True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 178
did. All through theSouth he loved so well and which loved him so much, statues,to-day, are being built to keep alive the memory of his life. To-day, North as well as South, all America honors him,and as the years go by the boys and girls, who, as they grow up,will hear his name and know his story,… … GEORGE PEABODY. ica, and to know how he did so much DO my lit-tle friendsunder-stand what aphilanthropist is?He is a man whoso loves his fel-low man that hedesires to helpbetter the condi-tion of the poorand give them achance to livehappier and moreuseful lives. Would youlike to knowabout the…
