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The good minister looked at the picture for a long time . Then he called little Benjamin to him . He put his hands on the lad's head and said : — " This child has a wonderful gift . We cannot understand it nor the reason of it . Let us trust that great good may come from it , and that Benjamin West may grow up to be an honor to our country and the world . " And the words of the old minister came true . The pictures of Benjamin West made him famous . He was the first great American painter . THE YOUNG SCOUT When Andrew Jackson was a little boy he lived with his mother in South Carolina . He was eight years old when he heard about the ride of Paul Revere and the famous fight at Lexington . It was then that the long war , called the Revolutionary War , began . The king's soldiers were sent into every part of the country . The people called them the British . Some called them " red - coats . " There was much fighting ; and several great battles took place between the British and the Americans . At last Charleston , in South Carolina , was taken by the British . Andrew Jackson was then a tall white - haired boy , thirteen years old . " I am going to help drive those red - coated British out of the country , " he said to his mother . Then , without another word , he mounted his brother's little farm horse and rode away . He was not old enough to be a soldier , but he could be a scout — and a good scout he was . He was very tall — as tall as a man . He was not afraid of anything . He was strong and ready for every duty . One day as he was riding through the woods , some British soldiers saw him . They quickly surrounded him and made him their prisoner . " Come with us , " they said , " and we will teach you that the king's soldiers are not to be trifled with . " They took him to the British camp . " What is your name , young rebel ? " said the British captain . " Andy Jackson . " " Well , Andy Jackson , get down here and clean the mud from my boots . " Andrew's gray eyes blazed as he stood up straight and proud before the haughty captain . " Sir , " he said , " I am a prisoner of war , and demand to be treated as such . " " You rebel ! " shouted the captain . " Down with you , and clean those boots at once . " The slim , tall boy seemed to grow taller , as he answered , " I'll not be the servant of any Englishman that ever lived . " The captain was very angry . He drew his sword to hit the boy with its flat side . Andrew threw out his hand and received an ugly gash across the knuckles . Some other officers , who had seen the whole affair , cried out to the captain , " Shame ! He is a brave boy . He deserves to be treated as a gentleman . " Andrew was not held long as a prisoner . The British soldiers soon returned to Charleston , and he was allowed to go home . In time , Andrew Jackson became a very great man . He was elected to Congress , he was chosen judge of the supreme court of Tennessee , he was appointed general in the army , and lastly he was for eight years the president of the United States .
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