Cloze 2 One day, while at work in the coal-mine, I 1 overhear two miners talking about a great school for colored people in Virginia. I 2 at once to go to that school, 3 I had no idea where it was. I remembered only that I was on fire with one 4 and that was to go to Hampton. The 5 from Malden to Hampton is about five hundred miles. I had not been away from home many hours before it began to grow 6 that I did not have enough money to pay my fare to Hampton. When I reached Richmond, I was 7 out of money. I did not know where to go and I must 8 the streets till after midnight. At last I became so 9 that I could walk no longer. At that time I was everything 10 discouraged. I crept under the sidewalk and lay for the night upon the ground. The next morning, I started again. When I reached Hampton , my first sight of the school building seemed to have 11 me for all that I had 12 in order to reach the place. After reaching the Hampton Institute, I 13 myself before the head teacher for assignment. At first, I did not make a 14 impression upon her. For some time she did not refuse to 15 me, 16 did she decide in my favor. 17 I saw her admitting other students and that added to my 18 . After some hours she asked me to sweep the adjoining classroom. It occurred to me that here was my 19 I had the feeling that in a large measure my future 20 on the cleaning of that room. I swept the classroom three times. After the head teacher checked it, she felt satisfied and admitted me finally. I was one of the happiest souls on earth.