went into such hopeless bankruptcy that he could not pay tuppence on the
pound.

We have a sheet of this Latin done at that time, in a cramped, schoolboy
hand, starting very bold and plain, and running off into a tired blot and
scrawl. On the bottom of the page is a picture, and under this is a line
written by the father: "This is drawn by Joshua in school out of pure
idleness." The Reverend Samuel had no idea that his own name would live
in history simply because he was the father of this idle boy.

Still, the clergyman showed that he was a man of good sense, for he
acceded to the lad's request to let the Latin slide. This conclusion no
doubt was the easier arrived at after the master of the school had
explained that the proper education of such a youth was quite hopeless.

All the Reynolds children drew pictures and most of them drew better than
Joshua. But Joshua did not get along well at school, and so he felt the
necessity of doing something.

It is a great blessing to be born into a family where strict economy of
time and money is necessary. The idea that nothing shall be wasted, and
that each child must carve out for himself a career, is a thrice-blessed
heritage.

Rich parents are an awful handicap to youth, and few indeed there be who
have the strength to stand prosperity; especially is this true when
prosperity is not achieved, but thrust upon them.

Joshua got hold of a copy of Richardson's "Theory of Painting," and found
therein that the author prophesied the rise of a great school of English