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    CHAPTER VI.   A MISTAKE.   Winter school again—the skating proposition—the proposed grammar class—Nat does not accede—discussion on the way to the pond—Nat the best skater—the palm yielded to him—home to supper—teacher's remarks next day about grammar—advice to Nat and Charlie—his reference to Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry—Nat and Charlie join the class—conversation among the boys, and with Nat in particular—Sam put into the objective case, and his mischief-making propensity—tying a tin-pail to a dog's tail—the delight of Sam—the sorrow of Nat, and verdict of the boys—Sam an improper noun—the end of school 57-68     CHAPTER VII.   PROSPECT HILL.   Proposed visit to Prospect Hill—a hundred churches—situation and description of the hill—view from the top—Trip accompanies them—meeting with Sam and Ben Drake—Sam's assault upon Trip—Frank's feelings—Nat's love of nature—this characterizes youth generally who become renowned—Sir Francis Chantrey—Robert Burns—Hugh Miller—more hope of boys who love the beautiful of nature and art—reaching the summit—a fire in the city—Sam's anger—counting the churches—Sam kicks Trip down the precipice—Frank and Nat crying—Sam's ridicule—Sam and Ben leave—Nat tells a story—carrying dead Trip home 69-82     CHAPTER VIII.   THE END OF SCHOOL-DAYS.   The agent of the factory wants Nat—picker-boy in Lowell a short time—his home-sickness—a good sign for boys to love home, and why—bad boys do not love home—the young man in prison—such lads sneer at home-sickness—interview of Nat's father and mother on the subject—their conclusion to put him into the factory—end of school-days 83-89     CHAPTER IX.   OPENING THE SUBJECT.   Nat coming home—telling the sad news to his mother—sifting Sam Drake's character—going to Frank's to bury Trip—asking permission of parents—how some take advantage—Frank's arrangement for the burial—Trip's coffin—buried in the garden—Nat's funeral oration—going to supper—the difficult lesson in arithmetic—stunned by the announcement—his objection—his mother suggested that the operatives had a library—the result, and Nat's last thoughts at night 90-99     CHAPTER X.   THE NEW CALL.   Monday morning—prompt boys—not a lazy bone in Nat—how the bell called him—his first appearance at the factory—remark of the overseer—meeting with Charlie Stone there—Charlie's character—making use of knowledge acquired and difference in boys—talk with the agent about the library—his advice about spare moments—William Cobbett's account of his own privations in early life—Nat's first noon-time—his work as bobbin boy—takes the life of Dr. Franklin out of the library—meets with David Sears—punctuality a cardinal virtue—how the factory bell cultivates punctuality—here the beginning of his student life—read through life of Franklin before Saturday night 100-112     CHAPTER XI.   THE LOFTY STUDY.   Nat's proposition for systematic study—Charlie goes to his house—his study in the attic—Dr. Kitto's study not so good—nor St. Pierre's—they read and discuss Franklin and Patrick Henry—copy of Franklin's rules—Patrick Henry's faculty of observation—Nat like him—studying men and things—the case of Shakspeare—Nat the best penman in the mill—choice between study and the party—obliged to deny himself for the sake of study—some disarrangements—thinks he can never know much—the poor not so good a chance as the rich—wealth of character 113-123     CHAPTER XII.   THE DEDICATION.   A hall to be dedicated—Nat's conversation with Frank about it, and removal of the library—going to the dedication—the address on Count Rumford—a sketch of the address to show why Nat was so deeply interested—Count Rumford's origin, boyhood,