Simple？I\'llsayitis!PositivelynothingcouldbesimplerunlessitbethestarksimplicityofthemindofanauthorwhofiguresthatwhentheAtlanticOceanstartsboringitswaythroughacrackinaseawallyoucanstopitbypluggingtheholeontheinnersideoftheseawallwithasmallboy\'sarm。NedBuntlinemayneverhaveenjoyedthevogueamongparentsandteachersthatMr。
McGuffeyenjoyed，butI\'llsaythisforhim——heknewmoreaboutthelawsofhydraulicsthanMcGuffeyeverdreamed。
AndtherewasPeterHurdle，theraggedladwhoengagedinalongbuttiresomeconversationwiththephilanthropicandinquisitiveMr。Lenox，duringthecourseofwhichitdevelopedthatPeterdidn\'twantanything。Whenitcameontostormhegotunderatree。Whenhewashungryheatearawturnip。Rawturnips，itwouldappear，grewalltheyearroundinthefieldsofthefavoredlandwherePeterresided。IfthechillwindsofautumnblewinthroughoneoftheholesinPeter\'strouserstheyblewrightoutagainthroughanotherhole。Andhedidn\'tcaretoacceptthedimewhichMr。Lenoxinanexcessofgenerosityofferedhim，because，itseemed，healreadyhadadime。WhenitcametobeingplumbcontentedthereprobablyneverwasasoulonthisearththatwastheequalofMasterHurdle。HeevenwassatisfiedwithhisnamewhichIwouldregardastheultimatetest。
Likewise，therewasthecaseofHughIdleandMr。Toil。Perhapsyourecallthatmovingstory？Hughtriestododgework；whereverhegoeshefindsMr。Toilinoneguiseoranotherbutalwayswiththesameharshvoiceandthesamefrowningeyes，bossingsomejobinamannerwhichwouldcosthimhisboss-shiprightoffthereelinthesetimeswhenunionlaborissotouchy。Andwhatisthemoraltobedrawnfromthisnarrative？IknowthatallmylifeI
havebeentryingtogetawayfromwork，feelingthatIwasintendedforleisure，thoughneverfindingtimesomehowtotakeitupseriously。Butwhatwastheuseoftryingtodiscouragemefromthisagreeableideabackyonderintheformulativeperiodofmyearlieryears？
InHarper\'sFourthReader，editionof1888，IfoundanarticleentitledTheDifferenceBetweenthePlantsandAnimals。IttakesupseveralpagesandincludessomeofthefanciestlanguagetheseniorMr。HarpercoulddisinterfromtheUnabridged。Inmyowncase——andIthinkIwasnomoreobservantthantheaverageurchinofmyage——IcanscarcelyrememberatimewhenIcouldnotreadilydeterminecertainbasicdistinctionsbetweensuchplantsandsuchanimalsasachildislikelytoencounterinthetemperatepartsofNorthAmerica。
Whileemergingfrominfancysomeofmycontemporariesmayhavefallenintotheerrorofthelittleboywhocameintothehousewithahauntedlookinhiseyeandaskedhismotherifmulberrieshadsixlegsapieceandranroundinthedustoftheroad，andwhenshetoldhimthatsuchwasnotthecasewithmulberrieshesaid:\"Then，mother，IfeelthatIhavemadeamistake。”
Tothebestofmyrecollection，Inevermadethismistake，oratleastifIdidIamsureImadenoinquiryafterwardwhichmighttendfurthertoincreasemydoubts；andinanyeventIamsurethatbythetimeIwasoldenoughtostumbleoverMr。Harper\'sfavoritebigwordsIwasoldenoughtotellthedifferencebetweenanordinaryanimal——say，ahousecat——andanyoneofthecommonerformsofplantlife，suchas，forexample，thescaly-barkhickorytree，practicallyataglance。I\'lladdthistoo:NickCarterneverwastedanyofthegoldenmomentswhichheandIspenttogetherinelucidatingformetheradicalpointsofdifferencebetweentheplantsandtheanimals。
