. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. om him a horse, saddle and bridle and asuit of clothes. These were the reward of the threeyears labor, from 18 to 21. For the following reasons I elected to leave at 18: 1. Because of my usefulness in the economic sys-tem of the home, I had no time nor opportunity toobtain the kind of education I desired. 2. During the nine years in the saw-mill and twoon the farm, I had a never-ending day-dream thatsome time I would go to college, obtain an educationand become a writer, a journalist, a newspaperw
. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. om him a horse, saddle and bridle and asuit of clothes. These were the reward of the threeyears labor, from 18 to 21. For the following reasons I elected to leave at 18: 1. Because of my usefulness in the economic sys-tem of the home, I had no time nor opportunity toobtain the kind of education I desired. 2. During the nine years in the saw-mill and twoon the farm, I had a never-ending day-dream thatsome time I would go to college, obtain an educationand become a writer, a journalist, a newspaperwriter. 3. But as my 18th birthday drew near, I realizedthat Father and Mother were growing old and thatin a few years more they would need the care of someone of us. About two months before my 18th birth-day, I went to my brother G. and confided to him mydream; but realizing that he had a far better intelli-gence than myself, I proposed that he go to Collegeand finish his education and that I would remain andrun the farm and help him through and at the sametime care for the old folks at 60 TK AND THE GREAT WORK IN AMERICA 4. But if he did not wish to do that, then I pro-posed that he remain and let me go unaided*After due consideration it was decided that I should go. The day of my emancipation came—July 20th, 1871—without a word to anyone but brother G. With $ in my pocket—and a borrowed horse—I rode 62 miles due north into the wheat fields wherethere was a great demand for harvest hands. It wasthe happiest day of my life. I was free—free to earnmoney and go to college and take my place in theworld. I found a man who needed help and the next morn-ing went to work—binding wheat for M. L , in Iowa County—at $3 per day. I worked 17 days, received $51 cash—my first moneyas a man—rode back home, went to district schoola term, applied for a teachers certificate, got it,taught school a year, took the money earned (at $40per month), went to Iowa City, Iowa
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