after its fulfillment, but even so, we know that Mr. 



-. 



Stokes lived long enough to take great pride in the 



Newton boy, and to grow reminiscent concerning his 



achievement. 



Our hearts go out to the late Mr. Stokes, schoolmaster 



at Grantham. 



LITTLE 

 JOURNEYS 



'HERE is surely something in that old idea 

 of Indians that when they killed an enemy 

 the strength of the fallen adversary en- 

 tered into themselves. 



This encounter of little Isaac with the 

 school bully was a pivotal point in his ca- 

 reer. He had vanquished the rogue physically and 

 he now set to work to do as much mentally for the 

 whole school. He had it in him it was just a matter 

 of application. 



Once in after life in speaking of those who had bene- 

 fited him most, he placed this unnamed chucklehead 

 first, and added with a smile, " Our enemies are quite 

 as necessary to us as our friends." 



In a few months Isaac stood at the head of the class. 

 In mathematics he especially excelled, and the Master, 

 who prided himself on being able to give problems no 

 one could solve but himself, found he was put to the 

 strait of giving a problem nobody could solve. He was 

 somewhat taken aback when little Isaac declined to 

 work on it, and coolly pointed out the fallacy involved. 

 The only thing then for the teacher to do was to say 



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