Sink or Swim or, Harry Raymond's Resolve

Sink or Swim; or, Harry Raymond's Resolve

Sink or Swim is the second volume of the Luck and Pluck Series, and, like its predecessor, is designed to illustrate the truth that a manly spirit is better than the gifts of fortune. It does not fall to the lot of many boys to meet with such adventures or to encounter such trials as befell the young hero of this story; but it will be of service to all, to adopt Harry Raymonds motto. If there are any of my young readers who are disposed to envy Harrys final good fortune, let them remember that the best way to strive for success is to deserve it; and[viii] then, if it does not come, there will at least be a consciousness of well-doing, which in itself is a rich reward. New York, November 1, 1879. [9] Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. These words were declaimed in a clear, ringing voice from the platform of the Vernon High School. The speaker was a boy of fifteen, well-knit, and vigorous, with a frank, manly expression, and a prepossessing face. His dark chestnut hair waved slightly above a high, intellectual brow, and his attitude, as he faced his school-mates, was one of ease and unconscious grace. His eye flashed as he declaimed with appropriate emphasis the patriotic extract which commences in the well-known words quoted above.[10] He had learned the orators secret,to be in earnest,and he carried his audience with him. When, at the conclusion of his declamation, he bowed and walked to his desk, the boys broke into spontaneous applause. Though this was contrary to the rules of the school, Reuben Tower, A. M., the principal, uttered no reprimand. He had himself been pleased with the declamation, and sympathized to some extent with the scholars. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 59517
Author: Alger, Horatio
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English