFICING WOMAN.
XIX.
PESTIFEROUS LITERATURE.
THE PRINTING-PRESS THE MIGHTIEST AGENCY ON EARTH FOR GOOD AND FOR EVIL--THE FLOOD OF IMPURE AND LOATHSOME LITERATURE--WHAT CAN WE DO TO ABATE THIS PESTILENCE?--WHAT BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS SHALL WE READ?--HOW PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
THE PRINTING-PRESS THE MIGHTIEST AGENCY ON EARTH FOR GOOD AND FOR EVIL--THE FLOOD OF IMPURE AND LOATHSOME LITERATURE--WHAT CAN WE DO TO ABATE THIS PESTILENCE?--WHAT BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS SHALL WE READ?--HOW PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
XX.
SATISFIED
AND OTHER POEMS.
AND OTHER POEMS.
XXI.
HEROES OF SCIENCE.
MICHAEL FARADAY--SIR WILLIAM SIEMENS--M. PASTEUR.
FARADAY.
SIEMENS
PASTEUR.
MICHAEL FARADAY--SIR WILLIAM SIEMENS--M. PASTEUR.
FARADAY.
SIEMENS
PASTEUR.
XXII.
MY UNCLE TOBY
ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF A GREAT GENIUS.
ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF A GREAT GENIUS.
XXIII.
STEPHEN GIRARD
(BORN 1750--DIED 1831.)
THE NAPOLEON OF MERCHANTS--HIS LIFE SUCCESSFUL, AND YET A FAILURE.
(BORN 1750--DIED 1831.)
THE NAPOLEON OF MERCHANTS--HIS LIFE SUCCESSFUL, AND YET A FAILURE.
XXIV.
DISAPPOINTMENTS.
PLEASURE AFTER PAIN--PAIN AFTER PLEASURE.
PLEASURE AFTER PAIN--PAIN AFTER PLEASURE.
XXV.
THE THREE KINGS.
AN OLD STORY IN A NEW LIGHT.
XXVI.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
THE HEROINE OF THE CRIMEA.
THE HEROINE OF THE CRIMEA.
XXVII.
SHY PEOPLE
HAWTHORNE-WASHINGTON, IRVING, AND OTHERS--MADAME RECAMIER.
HAWTHORNE.
WASHINGTON AND IRVING.
MADAME RECAMIER.
HAWTHORNE-WASHINGTON, IRVING, AND OTHERS--MADAME RECAMIER.
HAWTHORNE.
WASHINGTON AND IRVING.
MADAME RECAMIER.
XXVIII.
JOHN MARSHALL
(BORN 1755--DIED 1835.)
IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY--HIS MARRIAGE--LAW LECTURES--AT THE BAR--HIS INTELLECTUAL POWERS--ON THE BENCH.
OUR JUDGE ON DRILL.
HIS MARRIAGE.
LAW LECTURES.
AT THE BAR.
INTELLECTUAL POWER.
ON THE BENCH.
(BORN 1755--DIED 1835.)
IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY--HIS MARRIAGE--LAW LECTURES--AT THE BAR--HIS INTELLECTUAL POWERS--ON THE BENCH.
OUR JUDGE ON DRILL.
HIS MARRIAGE.
LAW LECTURES.
AT THE BAR.
INTELLECTUAL POWER.
ON THE BENCH.
XXIX.
A NOBLE MOTHER.
HOW SHE TRAINED HERSELF, AND EDUCATED HER BOYS
HOW SHE TRAINED HERSELF, AND EDUCATED HER BOYS
XXX.
THE CARE OF THE BODY.
WHAT DR. SARGENT, OF THE HARVARD GYMNASIUM, SAYS ABOUT IT--POINTS FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND PUPILS.
WHAT DR. SARGENT, OF THE HARVARD GYMNASIUM, SAYS ABOUT IT--POINTS FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND PUPILS.
XXXI.
SAINT CECILIA
THE PATRONESS OF MUSIC-MYTHS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC-ITS RELATION TO WORK AND BLESSEDNESS
MYTHS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC.
THE RELATION OF MUSIC TO WORK AND BLESSEDNESS.
THE PATRONESS OF MUSIC-MYTHS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC-ITS RELATION TO WORK AND BLESSEDNESS
MYTHS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC.
THE RELATION OF MUSIC TO WORK AND BLESSEDNESS.
XXXII.
THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
(BORN 1786--DIED 1859.)
A LIFE OF WONDER AND WARNING.
(BORN 1786--DIED 1859.)
A LIFE OF WONDER AND WARNING.
XXXIII.
A VISION OF TIME.
NEW-YEAR'S EVE.
NEW-YEAR'S EVE.
XXXIV.
JOHN BUNYAN
(BORN 1628--DIED 1688.)
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT.
(BORN 1628--DIED 1688.)
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT.
XXXV.
MADAME ROLAND
(BORN 1754--DIED 1793.)
THE MOST REMARKABLE WOMAN OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION--THE IPHIGENIA OF FRANCE.
(BORN 1754--DIED 1793.)
THE MOST REMARKABLE WOMAN OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION--THE IPHIGENIA OF FRANCE.
XXXVI.
CHEERFUL AND BRAVE.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON--SIR WALTER RALEIGH--XENOPHON-- CÆSAR--NELSON--HENRY OF NAVARRE--QUEEN ELIZABETH-- SYDNEY SMITH--ROBERT HALL--LATIMER--TOM HOOD.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON--SIR WALTER RALEIGH--XENOPHON-- CÆSAR--NELSON--HENRY OF NAVARRE--QUEEN ELIZABETH-- SYDNEY SMITH--ROBERT HALL--LATIMER--TOM HOOD.
