Chapter 3

EARLY LIFE AND HABITS.

Scotch-Irish Presbyterianism of twenty-five years ago.--The "little deacon."--First days at school.--Choosing a wife.--A youthful gallant.--A close scholar but a wild lad.--A mother's influence.-- Ward Glazier a Grahamite.--Young Willard's practical jokes.-- Anecdote of Crystal Spring.--"That is something like water" 34