. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. But the mastertold him he w^as pleased to find that he liked toread such s^ood books. He told him not to readthem in school. Reading about other countries made Irving wishto see them. He thought he would like to other wild boys, he thought of running wanted to go to sea. But he knew that sailors had to eat salt did not like salt pork. He thought he wouldlearn to like it. When he got a chance, he ate pork. I04 And sometimes he would sleep all night on thefloor. He wanted to get used to a hard bed. But the more he ate
. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. But the mastertold him he w^as pleased to find that he liked toread such s^ood books. He told him not to readthem in school. Reading about other countries made Irving wishto see them. He thought he would like to other wild boys, he thought of running wanted to go to sea. But he knew that sailors had to eat salt did not like salt pork. He thought he wouldlearn to like it. When he got a chance, he ate pork. I04 And sometimes he would sleep all night on thefloor. He wanted to get used to a hard bed. But the more he ate pork, the more he dislikedit. And the more he slept on the floor, the morehe liked a good bed. So he gave up his foolishnotion of being a sailor boy. Some day you will read Irvings Sketch will find some famous stories in it. There isthe story of Rip Van Win-kle, who slept twentyyears. And there is the funny story of the Head-less Horse-man. When you read these a-mus-ingstories, you will remember the playful boy whobecame a great Rip Van Winkle wakes up. 105 DONT GIVE UP THE SKIP. Fred was talking to his sister one day. Hesaid, — Alice, what makes people say, Dont give upthe ship ? Alice said, I dont know. Thats what theteacher said to me yes-ter-day when I thought thatI could not get my lesson. Yes, said Fred, and thats what father said tome. I told him I never could learn to write only said, You must not give up the ship, myboy. I havent any ship to give up, said Alice. And what has a ship to do with my writing ? said Fred. There must be some story about a ship, Alicesaid. Maybe grand-father would know, said Fred. Lets ask him. They found their grand-father writing in thenext room. They did not wish to disturb turned to leave the room. But grand-father looked up just then. He smiled,and laid down his pen. Did you want something ? he asked. io6 We wanted to ask you a question, said Alice. We want to know why people say, Dont giveup the shi
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