6/12 They are shrewd even then, and obtain a taste for commerce before they are old enough to know the meaning of the word. Undoubtedly he had no talent for trade, and would make a very indifferent tin pedler. He always got the best end of the bargain; though, I am happy to say, his integrity was too unyielding to let him cheat his fellows. The desire to do something worthy of a good son turned his attention to matters above his sphere; and thinking of great things, he had come to talk great things. |