Identifier: makersofworldshi00nort (find matches)
Title: Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: World history. (from old catalog) Biography
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nstalled it was decided by theboys that his mettle should be tried. Young Dewey was chosen by hiscomrades to make the test. By misplaced confidence, or by the treacheryof some one engaged in the plot, the Major heard of it, atid Dewey wascalled from his seat one day during a session of the school. He, how-ever, refused to respond to the call, and the other boys chuckled andawaited events. They had not loug to wait, for Master Pangborn walkedquietly down to where Dewey was seated, and, with the grasp of a Her-cules, took the lad by the collar, and, lifting him from his seat, marchedhim up to the masters desk. At this dread tribunal he was accused ofbeing the leader in the plot, and was interrogated as to his accomplices.He however refused to divulge their names, and was also secretive inregard to his own plans. The dominie, thereupon, administered a soundthrashing, after which, so the story goes, young Dewey was escortedhome, where he was put to bed and kept there for several davs as a
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