Butte record., 1854-12-02


Time passed on, and Jared won more
more upon the respect and love of the
professors, and they s..owed their love
by rendering him every assistance in
their power. Every Sunday hepassed
beneath the roof of Mr.. Atkins, and that
kind old man was highly gratifed to find
how rapid was the sdvancc which the
youth made. But he yet knew not all
he did not know all towards which
Jared's mind was grasping. Sometimes
Jared sat and convelsed with Laura,
and he was surprised TO fnd how deep
and clear was her understandings.
%" Have you studied French, yet"
she asked one day, one Sabbath after
noon, as they sat together.
Not yet" returned Jared " but
going to study it.''
" That's right continued the fair
girl, "for am goiwg to study it, and it
will be so pleasant to have some one to
converse with"
{" Will not Mr.. Landown study the
language" Jared asked.
g Perhaps so--he says he shall," re-
/ piled Laura. &C But he does not seem
to make much of his studles.n
The two had been converscine togeth
er for some time, but the introduction of
Landown's name seemed to strike chill
to the moods of both, and shortly after
they separated. But it was not their
last conversation, for they converscd Of
ten, and with mutual profit, too. Some
times Mr.. Atkins sat By and heard them,
and he never failed on such occasions to
show by his menner that he enjoyed it
much. Yet Mr.. Albert Landown was
regular in his visits, and once he had
asked Mr. Atkins for Laura's hand, but
the old man babe him wait until he had
graduated from college before he thought
of such q matter.
Years are not long in passing away,
and the college term soon expired
-Four years had gone by since Jared
" alker first became servant in the
college, and he had now come forth with
a well-earned diploma Even the pro-
feSsors were astonished at the amount of
learning he had managed to amass to
amass to himself, and when he received
his degree of Master of Arts, those who
bestowed it Knew that it was given to
one well qualified to claim it.
Mr.. Atkins was not great party pol
itician, but he was nevertheless, a warm
adherent to his political party, and one,
moreover, who welded a vast dead of
influence. The presidential chair of the
nation had just been filed by new in
cumbent, and new appointments were
being made. Mr.. Atkins was selected
to ELL the important post of foreign
minister. 1t was more han he expected
more than would have dared to hope
for--but it was no more than he de-
served, and his superior knowledge well
fitted him for the place
9 Well, Albert" said Mr.. Atkins, as
the young man was at his house ore
evening, how stands Your education
now 2"
"O--about right" returned the young
man, with light laugh. I got through,
but twas a tedious job l thank heav-
en- we 60 through college but once in
lifetime" .r-.-..
G You studied French, 1 think" the
old man construed, not seeming TO have
relished the previous answer much.
g Yes-I studied it-'twas fashiona-
BILE, you know, and had TO study it.'
'' | suppose you speak the language,
then -
q Well as for that, l don't know. |
can read a few sentences, but what's
the use ~
g Anything that is worth doing, is
worth doing WE'LL" said the old man,
somewhat severely. Did you study
Spanish or German"
g l dipped into Spanish some, but got
sick of it."
Well, am disappointed"
"Eh;" uttered Landown, starting up.
" 1 am disappointed You are prob
ably aware that l have received an ap-
pointment, and l had some thoughts of
making you my secretary, but that IS i'm
possible now. had thought that res
idenco of few years in Europe would
please you.'
So it would d-so it would" uttered