Four Years at the University of Georgia, 1877-1881 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Four Years at the University of Georgia, 1877-1881 Wish to say that I do not purposely intend to eulo gize any individual, whether living or dead, and as for the living I shall touch on them lightly. I have tried all the way to dwell on the bright side of life and have brought to light no incident, which would seriously re¿ect on any one. I wish to say also, that I have' felt in preparing this work a feeling of joy and exhilaration that I have not experienced in years, though its preparation has been tedious and tiring, I have not weakened for a moment in my pur pose. I have called on several of my old associates to help in this work and to furnish their recollections. I am glad to say that three of them have responded cheerfully to this call and I feel under obligation to them for their kind help. I have also taken the liberty to incorporate in the after word or Part II, quotations from some of the great writers of antiquity and also from modern writers whose utterances I feel are worthy of the considera tion of any man or woman, who is willing to learn and benefit by the words of men who are consider ed as authoritative upon the questions discussed. I do not mean to mark my approval on all of these quotations cited but I believe that they are help ful and enlightening to any one who will take the time to read and consider them. I have also taken the liberty of giving freely my own views on life and upon questions that I think worthy of atten tion, especially do I dwell independently upon the subject, Thought and Its Power. I hope that any one tired of reading my tedious recital of College days (1877 to 1881) will turn to Part II and be really refreshed by the quotations there to be found. Very few of the quotations are familiar or known to the average reader and on purpose I have omittedabout all of the the quotations that are current and well known, for I have searched for and given quotations that are not usually known. Last but not least, I must at this place give due credit for my College education to my good friend and benefactor, William Henry Morton, a very prom inent citizen of this County in his day and time for it is due to his kindness and big-heartedness that I owe my education. Mr. Morton died the 1st of August, 1913 (25 years ago), and was 73 years old at his death. You will note that I will use his name at the very beginning of my story. N ow in conclusion, let me say to one and all, that I have no feeling of sadness or sorrow whatever in recit ing this story - there is no occasion for grief or lamentation about anything mentioned by me. Men are born, they live and they die - that is the story of us all - and any man what has lived as long as I have and has not conquered the fear of death in its natural and normal course, is but a weakling, no matter what his friends may think or say. With all kind wishes to everyone, acquaintance or strang er, who may chance to read this book, I wish you all well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.