Gets the vote in the Senate,

Spite of Webster or Clay.”

The least promising of a group of boys may outstrip the whole number by his tact. While the brilliant fellow without it makes a failure of life, he ascends to the top round of the ladder. Through tact, his dulness beats talent; the tortoise wins the race. We shall see that Ulysses did that; but not without push-energy, singleness of purpose, and perseverance. There was a quiet energy about him; we might call it determination-a quality which an English writer says "will do anything that can be done in this world; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a twolegged creature a man without it"; and not without principle, either. "Sheridan might have ruled the world if he had possessed principle," it was said. Ulysses would not lie even to save his father money. He was taught, that while wealth was not absolutely necessary, nor fame, nor even health, PRINCIPLE was indispensable The lesson was drilled into his soul.

VI.

A NOTABLE TRIP.

ULYSSES was eleven years old when his Uncle Marshall died, six miles beyond Deerfield, Ohio, nearly one hundred miles distant. The widow was in great trouble in consequence, and Mr. Grant, whose sister she was, felt deeply for her.

"She must come here with her family, that I may look after her," he said; "I shall bring her right along with me when I return, if possible."

"As I cannot go with you, why not let Ulysses go?' suggested Mrs. Grant. "He can be of much assistance to you, if you move the family here."

"He can go; I would like to have him go with me," replied Mr. Grant. And it was so arranged, to the great satisfaction of the boy.

They hurried away so as to be present at the funeral. Going to Ripley, they took the steamer to Wellsville, and thence by stage to New Lisbon, thirty-five miles, travelling the last fifteen miles on horseback. The trip from Ripley to Wellsville was Ulysses' first ride on a steamer, and he enjoyed it thoroughly. Still, he was not so enraptured with the sail that he lost any interest in the horse. He would not have traded his colt for the steamer, with the river thrown in.

Widow Marshall was greatly comforted by the arrival

of her brother, who made himself very useful at once in the final preparations for the funeral. This solemn occasion having passed, he disclosed his plan of removing her to Georgetown, to which she readily acceded. Her decision to remove made it necessary for Mr. Grant to remain two or three weeks at Deerfield. She had business to be transacted, household articles to sell, and various incidental things to be attended to, all of which required time. Selecting from the furniture what was the most valuable, like beds and bedding, crockery, and other articles, which could be easily transported, he sold the remainder at auction.

Mrs. Marshall owned a farm-wagon and a pair of horses, with which the goods and family were transported to Georgetown. A convenient seat was arranged for herself and children on top of the load, which was a heavy one. Her eldest son, James, who was about the age of Ulysses, rode on the coupling-pole behind the wagon-an expedient suggested by the latter, that they might relieve the horses by jumping off when going up hill or over hard places.

All things being ready, they started on Monday afternoon and travelled to Deerfield, six miles, where they stopped at the "tavern " over night. On Tuesday night they reached New Lisbon, the horses very much exhausted by their day's work.

"The load is too much for them," said Mr. Grant, "and we must hire another team here. If the horses give out, it will cost us more than it will to hire a team now."

"I thought they would give out before we got here," answered Ulysses, whose sympathy for the jaded horses was stirred. "Another day with the load will finish

them."

It was settled that another team should be engaged to convey a part of the furniture to Wellsville, where they would take the steamer, and run down the river to Maysville. After a good night's rest at the "village tavern," Mr. Grant chartered a wagon and pair of horses, and dividing his load, proceeded to Wellsville, where they arrived during the day. Here the hired team was dismissed to return to New Lisbon, the goods being transferred back to the original wagon, which was driven on board the steamer Lady Byron. Thence to Maysville by water afforded an opportunity for the horses to rest.

The steamer was obliged to stop several hours at Wheeling, for the repair of a broken wheel. Ulysses and his cousin strolled into the town, and while making observations about the City Hotel, a gentleman came out and accosted them.

"Will you take my trunk down to the steamer?" "Yes, sir," answered Ulysses.

"For how much?"

"A fi'-penny bit," replied the boy. This was six and a quarter cents, sufficiently small pay to show that Ulysses did not practise extortion. It was a full halfmile to the steamer.

"It is a bargain," responded the gentleman, evidently pleased to get his trunk down to the steamer for so little money.

The two boys took up the trunk, one at each end, and bore it to the steamer, perfectly satisfied on arriving there that they had earned every cent of the pay.

Now occurred the only deliberate act of mischief which we have found to record against our hero. There was no wharf built at Wheeling. The water came up nearly to the top of a wall, from which a loose staging extended to the boat. Over this the children of some French and

German emigrants on board were running for amusement. Ulysses and James thought the amusement might be varied by an involuntary bath. Accordingly, the opportune moment was improved to move the planks so that the first boy who should step upon them again would fall into the water. Scarcely was the trap laid, when a little, chubby, three-year-old German, wearing a red-flannel dress, ran upon the staging and tumbled into the water. A shout of alarm arose, and all on board rushed to the scene. One of the boat's crew seized the child by the hair of his head, and rescued him from a watery grave.

The two naughty boys, who were the cause of the accident, were more scared than the little Teuton in the water. Their thoughtless act came near ending in a tragedy, and they saw the guilt of it the moment the child dropped into the water. No one saw them set the trap, and so they kept the knowledge of it within their own breast, which was worse for them. They were overjoyed, however, when the child was saved.

Ulysses always condemned himself for this thoughtless deed. It was wholly unlike him; there is nothing else of the kind in his life-record. Perhaps James was the author of the plan, and Ulysses only yielded. Be that as it may, the incident proves that Ulysses was sufficiently human to have some mischief in him.

The steamer reached Maysville on Saturday, the party having consumed six days in performing a journey which can now be accomplished in less than six hours. They visited relatives in Maysville, and remained several days, when the horses were in a good condition to take them the remaining twenty miles to Georgetown.

Ulysses enjoyed this trip, though he was glad to get home. It was a good school for him, and he learned some