The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-01
CHAPTER XVIII.


CHAPTER XXvnI.
TnR rsMrrAiIuS oF RiyALky.
Dawhins was exceedingly mortified at losip,
the pre- -emincncr which no had Ian, o,i,,oJ
and the modification was increased by ti,' rc.
Election that Il hal been won by one ,Ion bo
considered intellectually hi, inf, rior,
lie made one or two nitcmris IN ro,o,.o, III,
position, which. NOT surr cii,,,, be Ia, !, ,,, ,'
derstood that he could oust tbc C.iIn, II H.,
chose but didn't think IL worth tho ,r,,IJ "
There was to he another ri nlr,, Lo,,,o,, ,L.,,
however in which Lc fell more fntc,cs,oI '''''"
One morning tho PRINCIPAL ro.c anI oh,
calling the atten,inn ,f m. s,hninr a',' "t''
following announcement: '' maui 'n'
"Boys, am authorized ,o otE,r nr;,o =, .o.,
class in school for IN. best written ".po, @ w va"
jccts which | shall announce. do this nnt :,
much to excite YOU to rivalry. as IN atr,rI ,,'
an opportunity for obtaining more practice il
COMPOSITION t6nn you woulJ -; b.r,i la ',n, ,ri
ESSAYS will of coursc be longer md mnr. ii
than vour ordinary compositi,ns / hall 80,
you TO do your best Tho competition viii rc ar
honorable orc, and hone Won viii ,l cn',,,,,a :,
| il In the right shirt Ibc rriyoa Iii 1850 !, u
| ten dollar pieces " hich. nt your nn,inn ,,,, T..
replaced bv gold medals of cnrnl y,inn :" '''' ~
| iIe ncx, urncaoJnJ q, 80 "
which had Ieen s,,cIcd ,6 ;hn 'u"yos,I ,yosai
| classes.
! To the class to which Harry b,lonrcd yos ,s.
igned as A subject. ,.Thc ,'h,r,cI.r, - wa.hi'',
ton" " '"'"'''b
| Of c,u,,. ,horo ,,,, ,.,,;,, 80. ,..,-, .
fsslc,l anon, ihc boys nnJ Iit,Ie
I together in recess 10 succul,io as IN ,hnsa a, L
| would bc fortunate enough IN spr,coJ ''''o Nv
Our interest is contineI 10 the cI,ss in which
our hero b,ld n ,loco w '''' N'"'' 'u n'''h
The ,.encraI iSnrcsso, s,,,,.d J., A..
| Georyc DayLins ,onlJ nh,s;,, ,In, ~ "o I'll"
| lie was. as has already hccn sail a sLn,,,.,
! and ycrS n'ct WLa,Snr ho "ii' NV, , asn"Wy pnN,
tIe nains t,nJ hi. .'i com'Si, me u'S cost hn ~
~
known tbnt tb.y cost bit,, 'a, - "no .i " W. W.,
the lahnr L.s,n.oJ L, bi- L. I'm, ''' '''''
mates. ~ "'' o'''''"'' CLASS
eyes D,vLins will 40, I, - s,i, ., ,u,,
bet ON him" ~ ~ '''' ''''
,I ,;,,, 40 ,-, ~ A., ,,., ,,
an c.r.las. b.'L.s ,a " '; 'io
40 veil M wonJnr Hn, nl,' "', ',,n minute,
as easily as possible for common Hi "'
L,,, ~ - ~ 80 ''''''' '""'PoS'''oi',
"Now, / III think Harry Conan, will cc,i,r
srro hs s,,ro ba Ia a, ,bo h"aI y, " ho' w.