IntherangeofpoetryselectedbythecompilersofthereadersformyespecialbenefitasIprogressedonwardfromtheprimaryclassintothegrammargradesIfindonexaminationoftheseearlierAmericanauthoritiesanevengreaterarrayofchuckleheadsthanappearintheprosedivisions。Ishallpassoverthecelebratedinstance——asreadbyusinclassinaloudtoneofvoiceandwithouthaltforinflectionorthetakingofbreath——oftheTurkwhoatmidnightinhisguardedtentwasdreamingofthehourwhenGreeceherkneesinsuppliancebentwouldtrembleathispower。IrememberhowvaguelyIusedtowonderwhoitwasthatwasgoingtogreaseherkneesandwhysheshouldfeelcalledupontohavethemgreasedatall。Also，IshallpassovertheinstanceofAbouBenAdhem，whosenameledalltherestinthegoldenbookinwhichtheangelwaswriting。Whyshouldn\'tithaveledalltherest？AmanwhosefrontnamebeginswithAb，whosemiddleinitialisB，andwhoselastnamebeginswithAdwillbefoundleadingalltherestinanycitydirectoryoranytelephonelistanywhere。Alphabeticallyorganizedashewas，Mr。Adhemjustnaturallyhadtolead；andyetforhoursonendmyteachesconsumedherenergiesandmineinamoreorlessunsuccessfulefforttocausemetomemorizethedetailsassetforthbyMr。LeighHunt。
Inthreeseparateschoolbooks，eachtheworkofadifferentcompilator，IdiscoverSirWalterScott\'spoeticcontributiontouchingonYoungLochinvar——YoungLochinvarwhocameoutoftheWest，thesameasthePlumbplansubsequentlycame，andtheHiramJohnsonpresidentialboomandtheinitiativeandthereferendumandtheI。W。W。EveninthoseancienttimestheWestappearstohavebeenafavoriteplaceforupsettingthingstocomefrom；soIcan\'ttakeissuewithSirWalterthere。ButIdotakeissuewithhimwherehesays:
Solighttothecroupethefairladyheswung，Solighttothesaddlebeforeherhesprung!
Eveninchildhood\'shourIamsureImusthavequestionedtheabilityofYoungLochinvartoperformthisachievement，forI
wasbornandbroughtupinahorseback-ridingcountry。NowinthelightofyetfullerexperienceIwishSirWalterwerealiveto-daysoImightarguethequestionoutwithhim。
Letusconsiderthestatementonitsphysicalmeritssolely。HerewehaveYoungLochinvarswingingtheladytothecroupe，andthenhespringstothesaddleinfrontofher。Nowtodothishemusteithertakealongrunningstartandleapfrogclearoverthelady\'sheadasshesitsthere，andlandaccuratelyinthesaddle，whichisscarcelyaproperthingtodotoanylady，asidefromthedifficultyofspringingtenorfifteenfeetintotheairandcomingdown，crotchedout，onagivenspot，orelsehemustcontributeafeatincontortionthelikeofwhichhasneverbeenduplicatedsince。
Tobebrutallyfrankaboutit，thethingjustnaturallyisnotpossible。Idon\'tcareifYoungLochinvarwasaslimberasayardoffreshtripe——andhecertainlydidshakealithesomecalfinthemeasuresofthedanceifSirWalter，inanearlierstanza，istobecreditedwithveracity。Evenso，Idenythathecouldhavedonethatcroupetrick。Thereisn\'tacroupieratMonteCarlowhocouldhavedoneit。BuffaloBillcouldn\'thavedoneit。NedBuntlinewouldn\'thavehadBuffaloBilltryingtodoit。DougFairbankscouldn\'tdoit。Icouldn\'tdoitmyself。
SkippingoverRobertSouthey\'stiresomeredundancyinspendingsomuchofhistimeandmine，whenIwasintheFifthReaderstage，intellinghowthewaterscamedownatLadorewhenitwasapetrifiedcinchthatthey，beingwaters，wouldhavetocomedown，anyhow，Iwouldnextdirectyourattentiontotwooftheforemostidiotsinalltherealmofpoesy；oneayoungidiotandoneanolderidiot，probablywithwhiskers，butbothembalmedinverse，andboth，mindyou，stuckintoeveryorthodoxreadertobeglorifiedbeforetheeyesofchildhood。Irefertothatjuvenilechampionamongidiots，theboywhostoodontheburningdeck，andtotheship\'scaptaininthepoemcalledTheTempest。