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1、MySchoolDaysLookingovermyownschooldays,therearesomanythingsthatIwouldrathernottell,thatitwilltakeverylittletimeandspaceformetouseintellingwhatIamwillingthatthecarpingpublicshouldknowaboutmyearlyhistory.Ibeganmyeducationalcareerinalogschoolhouse.Findingthatothergreatmenhaddonethatway,Ibeg
2、anearlytolookaroundmeforalogschoolhousewhereIcouldbegininasmallwaytosoakmysystemfullofhardwordsandinformation.ForatimeIlearnedveryrapidly.Learningcametomewithverylittleeffortatfirst.Iwouldreadmylessonoveronceortwiceandthentakemyplaceintheclass.ItneverbotheredmetorecitemylessonandsoIstood
3、attheheadoftheclass.Icouldstickmybigtoethroughaknot-holeinthefloorandworkoutthemostdifficultproblem.Thisbecameatlastahabitwithme.Withmyknot-holeIwassafe,withoutitIwouldhesitate.Alargered-headedboy,withfeetlikeasummersquashandeyeslikethoseofadeadcodfish,wasmyrival.HesoondiscoveredthatIwas
4、verydependentonthatknot-hole,andsoonenighthestoleintotheschoolhouseandpluggeduptheknot-hole,sothatIcouldnotworkmytoeintoitandthusrefreshmymemory.Thenthelargered-headedboy,whohadnotformedtheknot-holehabit,wenttotheheadoftheclassandremainedthere.AfterIgrewlarger,myparentssentmetoamilitarys
5、chool.ThatiswhereIgotthefinemilitarylearningandstatelycarriagethatIstillwear.Myroomwasonthesecondfloor,anditwasverydifficultformetoleaveitatnight,becausetheturnkeylockedusupat9o’clockeveryevening.Still,Iusedtogetoutonceinawhileandwanderaroundinthestarlight.IdidnotknowyetwhyIdidit,butIpre
6、sumeitwasakindofsomnambulism.IwouldgotobedthinkingsointentlyofmylessonsthatIwouldgetupandwanderaway,sometimesformiles,inthesolemnnight.OnenightIawokeandfoundmyselfinawatermelonpatch.Iwasneversoashamedinmylife.Itisaveryseriousthingtobeawakenedsorudelyoutofasoundsleep,byabulldog,tofindyour
7、selfinthewatermelonvineyardofamanwithwhomyouarenotacquainted.Iwasnotontermsofsocialintimacywiththismanorhisdog.Theydidnotbelongtoourset.Wehadneverbeenthrowntogetherbefore.AfterthatIwascalledthegreatsomnambulistandmenwhohadwatermelonconservatoriesshunnedme.Butitcuredmeofmy