In Winter Quarters 



"It means," he added, "that you 

 are always to try to help yourself along. 

 Do something with your own hands, 

 and not wait for someone else to come 

 along and do the work that is before 

 you waiting to be done." 



That was plain enough truly, and 

 then followed something like this: 



"It does not mean that you are 

 actually to hoe with this little hoe 

 always; nor does it mean that even 

 when you are a big boy, and after- 

 ward a man, you are never to use any- 

 thing but just a common hoe. It 

 means that you must work hard and 

 faithfully at some kind of honest labor, 

 and so become able to take care of 

 yourself, and not be dependent on any- 

 one else." 



That was more or less illuminating 

 and of course gratifying, for the boy 

 was not sure, fond as he was even then 

 of all garden life, that he really wanted 

 to hoe weeds all his days just because 

 a Governor had placed the necessary 

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