Letusbrieflyconsiderthegivenfactsasregardsthelatter:Itwaswinteranditwasmidnightandastormwasonthedeep，andthepassengerswerehuddledinthecabinandnotasoulwoulddaretosleep，andtheywereshudderingthereinsilence——onegathersthesilencewassodeepyoucouldhearthemshuddering——andthestoutestheldhisbreath，whichisconsiderablefeat，asIcantestify，becausethestouterafellowgetstheharderitisforhimtoholdhisbreathforanyconsiderableperiodoftime。Verywell，then，thisistheconditionofaffairs。Ifevertherewasatimewhenthoseinauthorityshouldavoidspreadingalarmthiswasthetime。Byallthetraditionsofthemaritimeserviceitdevolvedupontheskippertoremaincalm，coolandcollected。Butwhatdoesthepoetrevealtoalotoftrustingschoolchildren？
\"Wearelost!\"thecaptainshouted，Ashestaggereddownthestair。
Hedidn\'twhisperit；hedidn\'ttellittoafriendinconfidence；
hebelloweditoutatthetopofhisvoicesoallthepassengerscouldhearhim。Theonlypossibleexcusewhichcanbeofferedforthatcaptain\'sbehavioristhathisstaggeringwasduenottothemotionoftheshipbuttoalcoholicstimulant。CouldyouimagineLittleSureShot，theTerrorofthePawnees，drunkorsober，doinganasininethinglikethat？Notintenthousandyears，youcouldn\'t。
ButthenwemustrememberthatLittleSureShot，beingamoraldime-novelhero，neverindulgedinalcoholicbeveragesunderanycircumstances。
TheboywhostoodontheburningdeckhasbeenplayedupasanexampleofyouthfulheroismforthebenefitoftheyoungofourraceeversinceMrs。FeliciaDorotheaHemanssethimdowninblackandwhite。Idenythathewasheroic。Iinsistthathemerelywasfeeble-minded。Letusgivethisyouththecarefulonce-over:
ThesceneistheBattleoftheNile。ThetimeisAugust，1798。
Whentheactionofthepiecebeginstheboystandsontheburningdeckwhenceallbuthimhadfled。Yousee，everyoneelseaboardhadhadsenseenoughtobeatit，buthestuckbecausehisfatherhadpostedhimthere。Therewasnogoodpurposehemightservebysticking，excepttofurnishaddedmaterialforthepoetess，butliketheleather-headedyoungimbecilethathewashestoodtherewithhisfeetgettingwarmerallthetime，whiletheflamethatlitthebattle\'swreckshoneroundhimo\'erthedead。Afterwhich:
Therecameaburstofthundersound；
Theboy——oh!wherewashe？
Askofthewinds，thatfararoundWithfragmentsstrewedthesea——
Askthewaves。Askthefragments。AskMrs。Hemans。Or，tosavetime，inquireofme。
Hehasbecometotallyextinct。Heisnomoreandheneverwasverymuch。Stillweneednotworry。Mentallyhemusthavebeenfromtheveryoutsetaliabilityratherthananasset。Hadhelived，undoubtedlyhewouldhavewoundupinahomeforthefeeble-minded。Itisbetterso，asitis——betterthatheshouldbespreadaboutoverthesurfaceoftheoceaninabroadgeneralway，thussavingalltheexpenseandtroubleofgatheringhimupandburyinghimandputtingatombstoneoverhim。Hewasoneoftheincurables。
Onceuponatime，writingalittlepieceonanothersubject，I
advancedtheclaimthatthechampionhalf-witofallpoeticanthologywasSweetAlice，who，asdescribedbyMr。English，weptwithdelightwhenyougaveherasmile，andtrembledinfearatyourfrown。ThisofcoursewaslongbeforeProhibitioncamein。Thesetimestherearemanyreadytoweepwithdelightwhenyouoffertogivethemasmile；butinMr。English\'stimeandAlice\'stherewereplentyofsaloonshandy。Iremarked，whatanawfulkill-joyAlicemusthavebeen，weepinginadisconcertingmannerwhensomebodysmiledinherdirectionandtremblingviolentlyshouldanybodysomuchasmerelyknithisbrow!
