As sinners in the sight of God, you need the atoning blood of the Redeemer; you need repentance and faith in that blood. Make Jesus Christ, therefore, the corner-stone of your character; on that foundation build your character. Cultivate the graces of the Gospel. Baptize the virtues with your Saviour's love. A noble Christian manhood can only be attained by the slow and steady endeavours of a heart fixed on God, and a hand diligent and delighting in the work He has given it to do.
Contents.
| I. | LIFE AMONG THE COAL PITS, | [9] |
| II. | MENDING AND MAKING—LITTLE BOB, | [19] |
| III. | WHO BEGAN RAILROADS?—"PUFFING BILLY," | [30] |
| IV. | TWO CITIES THAT WANTED TO GET NEAR EACH OTHER—A NEW FRIEND, | [38] |
| V. | HUNTING UP HIS OWN WORK—AN ENTERPRISING QUAKER—WHAT WAS THE RESULT? | [46] |
| VI. | THE TWO CITIES TRYING AGAIN—BUGBEARS, | [58] |
| VII. | GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULTIES—THE BOG—A PUZZLE—THE PRIZE OFFER, | [72] |
| VIII. | ROBERT'S RETURN—A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER—THE PRIZE ENGINE, | [86] |
| IX. | OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD—DIFFICULTIES VANISH—A NEW ERA, | [102] |
| X. | THE STEPHENSON CENTENARY—HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE, | [121] |
List of Illustrations.
| LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER, | [Frontispiece] |
| EARLY WORK, | [10] |
| A SAFETY LAMP, | [11] |
| BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON, | [12] |
| AT SCHOOL, | [17] |
| MENDING THE CLOCK, | [21] |
| THE SUN-DIAL, | [29] |
| GEORGE STEPHENSON'S FIRST ENGINE, | [35] |
| "PUFFING BILLY," | [36] |
| THE VISIT TO "PUFFING BILLY," | [44] |
| THE TWO STRANGERS, | [50] |
| A TALK ABOUT RAILWAYS, | [54] |
| SURVEYING AT NIGHT, | [63] |
| CHAT MOSS, | [74] |
| GOOD SERVICE, | [81] |
| A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER, | [87] |
| SECTION OF THE FIRST BOILER IN USE, | [92] |
| SECTION OF A TUBULAR BOILER, | [93] |
| THE FAILURE, | [95] |
| TUBES OF A MODERN ENGINE, | [96] |
| THE "ROCKET," | [97] |
| OPENING THE LINE, | [104] |
| WHOLESOME REPROOF, | [115] |
| LATER DAYS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON, | [116] |
| VICTORIA BRIDGE, MONTREAL, | [118] |
