Excerpt from The Fawn of Spring-Vale, Vol. 3 of 3: The Clarionet, and Other Tales; The Misfortunes of Barney Branagan, Resurrections of Barney Bradley All greatness is relative, and, of course, known only by comparison. Every child, for instance, thinks his own father the greatest, wisest, and best inan living, until he sees him compared with Others. For the same reason it is, that whatever trade or profession, or other'occupation a parent follows, is looked upon as the most 1mportant and dignified that can be found. 15 a very general principle in life, among men, as well as boys. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived