_April_.--May did a crayon head of mother with Mrs. Murdock; very good
likeness. All of us as proud as peacocks of our "little Raphael."
Heard Mrs. Butler read; very fine.
_May_.--Left the L.'s with my $33; glad to rest. May went home with
her picture, happy in her winter's work and success.
Father had three talks at W. F. Channing's. Good company--Emerson,
Mrs. Howe, and the rest.
Saw young Booth in Brutus, and liked him better than his father; went
about and rested after my labors; glad to be with Father, who enjoyed
Boston and friends.
Home on the 10th, passing Sunday at the Emersons'. I have done what I
planned--supported myself, written eight stories, taught four months,
earned a hundred dollars, and sent money home.
HENRY GEORGE
(1839-1897)
THE TROUBLES OF A JOB PRINTER
Henry George was a self-helped man, if ever there was one. When less
than fourteen years of age, he left school and started to earn his own
living. He never afterward returned to school. In adolescence, his
eager mind was obsessed by the glamor of the sea, so he began life as a
sailor. After a few years came the desperate poverty of his early
married life in California, as here described.
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