Cyrus WField, his life and work [1819-1892] . is,his private repository, came open, and a shower ofplaying-cards fluttered forth and whitened thegrass. They had been found in the possession ofhis children and confiscated. It is remembered of Cyrus Field as a child thathis dealings with his playmates were most paid punctually all that he owed, and requiredthe same punctuality in return. He was the chosenleader in all the games, and he was the victor ina race around the village green, one of the stipu-lations being that a certain amount of crackersshould be eaten on the way. His half-ho
Cyrus WField, his life and work [1819-1892] . is,his private repository, came open, and a shower ofplaying-cards fluttered forth and whitened thegrass. They had been found in the possession ofhis children and confiscated. It is remembered of Cyrus Field as a child thathis dealings with his playmates were most paid punctually all that he owed, and requiredthe same punctuality in return. He was the chosenleader in all the games, and he was the victor ina race around the village green, one of the stipu-lations being that a certain amount of crackersshould be eaten on the way. His half-holidays were passed in roaming over thecounti-y-side, and he has often said tliat the mealhe enjoyed the most in his life was one gotten on aSaturday afternoon when he had stopped, tired andhungry, at a farm-house, and w^as given a plate ofcold pork and potatoes. He was obliged to be athome before sunset on Saturday, as every memberof the family was required to be in the house bythat time, and all work to cease; and as the chil- P CO 2 O 3 CO.
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