Butte record., 1854-08-12
The Poor Scholar.


master. who verified the proverd, that
there are none 50 blind as those who
will not see, took no notice whatever of
him. The boy then looked timidly
about the school in quest Of a friendly
face, and indeed few faces except ne's
were turned upon him
Several Of the scholars rose up sinai
taneously to speak to him but the ped
ago ue angrily inquired Why they had
left their seats and then business.
why SIR said young Munster
man, with a fine Milesian face be
Cora, Sir, believe if re don't vel
com the poor scholar, | think you won't.
This Is the boy, Sir, that Mr. O'Br.en
came along wid yistherday, am spoke 50
wei Of.
4 know that, Thady and Misther
0'Brien thinks, that because he himself
first passed through that overgrown
hedge-schonl wid states upon the roof Of
H., called Trinity College, and mairIcu-
lated in Maynooth aither, that b. has
.e.4i authority to recommend every
young vagrant to the gratuitous benefits
of legitimate claSsIcaiity. An | sup
pose, thai you are acting the Pa;hran.
100, Thady, an intind 10 take the young
wild goose under your protection -
Why, Sir, isn't he poor scholar :
Sure he mustn't want bis BIT an sup. nor
his nights lodgin' any how. You're to
give bnn his larnin' only, Sir"
Il suppose so, Mr.. Thadleus bat
this is the penalty of celebrity II I
weren't so celebrated a man for classics
as am, [ would have none OF this work.
tell you, Thady, if | had fifty sons I
wouldn't make one O. them eclebratea :"
= Wait til you have one first, Sir,
then YOU may make him as great a mum
skull as you plase, Masther. y
But in The meantime, Thady, I'll
have no dictation from you, as to wheth-
er III have one or fifty; or as 10 wheth-
er he'll be an ass or a Newton. | say,
that derth Of larnin' is ike 4 year oil
famine in Ireland When the people
are hard pushed, they bleed tie iattest
buliocks, and live on their blood az,
50 it is wild US Academicians It's al
ways he that has the most larned blood
in has veins, and the greatest quantity
Of il, that such hungry leeches fasttn
on"
Thrue for you, Sir'' said the yontA
with a smile :. but they >ay TIE bull
locks always fatten the betther for IT.
] hope you'll bleed vel now, Sir"
rhady, l don't Ike the curl Of your
nose an, moreover, | have always
found YOU prone 10 sediti n. You re-
member your conduct at The Barring
out I tell you it's well that your wol-
thy father Is "a daeent wealthy man, or
I'd be apt to give You a naezaoria teotni-
"a On the snbtratam, 1hady 2"
"God be praised ior my fathers
wealth, Sir But I'd never wish to
have good memory in the way you
mention
. Faith. an III be apt to add that to
your other qualities, If YOU DON'T take
care Of Yourself" D."
Il want no such addition, Masther !;
if you do you'll be apt to subtract your
self from lhis neighborhood, an may be
there won't be more than cipher gone
out Of it, afther all"
" Thady, you're wag." exclaimed
the crest-fallen pedagogue " take the
lad to ysur own safe, and show him his
task. How Is your sisters sore throat,
Ihady -
Why, Sir" replied the benevolent
young wit, -" she's bether than l am
She can stoalloao more, Sir.n
Not of larnin, Thady there you've
the widest gullet in the parish.n
My fathers The richest man in it,
Masther," replied Thady Il think,
Sir, my gullet and his purse are much
about the same size-wld YOU"
" Thady. you're first rate at a reply
but exceedingly deficient in the retort
courteous. lake the lad to your safe, |
say, and see how far he is advanced, and
what he is fit for | suppose as you are
50 ginerous, you will volunteer to taehe
him yourself"
I'm do that wid pleasure, Sir; but
I'd like 10 know whether y0H intend to
tach him or not"
An I'd Ike to know, Thady, who's
to pay me for it if | do. A purity re-
turn Michael Rooney made me Ior max