On the other side was my hope of obtaining an education.

I knew that it involved hard work and self-denial, and there was the possibility of failure in the end.

But my mind was made up.

I would not turn back.

I need not say that I do not regret that early decision, although I think that I should have made a successful storekeeper.
"With my capital of eighty dollars, I began to attend the village high school, to get my preparation for college.