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

OILY one boy la tho whole ~ hool who did no
think that his own essay deserved the PRICE an,
that nothing bnt the gro@,est parti.hiy or stu
pidity On the part Of the judges could IN AXE then
dtcdo ~ sinst 1t. ltcre was less an xiety soOui
who would have the medal. Foster vas consil.
cred sure Of Il. lie had learned drawing longsi
than anv one else IN tho scho,l, aud hts proiuc.
uots bad always been considered inimitahle
there wrrc fe~ who stood out for Lyou's supe-
rior genios hat then 1t wss we'll know tnat he
vas deficient In the art Of hnishins. 10 satisfy
the expectations OF his par issns, he had bcsun
grand historical picture for this ocra ,ioo-th,
fD'fipg Of the body Of arvld. u procssd-d ia
vOrabiy for day or two, aud tho figures sers
sketeAed In with great wigs bu' unuckily, AZ
the work wen on, the body " Harold bec .ne
en,anEied and lost h tho back ground, q, d Ly,n
had ot patience to sst about hnding IL again.
lie VA, easily persuaded I" abandon the attempt
altogether, and leave the fe d opoi to less am6-
tious ar'iess.
Tho one bo, who had no expectation Of gsin.
ing either prias was Dudsina. Whom no undef
ssood that he must write m essay, aud that 10
would be dishonest to ash help from Any ono. he
was plum. ell for son,e time into = state VI tbs
deepest despair At last, he oue mornins cam,
up to Sidney with an ex prcsshm " Srcat aston
ishmont on his face. II say" hs ssid Ia q WI Is
per, what do ou thins I've d,ns ?"
"Ilc~ eau tell 2" said Sidney
well, have written an essay and how Sc
~ suppou u u""n anu Sro'elue,
hsn - -. .n'ISa. Haa aond. VI. suoec', ano
Mnen , DC. oope' 'ouho hAu m@@ an essay
Here II ir;
s'oney Ioohod u over, ana sdvlscd pude'ne
no, On any ss"un, :" rsaa u 70 any enc el'e, .,
10 iet himsei, oe prsuadeI 10 auer whA no had
written and budding after wearing ou' two
copies o. q 0s.t, ATT, my y avsys IN his poeset,
ornynt up ihe third TO Dr. wise vito trsnbiing
steps aud smid~t q suppresscd litter from his
school fellows st the idea of an essay on wisdom
nom budding.
Inere Was 40 much TO bc done on the last day
before tho EXAMINATION began, aud Sidney had
10 many IONS, ina It vas late IN ths A.
ternoon before no touna asorsosc opportunity
Tor wrtinn the motto on Lyons essay. As he
wss anxious tina, the writing should be worthy
Of Tho occasion and 81 his friendship, he bostow-
cd some time a. d pains on IL and, to be secure
nom interruption, TOOK his pists At Lyons own
aesk, ~h'en % was oo,a 70 % oe spo. SACRED from w
rnsion, ,nouen $1,000 c,oss 70 the stove where
:smS %' on dark oss IL; ~', shs% II.
es broke up. sidney had finished the last Hour
ish qaite To- hi. satisfaction, aud was Just gather.
ing up his books TO go away, when he noticed
that be bad overturned . box OF steel pens on
the gfoand, ard, late As u was be Thought him
tef oemged 70 creep unner the desk 20 pick them
up. Wmie ne was knoe'iog on the uoor, cropping
Tor the pens IN tne hrengnt Vor rostcr hAd come
aminu.e oel'ir, ana sna snea away MS candle),
ne % oSSsnssIa a eSav . av.rsaon ost~ ssn some boy
sane ,s. ,'h h,,,, '"' ''''e' '"~' "Aoo s'eA' 'm
P'e.son ~. y" W.a,,,, p,u' ..,. , .u-. u.
'did ou SEQ Fosters face Just now 2 Have yo,
noticed how blue no has been looking all tn
afiernoona"
"Blus!' said Harding "Hs has besn looh In,
ses.green, )si oiaok, anything yoa Like, and a
' vi. i in inn state Of mind .bou, b,, t;ro.k AZ.
srcisas " aid al ColIns, "Ih. Rctor IA hs. hs.r Sa
nesru 10 gov, vcIy savsgeiy over them. ros-
ter says 10 Az Srey 'AuIt tnAt no mas got on
so osd'y TINS hAn. ne accuses 1rsy OF htyine
toiu tne Doc'or soout tnoso Two hoys 70 EMS
that usei 70 pass " ana aown under the table
30 comima aoiy, anu whicn dsapPsarod after Srey
va Spn, maze ,s., %Gn,.S - ", o,d ..u u.,,,,u
have heard ,s about Grey, and TIE Keys, and tn,
sAelelsoe, uu weno ~ tr.m y, u. uoO mus'
% some otneI reason 'o' rostsf looking 20 saw
sSe, 'n's MteIn"ni
Ss Just g"n9 70 toh you, you woui'
nave n. me sMa me'0o' w. t steI n.s som'
,oasvn .oI ens ss'Af. .oa NOV nov sur7 ~
nAs Gen OF getting tne medn ever sinoe W
heard there WAS To % one and now II turns GU
that Grey has brought AoeAutifui drawing, which
Lyon says sure o. tps prize. he never 'Gle
any ono that he WAS going to try for II, and h'
'"s away ~, , une uSsueu aa no, u.s." some ~ .no Aso
80, ~, i, q .mas. 40 r., 49, as. 90 ~ Az.
sonointsd 40 sudSsnis I'm syrrv sor Fosts,
"a , ,h,n. !, ia r.,h.y .oeatino ~ 1,rsu ~ Is.,
Al Iii. no;nt ~ ,hs coov.r..tion. Sidnsv. vb,
had nov, nicL sd mn the iast nan h.stons., I,
make bis nr.sence tuovn. Inv creeniny from nm.
der the desL Win a, mucb noise ne he eoulf
make. All the proup turned round. "Wba,
have Won been dolur there. Grey ?" said Hard.
ing, fudely; 'listenlng3 Well, you've heart
mo- GOOD of vourseIf"
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