Society in the Old World will not stand long on its present basis. There will always be rich and poor, but every child that is born will require to be given a chance, and, according as he avails himself of it or not, will be successful or a failure. But give him a chance, and the greatest and most real grievance of mankind in the present day will be removed.
Every child that is born in America, whether in the United States or in Canada, has that chance.
[2] Destroyed by fire three days after I left Toronto.
CHAPTER XXII.
West Canada—Relations between British and Indians—Return to the United States—Difficulties in the Way—Encounter with an American Custom-House Officer.
In the train from Canada to Chicago, February 15.