The names of some places are given below. Think of the main event that took place there and write them in the order given in the story.
(a) Hampton
(b) General Lewis Ruffner’s house
(c) coal mine
(d) city of Richmond in Virginia.
(a) Hampton: The boy got admission in the Hampton Institute after thoroughly cleaning its recitation-room.
(b) General Lewis Ruffner’s house: He learned the values of honesty and frankness and became prompt and systematic in his work.
(c) Coal mine: He overheard two miners talking about a great school for coloured people somewhere in Virginia.
(d) City of Richmond in Virginia: He slept under the sidewalk at night and during the daytime, he found work unloading the vessel of a large ship. This way he could earn his breakfast and a small amount of money in order to reach Hampton.