XXXVII.
HAROLD.
THE LAST SAXON KING OF ENGLAND.
THE LAST SAXON KING OF ENGLAND.
XXXVIII.
PETER COOPER,
(BORN 1791--DIED 1883.)
THE LESSON OF A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE.
(BORN 1791--DIED 1883.)
THE LESSON OF A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE.
XXXIX.
ILLUSIONS
"Therefore trust to thy heart, and what the world calls illusions."--LONGFELLOW.
"Therefore trust to thy heart, and what the world calls illusions."--LONGFELLOW.
XL.
PHILLIPS BROOKS
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
XLI.
SAINT JOHN AND THE ROBBER.
A LEGEND OF THE FIRST CENTURY.
A LEGEND OF THE FIRST CENTURY.
XLII.
JOHN PLOUGHMAN AGAIN
THE PITH AND MARROW OF CERTAIN OLD PROVERBS.
IF THE CAP FITS, WEAR IT.
BURN A CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, AND IT WILL SOON BE GONE.
HUNCHBACK SEES NOT HIS OWN HUMP, BUT HE SEES HIS NEIGHBOR'S.
A LOOKING-GLASS IS OF NO USE TO A BLIND MAN.
DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE.
IT IS HARD FOR AN EMPTY SACK TO STAND UPRIGHT.
A HAND-SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH.
TWO DOGS FIGHT FOR A BONE, AND A THIRD RUNS AWAY WITH IT.
HE HAS A HOLE UNDER HIS NOSE. AND HIS MONEY RUNS INTO IT.
STICK TO IT AND DO IT.
LIKE CAT LIKE KIT.
A BLACK HEN LAYS A WHITE EGG.
EVERY BIRD LIKES ITS OWN NEST.
THE PITH AND MARROW OF CERTAIN OLD PROVERBS.
IF THE CAP FITS, WEAR IT.
BURN A CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, AND IT WILL SOON BE GONE.
HUNCHBACK SEES NOT HIS OWN HUMP, BUT HE SEES HIS NEIGHBOR'S.
A LOOKING-GLASS IS OF NO USE TO A BLIND MAN.
DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE.
IT IS HARD FOR AN EMPTY SACK TO STAND UPRIGHT.
A HAND-SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH.
TWO DOGS FIGHT FOR A BONE, AND A THIRD RUNS AWAY WITH IT.
HE HAS A HOLE UNDER HIS NOSE. AND HIS MONEY RUNS INTO IT.
STICK TO IT AND DO IT.
LIKE CAT LIKE KIT.
A BLACK HEN LAYS A WHITE EGG.
EVERY BIRD LIKES ITS OWN NEST.
XLIII.
HENRY WILSON
(BORN 1812--DIED 1875.)
FROM THE SHOEMAKER'S BENCH TO THE CHAIR OF VICE-PRESIDENT.
(BORN 1812--DIED 1875.)
FROM THE SHOEMAKER'S BENCH TO THE CHAIR OF VICE-PRESIDENT.
XLIV.
JOAN OF ARC
(BORN 1412--DIED 1431.)
THE PEASANT MAIDEN WHO DELIVERED HER COUNTRY AND BECAME A MARTYR IN ITS CAUSE.
(BORN 1412--DIED 1431.)
THE PEASANT MAIDEN WHO DELIVERED HER COUNTRY AND BECAME A MARTYR IN ITS CAUSE.
XLV.
THE SONG OF WORK
MANY PHASES AND MANY EXAMPLES.
MANY PHASES AND MANY EXAMPLES.
XLVI.
ALVIN S. SOUTHWORTH
CROSSING THE NUBIAN DESERT.
CROSSING THE NUBIAN DESERT.
XLVII.
A FORBIDDEN TOPIC.
WHICH SOME PEOPLE PERSIST IN INTRODUCING.
WHICH SOME PEOPLE PERSIST IN INTRODUCING.
XLVIII.
IDA LEWIS WILSON.
THE GRACE DARLING OF AMERICA.
THE GRACE DARLING OF AMERICA.
XLIX.
RACHEL JACKSON
(BORN 1767--DIED 1828.)
THE WIFE OF OUR SEVENTH PRESIDENT.
(BORN 1767--DIED 1828.)
THE WIFE OF OUR SEVENTH PRESIDENT.
L.
DISCONTENTED GIRLS.
ONE PANACEA FOR THEM--AND ONE REFUGE.
ONE PANACEA FOR THEM--AND ONE REFUGE.
LI.
THE VOICE IN RAMAH.
"Rachel weeping for her children, and would not he comforted, because they were not."
"Rachel weeping for her children, and would not he comforted, because they were not."
LII.
LA FAYETTE.
(BORN 1757--DIED 1834.)
THE FRIEND AND DEFENDER OF LIBERTY ON TWO CONTINENTS.
(BORN 1757--DIED 1834.)
THE FRIEND AND DEFENDER OF LIBERTY ON TWO CONTINENTS.
LIII.
LYDIA SIGOURNEY
(BORN 1791--DIED 1865.)
THE LESSON OF A USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
(BORN 1791--DIED 1865.)
THE LESSON OF A USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
LIV.
OLD AGE AND USEFULNESS
THE GLORY OF BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN.
THE GLORY OF BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN.
LV.
RHYMES AND CHIMES
(ALL BRAND NEW)
SUITABLE FOR AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
(ALL BRAND NEW)
SUITABLE FOR AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
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