SARAH K. BOLTON
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF "POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS," "GIRLS WHO BECAME FAMOUS," "FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS," "FAMOUS AMERICAN STATESMEN," "SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENGLAND," "STORIES FROM LIFE," "FROM HEART AND NATURE," ETC.
SEVENTH THOUSAND
"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight;
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night."
Longfellow.
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."—Darwin.
NEW YORK THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1889, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Electrotyped by C. J. Peters and Son, Boston. Presswork by Berwick & Smith, Boston, Mass.
To Those
WHO HAVE EXPRESSED PLEASURE IN MY WORK
I dedicate this book.