The vict'ry is most sure, to him who strives

To yield entire submission to the law

Of conscience; conscience reverenc'd and obey'd,
As God's most intimate presence in the soul,

And his most perfect image in the world.

WORDSWORTH.

BY THOMAS H. PALMER,,

AUTHOR OF THE PRIZE ESSAY ON EDUCATION, ENTITLED "THE
TEACHER'S MANUAL."

BOSTON:

TICKNOR, REED, AND FIELDS.

CORNER OF WASHINGTON & SCHOOL STREETS.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, BY THOMAS H. PALMER,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Vermont.

STEREOTYPED BY

GEORGE A. CURTIS,

N. ENGLAND TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, BOSTON.

THE

YANKEE BOY:

OR

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF

FRANK REED.

PART FIRST.

But, slighted as it is, and by the great
Abandon'd, the country wins me still.
I never fram'd a wish, or form'd a plan,
But there I laid the scene.

My very dreams were rural.

COWPER.