The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-05

actually reading thsm. Every tsy Sss-ved
himsel to have the best chance but tia aam-
Sr who were Inclined to give the second to
hio self BY taking bsts on sEsir d ,noss. sai bv
trying to rouse spirit q rivalship p:weca
them, and to ruAie Lyons tsmpss hy rsruiadine
this Wa the first tine for many hall ysasr vir.n
! ibsre had beeh any doubt shout his bsing arse
IN every thing. He could not b sure whssSsr be
specssdsd or not. Lyon Was not In his usuai
spirits that afternoon but then be Was svi-
dsDily upeasy about his lost letter. He new
thought that hs had shut h up m his essay.
which Ne had bssn rssiing over Tor ths Last Il ne
chs n IN letter had bseB put Into his hai ds; and
Collins reminding him that he had scrawIsd .
likeness Of the examiner on the back q ths en-
vssope.
Thrie was ore other person who was SIN
l.ss i,cliret TO enjoy the mlrth and fNpiis Of
br.shing-up day, or to enter Into the psvvs0-
ig 'yIcs of cunvcrsation. Foster wss esu-
orally supposed TO have good reason Scr
bling out Of temper. He had besn eItrsms-
by unsuccessful during the examination, and
~us hn"wn to lie under thu Doctors dlsplsasurs;
bat those who had lctsuru TO notics him were
surprised TO sec how listless and dsprsssed he ap.
pesred, and how pettishy he resented any re-
mAsk about tie essays or question nom Lyon
abost his letter. They little knsw the main and
fe,r that the slightest alluson 10 either Of these
subjsrts gave bsu; how he was longing to b out
on tnt WhV Of neMtnH mOre OF tnem. tic hnd
pstiense with Lyon far searching 50 opsrssvetAgiy
FOR hislster and he felt quite sick with appsshsn-
sion when he heard him mention his recoflec-
tion Of having lef Il In his ssssv, and his uneasi-
nes~, lot the cricature should be recoUnized
by the Doctor. Foster could have set his mind
ut easc on tbst point. he envelope containing
the note and iettcr wns safe IN his pockss he
Ind found It among the crumplcd-up leaves he
had torn from the essay be su ppo-sd TO be Sid-
rsy's. twenty times during tbs three days he
Mad come no to Lyons desk, In the hops q being
able to slip the letter into Il unobssrvsd, snd'
81 ~snty times some slight Circumstances bad baS-
itsd him. Il seemed snddenly to him as b he
,vne watcbed-.s II he could not say OF q, the
com monest thing without having some eve hxed
on nm. Ida sd.,s not destroy The money b had
stor, "; he was afraid to keep n, and very ar
indeyt from having the courage 10 coafAas hon-
cstly what he had-done. He. wandsrsd about,
afraid to enter into conversation with any one,
vaguely how ho should get out Of his troable,
and yet ,ryiDg to keep his thoughts from dsell-
ing On IL; and fndtng that, 10 spite Of all his
eh,rts, they would constantly recur TO some
high-fown sentence In his own ssay on Hon
esty, aneso the tormenting conviction that be
had committed a theft himself, ana that il would
certainly, 1t one time ~ another, Be brought to
light.
Sunday wss tedious dav to most Of tn boys
and good man, Of their friends but tbs long
eat d'ys corns 70 an end, and tho important Nom
day morning came ~ last.
II was the c~stom for the friends Of tho town
boys TO assemble In tho sshooi room 20 sssths
prtzss gwen away, and amy and Chariotsr Dad
M, de up their minds to walk with thar brsth-
srs to tho school on Monday morning, and take
tsir plsccs smcog the spectators. =
Edward's conposars wss rathsr diseurssdas
this arrsngs smsnt. tie had his doub4s about
Cia otte's di, ,crvtion, and terrified hsr. ali tbo
time Of their wAk to Dunstaii, by scsounts q
the dreadful consequence that would follow N
sbs looked st him, or made sidney look e. hsr.
81 gave any one rsAson TO suppose that abs was
interested In anything that miaht happsn.
school-houss was rather tedious ono to the
ghis, fbr hdwa ard lsppt strict look-out Or any
Of ouY fsllows Who might b. coming down the
street, and, on the slightsst appearance oS sus-
pisiou- jacket or cap, he forced Amy and Chas-
iotts 10 retreat into . shop, or Instructed them
b, cross the road and look into . shop vindo~,
rs n they had nothing to do with him, and wsro
not going anywher In particular. After great
deal Of clover geneyalship, Amy and Chsriotte
effected their entrance! into the school, With
that they had accompanied their brothsrs Sd
ney, In spite u Etward's remoustrancss, asW
them comfortably placed, and then went 10 his
own seat. .T..rrf.r
The boys were arranged according to their or.
bsrin the classes, and sidney's place was betwssa
took his seat he saw that though all the school
wss assembled, Lyons place was vacant.
"whsrc's Lyon 2" he whispered to CeliAAs.
"fis was here . minute ago." said Oeakas.-
"The Doctor put his head out of the clsss iosm D
few minutes ago, and called him. Thsy arc
having some talk about something OF othsr In
thers. Perhaps they arc telling HIN that be ID
~ have the essay prize. Al hsrs come ths
Dostor and the grandsss! BOW Il y going to
begin"