How like a railway tunnel is the poor man's life, with the light of childhood at one end, … - Christian Nestell Bovee

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I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well.

Christian Nestell Bovee

How like a railway tunnel is the poor man's life, with the light of childhood at one end, the intermediate gloom, and only the glimmer of a future life at the other extremity!

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