ege--his walks thither--power of concentrating
thoughts--Hugh Miller fighting imaginary battles with shells--Cary
made a missionary by reading voyages of Captain Cook--Nat's
invincible purpose 251-259

CHAPTER XXV.

EULOGY BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

Working on the mill-dam--news of the eulogy on Madison--how
much he would sacrifice to hear him--general regard for personal
appearance--goes in his workshop dress--a view of him in the
crowd--talk in the machine-shop--Nat back again--his views
of the eulogy--conversation--his leading traits of character seen
here 260-265

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

Beginning of the total abstinence movement--Nat espouses the
cause--talk with his companions about forming a society--James
Cole opposes--making a beast of one's self--the gutter
theory--customary for youth to drink then--drinking usages--the
decision to organize a society--preparations--evening of the
organization--Nat's speech and presentation of constitution--the
choice of officers--Frank Martin president, and Charlie Stone
secretary--important event for that time--sensation in the village--scene
in a grog-shop--signing away liberty--Nat invited
to give a lecture before the society--the decision and firmness
required then to advocate total abstinence 266-276

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE TEMPERANCE LECTURE.

News of the lecture flies--scene in Miles's grog-shop--the rumseller
resolves to go--a crowd to hear the lecture--"The Fifteen
Gallon Law" was his subject--portrayed the evils of intemperance--showed
that the proposed law would remove the evil
among the poor--showed that it introduced no new principle of
legislation--discussed other topics--the lecture gained him much
applause--the rumseller Miles was reached and resolved to quit
selling liquor--Johnson his customer attacking him next morning--their
battle of words--the result--delivered the lecture in
neighboring towns--delivered others at home 277-286

CHAPTER XXVIII.

SPEECH-MAKING.

Nat's position--worked for it--bobbin boy father of the orator--so
with other men--Sir James Mackintosh--Audubon--Benjamin
West--Eli Whitney, and what his sister said--poem of
Longfellow--interest in politics--urged to address political
bodies--conversation with Charlie--decides to speak--does so
at home and abroad--the adventure of a political committee, and