Piercy, Willis Duff · New York, Charles E. Merrill company · leaf 163
tts towns. During this period he and his family lived literallyfrom hand to mouth, and more than once subsisted uponwhat was virtually the charity of friends. Some-times it was necessary to sell the childrens booksand articles of household furniture to drive the wolfof hunger from the door. Much of… … Chakle>3 (j()()uyi:ar mistaken for triumph proved to be defeat. He becamethe butt of those who did not share his own constantfaith in the ultimate success of his labors. He wascalm in defeat, patient in ridicule, and always bore him-self with magnificent fortitude. In the early months of 1S,39…
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