▁labor . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁the ▁two ▁brothers ▁moved ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁L ester ▁Frank ' s ▁oldest ▁brother ▁Cy ren us ▁( 9 ▁years ▁L ester ▁Frank ' s ▁senior ) ▁who ▁was ▁starting ▁a ▁business ▁making ▁w agon ▁wheel ▁hub s ▁and ▁needed ▁workers . ▁The ▁brothers ▁saw ▁this ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁move ▁closer ▁to ▁civil ization ▁and ▁to ▁eventually ▁attend ▁college . ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁failed , ▁however , ▁and ▁L ester ▁Frank , ▁who ▁still ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁attend ▁college , ▁found ▁a ▁job ▁teaching ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁country ▁school ; ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁farm ▁labor er . ▁He ▁finally ▁saved ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁attend ▁college ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁self - cons cious ▁about ▁his ▁spot ty ▁formal ▁education ▁and ▁self ▁learning , ▁he ▁soon ▁found ▁that ▁his ▁knowledge ▁compared ▁favor ably ▁to ▁his ▁class m ates , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁rapidly ▁promoted . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁It ▁was ▁while ▁att ending ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁Elizabeth ▁" L iz zie " ▁Carol yn ▁V ought ▁( some ▁sources ▁c ite ▁B ought ), ▁and ▁fell ▁deeply ▁in ▁love . ▁Their ▁" r ather ▁tor rid ▁love ▁affair " ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁Ward ' s ▁first ▁journal ▁Young