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A long time ago a little boy who was poorly dressed, but had an honest
face, was passing a country tavern in Vermont; night was fast approaching,
and he looked tired and hungry; seeing which, the landlord, who had a kind
heart, generously offered him supper and a nights' lodging free. This he
refused to accept, but said, "If you please, I will cut wood enough to pay my
way." This was accepted by the landlord, and thus the affair passed. Fifty
years later he passed the same tavern as George Peabody, the great London
banker.
The above self-reliant nature was illustrative of the man. It is always
interesting to learn how great fortunes were made. Nothing is so fascinating
as success, and the momentous question relative to every great man is:
"How did he begin?" George Peabody began life in Danvers,
Massachusetts, February 18th, 1795. He was born of humble parents and
the public schools of his native town furnished him his education. At the
age of eleven he became a clerk in a grocery store where he remained four
years, when he went to Newburyport to become a dry-goods salesman. By
cultivating a loving disposition he gained friends wherever he went, and, of
course, thus gained a confidence which he otherwise never would have
known. For this reason he gained his first letter of credit which enabled him
to buy his first consignment of goods without advancing the money for
them.

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SELF-RELIANCE.
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As we review the various great and influential men we cannot but notice
how many, out of the total number, cultivated a pleasing manner. Certain it
is, to pleasing manners and ability owed he his success; without either he
could not have succeeded. Without the generous heart he possessed he
could never have won the great honor that he enjoyed, for great wealth
alone could not bring such honor. He was a notable moral phenomenon. Of
all the great and rich men of whom we are aware, none gave as liberally as
did he. Reader, think of it; a poor boy who became one of the greatest
bankers of his time, and who, during his life, gave over eight millions of
dollars to charity. Many of our rich men have willed much to charity, but he
gave while living.
He went to Georgetown, District of Columbia, and entered into a