vou tn"w naI;ns a, , iI "Ia' h ~ ~ IT, ,e class 9nt
s,ys h. 49,, ,aLa ,l s,,',Ja :, "' '"''e' hc
~ Know be "so saws .'' .o. oo ,ha,,, III. w.. H.,
A., ,". wv ~ '""' "S way pul
''a' Y"n % know .Iks Ii,,ry :, 81" s,nd.. h.rr n, n
""o" marry S'u"'S n"'uct 'hah Daw-
MN ~
A. J;rnnr ' u. ,ha, .' palns IN writlhE.
,;nnod ,ha, r;'o .aa Jay %aT no',Se Dawhlhs men
.a ,"". T n'i uce', "neIrl ior lne best
M ~, - ~ -,,"u 80 VI ""SnlhG,"h'
r,,hor '0"''' so'" "'''o' "eorH'' s"id ms
A. no,L;,s L.,l i.,,
M -! .D'' ~ n',' 90, "aI wv" Nei! u'uSu Su'h n"y
s,roa, ,1ooI ~ ,'ri' "''" 'p'o 'ntSisy, ne n'I
,Ga, his ,,, ,,, ,''e, - "sP'sou 10 ,hink
a,'a i ",; "' o"I " NV s'',',les. ooyS OF ms
cntort,in,J L,. t,ha,s r',a ,, - 'e', W. " pe
II il won,lcrfI wh',, ~ ,,r, 'G" =" H." '"ms'
her of the rnrr.seniatiyns ~ yn"I'', ,n', m''.
ror.Iy yiCtnI ''''' wv NV
.tYes :" s,iI Gaor,,. " I iricoJ ~ ,,r;,on
"WeII. nv son. tboro isn't ,ny ono ,h,, "a
Iikely Ia rroye IA J,p,,crous ,,yaI ~ iLoro >" -
"No In. To Lc smre ,hcrc's nr' Ln,. ,h,,
some Of them think viii c,', il ",,.r ",, ',' hnt
they lind tL.msoIy,s ,ni.t,L,,n" '' '''
HWho is IN. hoy :"
"IJnrry Conaut'."
"Connnt-Conant don't kr,v ,b, mama
l. he Of good family ~
Tbi, was tLc iii i,nr,r, ant ,,uos,i,, Win NJ
Dawkins.
"IIasn,t OF any Mt all that Lr,,, og ~
drawlcd George.
"WhO does he live with then 2" Questioned
the parent.
60 he's a sort Of adopted son Of old Cameron,
the seXtOni
80, " said Mr.. Dawkins contcmptuousIv. "Is
that all =
'Ncs, sir"
"Well, George hope YOU have the honor Of
the fmill too much AT heart to allow yourself 40
be beaten by such a fellow ~ that"
"ies, sir; | should he ashamed Of myself.
However, don't feel very much alarmed
"liy way Of u little stimulus ] will give vou.
f YOU succeed in addition to the prize which is
Df no lneat Importance in itself gold watch.
nv III your san "eorS' WIN delight;
III in' rum mns, hr nn' ,ongen i"r nothing 50
nu'l as a Eo,u MateIl "h' nov lnal 'h'ro seemed
W " '"i' ol'"i'a"ny y, op'"in','R one, nc re-
''non n, 70 10 m"' i'S co"iu toWaru IT,
n'rri "MeEeI' us ."t''N SI"o" ~ IN" way.
insl'',l VI "rn'n''E Vt oI'e ~ nG "uEn' 10 nave
'oI',, no 't ',n,' Hlp away nn'i' thfee "uI OF
ne ne 'omr M weeks "hi'h were "'Io"olior the task
haI ShHel away
M'ahM me, larry had nor !"hlmumca'cI tie
riIe oner to the sexton an" III. wii@.
his was his motive. lie wished, in case he
should tie successful to lie able to Surrrr them
win his success. Moreover, he intenied with
he ten dollars, in the event Of hiS obtaining
% purchase present for the sections wife as
mark Of his gratitude, an this too hO wished o
'' u s"fpI'Se'
Harry very wisely commenced his task at once
De- knew that IN brief time, Dawkin4r whom,
e "hew would prove ms chicf rival, could write
. bei''r essay lhnn himselfi but ho also know
ls own strength ana he i'lt that with proper
are ne HlShi slahh AN cNCellrll chance.
icieli Tue more confidence when he learned,
: ln'leeH nawklns t"9k En'l care to have 1t I'M