ButwhenIgaveAlicefirstplaceinthelistIactedtoohastily。
SecondthoughtshouldhaveinformedmethatundeniablythepostofhonorbelongedtothecentralfigureofMr。HenryW。Longfellow\'spoem，Excelsior。Iranacrossit——Excelsior，Imean——inthreedifferentreaderstheotherdaywhenIwascompilingsomeofthedataforthistreatise。Naturallyitwouldbefeaturedinallthree。Itwouldn\'tdotoleaveMr。Longfellow\'sherooutofavolumeinwhichspacewasgiventosuchlesservillageidiotsasCasabiancaandtheSpartanyouth。Letustakeupthissadcaseversebyverse:
Theshadesofnightwerefallingfast，AsthroughanAlpinevillagepassedAyouth，whobore，\'midsnowandice，Abannerwiththestrangedevice，Excelsior!
Therewegetanaccuratepenpictureofhisyoungman\'sdeplorablestate。Heisclimbingamountaininthedeadofwinter。Itismadeplainlateronthatheisastrangerintheneighborhood，consequentlyitisfairtoassumethatthemountaininquestionisonehehasneverclimbedbefore。Nobodyhiredhimtoclimbanymountain；heisn\'tclimbingitonabetorbecausesomebodydaredhimtoclimbone。Heisnotdressedformountainclimbing。
Apparentlyheiswearingthecostumeinwhichheescapedfromtheinstitutionwherehehadbeenaninmate——acostumeconsistingsimplyoflowstockings，sandalsandakindofflowingwoolennightshirt，cutshorttobeginwithandbadlyshrunkeninthewash。
Hehasonnorubberboots，nosweater，notevenapairofearmuffs。Healsoisbare-headed。Well，anytimethewearingofhatswentoutoffashionhecouldhavehadnouseforhishead，anyhow。
IgrantyouthatinthepoemMr。Longfellowdoesnotgointodetailsregardingthepatient\'sgarb。Iamgoingbytheillustrationinthereader。TheoriginalMr。McGuffeywasverystrongforillustrations。Hestuckthemineverywhereinhisreaders，whethertheymatchedthethemesornot。Beingasfondofpicturesasheundoubtedlywas，itseemsalmostapityhedidnotmarrythetattooedladyinacircusandthenwhenhegottiredofstudyingherpictoriallyononesidehecouldaskhertoturnaroundandlethimseewhatshehadtosayontheotherside。Perhapshedid。InevergleanedmuchregardingthefamilyhistoryoftheMcGuffeys。
Bethatasitmay，thewardrobeisentirelyunsuitedfortherigorsoftheclimateinSwitzerlandinwintertime。Symptomaticallyitmarksthewearerasapersonwhoismentallylacking。Heneedsakeeperalmostasbadlyasheneedssomeheavyunderwear。Butthisisn\'ttheworstofit。Takethebanner。Itbearsthesingleword\"Excelsior。”Theyouthisgoingthroughastrangetownlateintheeveninginhisnightie，anditwintertime，carryingabanneradvertisingashreddedwood-fibercommoditywhichwon\'tbeinventeduntilahundredandfiftyyearsafterheisdead!
Canyoubeatit？Youcan\'teventieit。
Letuslookfurtherintothematter:
Hisbrowwassad；hiseyesbeneathFlashedlikeafalchionfromitssheath，AndlikeasilverclarionrungTheaccentsofthatunknowntongue，Excelsior!
Getit，don\'tyou？Evenhisfeaturesfailtojibe。Hisbrowiscorrugatedwithgrief，buttheflashingoftheeyedenotesalackofintellectualcoherencewhichanyalienistwoulddiagnoseataglanceasevidenceoftotaldementia，evenwerenotconfirmatoryproofofferedbyhisactioninhucksteringforaproductwhichdoesn\'texist，inalanguagewhichnoonepresentcanunderstand。
Themostdelirioustyphoidfeverpatientyoueversawwouldknowbetterthanthat。
Tocontinue:
InhappyhomeshesawthelightOfhouseholdfiresgleamwarmandbright；
Above，thespectralglaciersshone，Andfromhislipsescapedagroan，Excelsior!
Thelastlinegiveshimawaystillmorecompletely。Heisgroaningnow，whereamomentbeforehewasclarioning。Abitlater，withoneofthoseshiftscharacteristicofthementallyunbalanced，hismoodchangesandagainheisshouting。He\'sworsethanacuckooclock，thatboy。
\"TrynotthePass，\"theoldmansaid；
\"Darklowersthetempestoverhead，Theroaringtorrentisdeepandwide!\"
Andloudthatclarionvoicereplied，Excelsior!
