Nelson, as a child, was not of a strong body. yet he gave proof of that resolute heart and nobleness of mind which during the whole of his glorious career so eminently distinguished him. one day he strayed from his grandmother’s house in the company of a cowboy. the dinner hour passed; he was absent and could not be found. the alarm of the family became very great, for they feared that he might have been carried off by the gypsies. at length after a long search, he was discovered sitting composedly by the side of a brook which he could not get over. "i wonder, child," said the old lady, when she saw him, "that hunger and fear did not drive you home", fear! grandmamma," replied the future hero," i never saw fear; what is it?
