... water; but then, since destiny willed it so, andsince I aided in bringing a solemn truth to the surface as a truth, perhaps I have no right to complain. Here, as in all things pertaining to life, ... free in God-like thought, but fettered in action. My birthplace was Dinwiddie Court-House, in Virginia.My recollections of childhood are distinct, perhaps for the reason that many stirring incidents ... Washington. Arriving in the capital, Isought and obtained work at two dollars and a half per day. However, as I was notified that I could onlyremain in the city ten days without obtaining a...