\"Ohstay，\"themaidensaid，andrestThywearyheaduponthisbreast!\"
Atearstoodinhisbrightblueeye，Butstillheanswered，withasigh，Excelsior!
\"Bewarethepine-tree\'switheredbranch!
Bewaretheawfulavalanche!\"
Thiswasthepeasant\'slastGoodnight；
Avoicereplied，faruptheheight，Excelsior!
Thesethreeversesroundoutthepicture。ThevenerablecitizenwarnshimagainstthePass；passprivilegesupthatmountainhaveallbeensuspended。Akind-heartedmaidentendershospitalitiesofamostgenerousnature，consideringthatsheneversawtheyoungmanbefore。Somepeoplemightevengosofarastosaythatsheshouldhavebeenashamedofherself；others，thatMr。
Longfellow，ingivingheraway，wasguiltyofanindelicacy，tosaytheleastofit。PossiblyshewaspracticinguptoqualifyformembershiponthereceptioncommitteethenexttimethevisitingfiremencametohertownorwhentherewasgoingtobeanElks\'
reunion；soIforoneshallnotquestionhermotives。Shewashospitable——letitgoatthat。Thepeasantcoupleswithhisgood-nightmessageareferencetothedangeroffallingpinewoodandalsoavalanches，whichhaveneverbeenpleasantthingstomeetupwithwhenoneistravelingonamountaininanoppositedirection。
Allabouthimfirelightsaregleaming，happyfamiliesaregatheredbeforethehearthstone，andthroughthewindowstheeveningyodelmaybeheardpercolatingpleasantly。Thereiseveryinducementfortheyouthtodropinandresthispoor，tired，foolishfaceandhandsandthawouthiskneejointsandgivethemaidenachancetomakegoodonthatpropositionofhers。Butno，highupabovetimberlinehehasanengagementwithhimselfandMr。
Longfellowtobefrozenasstiffasadriedherring；andso，nowgroaning，nowwithhiseyeflashing，nowwithatear——undoubtedlyafrozentear——standingintheeye，nowclarioning，nowsighing，onwardandupwardhegoes:
Atbreakofday，asheavenwardThepiousmonksofSaintBernardUtteredtheoft-repeatedprayer，Avoicecriedthroughthestartledair，Excelsior!
I\'llsaythismuchforhim:Hecertainlyishardtokill。Hecanstayoutallnightinthoseclothes，withthethermometerbelowzero，andatdawnstillbeabletochirptheonlywordthatisleftinhisvocabulary。Hecan\'tlastforeverthough。Therehastobeafinishtothislamentablefiascosometime。Wegetit:
Atraveler，bythefaithfulhound，Halfburiedinthesnowwasfound，StillgraspinginhishandoficeThatbannerwiththestrangedevice，Excelsior!
Thereinthetwilightcoldandgray，Lifeless，butbeautiful，helay，Andfromtheskysereneandfar，Avoicefell，likeafallingstar，Excelsior!
Themeteoricvoicesaid\"Excelsior!\"Itshouldhavesaid\"Bonehead!\"
Itwouldhavesaidit，too，ifNedBuntlinehadbeenhandlingthesubject，forhehadasenseofverities，hadNed。Probablythatwasoneofthereasonswhytheybarredhisworksoutofalltheschoolbooks。
WiththepassageofyearsIratherimaginethatLieutenantG——，oftheUnitedStatesNavy，whowenttosomuchtroubleandtooksomanyneedlesspainsinordertobecomeacorpsemayhavevanishedfromtheschoolreaders。IadmitIfailedtofindhiminanyofthemoderneditionsthroughwhichIglanced，butIamabletoreport，asaresultofmyresearches，thatthewell-knowncroupespecialist，YoungLochinvar，isstillthereandsolikewiseisCasabianca，thetotalloss；andasIsaidbefore，IranacrossExcelsiorthreetimes。
Justheretheotherday，whenIwaspreparingthematerialforthislittlebook，IhappeneduponanadvertisementinaNewYorkpaperofanauctionsaleofacollectionofso-calleddimenovels，datingbacktotheoldBeadle\'sBoy\'sLibraryintheearlyeightiesandcomingondownthroughtheyearsintothegenerationwhenNickandOldCapweresucceedingsomeoftheearlierfavorites。I
