Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...the station. Here they were allowed to break ranks. But the train was already in sight, and all was confusion. The most of those going away were excitedly rushing from one friend to another saying last words of farewell, in some cases carelessly and even flippantly. But Carl seemed to have plenty of time. His words to his friends were few indeed, but his manner was composed and thoughtful, and his hand-pressures were long and lingering. "All aboard!" Thus were the last good-byes rudely interrupted, and men and boys began jostling each other in their haste to board the train. A few furtively wiped tears from their eyes; but for the most part they were laughing loudly at pointless jokes. The engine puffed and panted, and the train thundered on, carrying with it the hopes and the prayers of friends left behind. Carl was one of the last to step on the train, and Chr--6 so long as the train was in sight he stood on the rear platform waving a flag. The sun shone full upon him as he stood there, and from the lapel of his army coat there flashed the button of the Christian Endeavorer. IX ROUGH EXPERIENCES Much of our knowledge of Carl's life after he left his home has been derived from his own letters to parents and friends. The first note was penciled to his father before the train reached Boston. "dear Father: 1 have started to write this after we passed Cambridge, and the car is so joggly that it wriggles my arm awfully. I have had to ride all the way with a man half-seas-over, in the same seat in the smokingcar. We are all right. Everybody seems in good spirits. C. A. H." Less than an hour from home, but already in his disagreeable surroundings the journey had begun to seem long and tedious. Later in the same day he scribbled a note to his m...
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