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rate in making copies; afd at the same time /
he made himself acquainted with the forms |
of drawing up business documents. In all
this, we see the habit of doing things
patiently, accurately, and thoroughly. We
see that Washington had so trained himself,
that he could cheerfully sit down and do that
which was mere toil, and which some boys
would think stupid drudgery.

There are also several quires of his school-
manuscripts remaining on which he worked
out questions in arithmetic and’mathematics.
These manuscripts are very neatly executed;
there are several long sums which are nicely
done and beautifully arranged. There are,
also, extensive columns of figures, all set
down with careful precision.

Another thing visible in these manuscripts
is, that Washington studied accuracy ; his
sums were all right. What a beautiful illus-
tration of the great man’s life! His youth-
ful manuscripts show that he learned to
render his school-boy pages fair, to work all
his sums correetly. Thus he started in life,
and thus he became qualified to make the
pages of his history glorious.

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