readoffafewoftheleadingtitlesuponthelist:
BronzeJack，theCaliforniaThoroughbred；or，TheLostCityoftheBasalticButtes。Astrangestoryofadesperateadventureafterfortuneintheweird，wildApacheland。ByAlbertW。Aiken。
TombstoneDick，theTrainPilot；or，TheTraitor\'sTrail。AstoryoftheArizonaWilds。ByNedBuntline。
TheTarantulaofTaos；or，GiantGeorge\'sRevenge。AtaleofSardine-boxCity，Arizona。ByMajorSamS。BuckskinSamHall。
RedtopRube，theVigilantePrince；or，TheBlackRegulatorsofArizona。ByMajorE。L。St。Vrain。
OldGrizzlyAdams，theBearTamer；or，TheMonarchoftheMountains。
DeadlyEyeandthePrairieRover。
ArizonaJoe，theBoyPardofTexasJack。
PacificPete，thePrinceoftheRevolver。
KitCarson，KingoftheGuides。
LeadvilleNick，theBoySport；or，TheMadMiner\'sRevenge。
LighthouseLige；or，TheFirebrandoftheEverglades。
TheDesperateDozen；or，TheFairFiend。
NighthawkKit；or，TheDaughteroftheRanch。
Joaquin，theSaddleKing。
MustangSam，theWildRiderofthePlains。
AdventuresofWildBill，thePistolPrince，fromYouthtohisDeathbyAssassination。DeedsofDaring，AdventureandThrillingIncidentsintheLifeofJ。B。Hickok，knowntotheWorldasWildBill。
ThesetitlesandmanyanotherdidIread，andreadingthemmymindslidbackalongagrooveinmybraintoacertainstableloftinacertainKentuckytown，andIsaidtomyselfthatifIhadaboy——say，abouttwelveorfourteenyearsold——IwouldgotothisauctionandbidinthesebooksandIwouldbackthemupandreenforcethemwithsomeofthebestofthecollectedworksofNickCarterandCapCollierandNickCarter，Jr。，andFrankReade，andIwouldbuy，ifIcouldfinditanywhere，acertainpaper-backedvolumedealingwiththelifeoftheJamesboys——notHenryandWilliam，butJesseandFrank——whichIreadeversolongago；andIwouldconferthewholelotofthemuponthatoffspringofmineandI
wouldsaytohim:
\"Here，myson，issomethingforyou；arareandpreciousgift。
Readthesevolumesopenly。Nevermindthecrudestyleinwhichmostofthemarewritten。Itcan\'tbeanyworsethanthestiltedandartificialstyleinwhichyourschoolreaderiswritten；and，anyhow，ifyouareevergoingtobeawriter，styleisathingwhichyoulaboriouslymustlearn，andthenhavingacquiredaddedwisdomyouwillforgetpartofitandchucktherestofitoutofthewindowandacquireastyleofyourown，whichmerelyisanotherwayofsayingthatifyouhavegoodtastetostartwithyouwillhavewhatiscalledstyleinwriting，andifyouhaven\'tthatsenseofgoodtasteyouwon\'thaveastyleandnothingcangiveittoyou。
\"Readthemforthethrillsthatareinthem。Readthem，rememberingthatifthiscountryhadnothadapioneerbreedofBuckskinSamsandDeadwoodDicksweshouldhavehadnonativeschoolofdimenovelists。Readthemfortheirbriskandstirringmovement；forthespiritofoutdooradventureandlifewhichcrowdsthem；fortheirswiftbutlogicalprocessionsofsequences；forthephasesofpioneerAmericanismtheyrawlybutgraphicallyportray，andfortheirmoralvalues。ReadthemalongwithyourCoopersandyourIvanhoeandyourMayneReids。Readthemthrough，andperhapssomeday，iffortuneiskindertoyouthaneveritwastoyourfather，withabackgroundbehindyouandavisionbeforeyou，youmaybeinspiredtositdownandwriteadimenovelofyourownalmostgoodenoughtobeworthyofmentioninthesamebreathwiththetwogreatestadventurestories——dollar-sizeddimenovelsiswhattheyreallyare——thateverwerewritten；written，bothofthem，bysure-enoughwritingmen，who，I\'msure，musthavebasedtheirmoodsandtheirmodesuponthememoriesofthedimenovelswhichthey，theyintheirturn，readwhentheywereboysofyourage。
\"Irefer，myson，toabookcalledHuckleberryFinn，andtoabookcalledTreasureIsland。”