The famous antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackelton, has
astonished his friends by his persistency of purpose. He was
long ill during the progress of the “discovery” expedition. His
lungs bled for months, but his indomitable purpose prevailed.
He struggled heroically against a malady that threatened his
life hour by hour. Before he set out he had looked at the map
and said at a banquet, “Thanks, here’s to our success. I must
not touch wine again until I return. I think we shall do it; at
least we will try.” And he reached within ninety-seven miles of
the South Pole, and returned to England sound and well.
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