Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 102
aracter. Some wise-acre has remarked that It is easyenough to get another wife, but where on earth can you get an-other mother ? This axiom can be matched by what old AuntKaty (the black ironer of Auton kitchen) said one day, when theconversation turned upon the merits of Father Auton : — T aint no… … A CHILD is father to the man. His character resembles a kernelof corn possessing great possibilities, which depend upon the acci-dents of soil, sunshine, and rain, to develop into a harvest. Thereis something subtle and intangible in a boys nature, which makeshim walk and talk like his father when…
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