That Printer of Udell's


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'That Printer of Udell's' is a work of fiction by Harold Bell Wright. He served as a minister before becoming a writer, and thus this story was created with Christian themes in mind. In the story, Dick Falkner, who comes from a broken home, sees his father under the influence of alcohol and his mother starving. After his parents die, Dick goes to Boyd City in the Midwestern United States to become employed. Dick believes that "Christians won't let me starve." A printer named George Udell hires Dick; both of them decide to become Christians and Dick becomes a revered member of the religious community due to his public speaking abilities and optimism.




That Printer of Udell's


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That Printer of Udell's


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The night before, he had approached the town from the east, along the road that leads past Mount Olive, and hungry, cold and weary, had sought shelter of the friendly stack, much preferring a bed of straw and the companionship of cattle to any lodging place he might find in the city, less clean and among a ruder company. It was early March and the smoke from a nearby block of smelters was lost in a chilling mist, while a raw wind made the young man shiver as he stood picking the bits of straw from his clothing. When he had brushed his garments as best he could and had stretched his numb and stiffened limbs, he looked long and thoughtfully at the city lying half hidden in its shroud of gray. . . .




That Printer of Udell's


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That Printer of Udell's


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That Printer of Udell's


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That Printer of Udell's


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"That book, That Printer of Udell's, had an impact I shall always remember . . . [it] set me on a course I've tried to follow even unto this day. I shall always be grateful."-Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan identified with the central character, Dick Falkner, who grew up in poverty with an alcoholic father. After Falkner ran away, he was hired by George Udell, a kindly printer. Combining practical Christianity with hard work, he succeeded.




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That Printer of Udell's


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"O God, take ker' o' Dick!-He'll sure have a tough time when I'm gone, -an' I'm er' goin'- mighty fast I reckon.-I know I aint done much ter brag on, -Lord, -but I aint had nary show.-I allus 'low'd ter do ye better, -but hit's jes' kept me scratchin'-ter do fer me an' Dick, -an' somehow I aint had time-ter sarve-ye like I ought.-An' my man he's most ways-no 'count an' triflin', -Lord, -'cepten when he likers up, -an' then, -you know how he uses me an' Dick.-But Dick, he aint no ways ter blame-fer what his dad an' mammy is, -an' I ax ye-fair, -o Lord, -take ker o' him-fer-Jesus' sake-Amen." "Dick!-O Dick, -whar are ye honey?" A hollow-cheeked wisp of a boy arose from the dark corner where he had been crouching like a frightened animal, and with cautious steps drew near the bed. Timidly he touched the wasted hand that lay upon the dirty coverlid. "What ye want, maw?" The woman hushed her moaning and turned her face, upon which the shadow was already fallen, toward the boy. "I'm er goin'-mighty fast, -Dicky," she said, in a voice that was scarcely audible. "Wh