It is but some forty years ago that he had the dispute with his nurse about
a dish of tea. She wanted to force the boy to drink it according to her own
receipt. He said he did not like it, and that it absolutely made him ill.
After a good deal of sparring she took up the birch-rod and began to whip
him with an uncommon degree of asperity. When the poor lad found that he
must either drink the nauseous dish of tea or be flogged to death, he
turned upon her in self-defence, showed her to the outside of the nursery-
door, and never more allowed her to meddle with his affairs.
Since the Independence the population has increased from three to ten
millions. A fine navy has been built, and everything attended to that could
ensure prosperity at home and respect abroad.
The former wilds of North America bear ample testimony to the achievements
of this enterprising people. Forests have been cleared away, swamps
drained, canals dug and flourishing settlements established. From the
shores of the Atlantic an immense column of knowledge has rolled into the
interior.
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