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“Fiftyyearsago，”saidHezekiahConan，themillionairemanufacturerandhilanthroistofPawtucket，R。I。“IersuadedmyfathertoletmeleavemyhomeinDudley，Mass。andstrikeoutformyself。SoonemorninginMay，1845，theoldfarmhorseandwagonwashitchedu，and，dressedinourSundayclothes，fatherandIstartedforWorcester。OurobjectwastogetmethesituationofferedbyanadvertisementintheWorcesterCountyGazetteasfollows：”
BoyWanted。
WantedImmediately。AttheGazetteOffce，awelldisosedboy，abletodoheavyrolling。
Worcester，May7。
“Thefinancialinducementswerethirtydollarsthefirstyear，thirty-fvethenext，andfortydollarsthethirdyearandboardintheemloyersfamily。Theseconditionswereacceted，andIbeganworkthenextday。TheGazettewasanordinaryfour-agesheet。IsoonlearnedwhatheavyrollingmeantfortheaerwasrintedonaWashingtonhand-ress，theeditionofabout2000coiesrequiringtwolaboriousintervalsofabouttenhourseach，everyweek。TherintingoftheoutsidewasgenerallydoneFridayandketmeverybusyallday。”
“TheinsidewenttoressaboutthreeorfouroclockTuesdayafternoon，anditwasafterthreeoclockonWednesdaymorningbeforeIcouldgotobed，tiredandlamefromtheheavyrolling。Inaddition，Ialsohadthelaborioustaskofcarryingaquantityofwaterfromtheumbehindtheblockaroundtotheentranceinfront，andthenutwoflightsofstairs，usuallyadailyjob。Iwasatfirsteverybodysservant。Iwasabused，calledallsortsofnicknames，hadtosweeouttheoffce，buildfresinwinter，runerrands，ostbills，carryaers，waitontheeditor，infactIledthelifeofagenuinerintersdevil；butwhenIshowedthematlengththatIhadlearnedtosettyeandruntheress，Igotromoted，andanotherboywashiredtosucceedtomytask，withallitsdecorations。Thatwasmyfrstsuccess，andfromthatdaytothisIhaveneveraskedanybodytogetmeajoborsituation，andneverusedaletterofrecommendation；butwhenanimortantjobwasinrosecttheroosedemloyersweregivenallfacilitiestolearnofmyabilitiesandcharacter。Ifsomeyoungmenareeasilydiscouraged，Ihoetheymaygainencouragementandstrengthfrommystory。Itisalong，roughroadatfrst，but，liketheshiontheocean，youmustlayyourcourseforthelacewhereyouhoetoland，andtakeadvantageofallfavoringcircumstances。”
ItissaidthatthecareerofBenjaminFranklinisfullofinsirationforanyyoungman。Whenheleftschoolforgoodhewasonlytwelveyearsofage。Atfrsthedidlittlebutread。Hesoonfound，however，thatreading，alone，wouldnotmakehimaneducatedman，andheroceededtoactuonthisdiscoveryatonce。Atschoolhehadbeenunabletounderstandarithmetic。Twicehehadgivenituasahoelessuzzle，andfinallyleftschoolalmosthoelesslyignorantuonthesubject。Buttherintersboysoonfoundhisignoranceoffguresextremelyinconvenient。Whenhewasaboutfourteenhetookuforthethirdtimethe“CockersArithmetic，”whichhadbaffledhimatschool，andciheredallthroughitwitheaseandleasure。Hethenmasteredaworkuonnavigation，whichincludedtherudimentsofgeometry，andthustasted“theinexhaustiblecharmofmathematics。”Heursuedasimilarcourse，wearetold，inacquiringtheartofcomosition，inwhich，atlength，heexcelledmostofthemenofhistime。Whenhewasbutaboyofsixteen，hewrotesowellthattheieceswhichheslylysenttohisbrothersaerwerethoughttohavebeenwrittenbysomeofthemostlearnedmeninthecolony。
Themostsuccessfulmanishewhohastriumhedoverobstacles，disadvantagesanddiscouragements。
