Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-03-25

warned them of the danger of lighted
candle. The gsim was doused' and the
next step Arthur took bis foot wen: thro'
the ceiling.
! Not whit dismayei BY this casualty,
or else rendered reckles, by it. they visited
the clock tower, set the clock wrong, and
altered the weights. These misdemeanors
proved 90 engrossing that the summons of
the four o'clock muster bell was disregard.
ed, and the whole proceedings were dis.
covered. Wanton destruction of property
was very henious crime in the doctors
estimation, and Arthur's companion was
a maurais syet, 80 We did not feel sur.
prised that the expulsion Of both was the
consequence.
They we're not publicly expelled, but
their respective parents were requested to
remove them. Arthu. turned out very
we'll, as l always predicted he would, and
Is now one of our most popular literary
men.
But in these "reminiscences | am forget
ting the especial subject Of this paper. If
l found the school list changed, | found
plenty of change elseH here. Now, the
Great Western Railway carried me swiftly
and comfortably to within a mile or two
of n, and two hours otter left the
Paddington station found me ensconced in
the coffee room of the White Heart. Then,
it used to be long journey by coach, and
altogether about as disagreeable a journey
as / have had occasion to make.
1t was in February, lsO--, that having
obtained the appointment through the in
terest Of a friend, started on my way to
-, for the frs. time. occupied myself
great deal, as may be imagined, in spe.
culating or my future kind of life, and
once or twice fell asleep. Atlength the
coach drew up in the old market place,
and l at once alighted.
l was aecos.ed by a pale. faced boy,
with peculiar expression Of coun,enance
that seemed to haunt me with its singula,
rity Of expression, "Was l for n
Grammar School p l was.
Then the doctor had commissioned him
TO show me the way; and he wen. with
me accordingly.
My companion was tactiturn beyond
anything that my experience Of boys had
hitherto encountered. Iasked some ques,
tions as to the school. He would answer
monosyl!abical'y, and then relapse into
silence apparently regarding his shoe
string with the IN ost intense interest Had
he not tecn so young boy, should have
said his spirit was crushed ou. of him by
the possession Of deadly secret, although
his manner puzzled me.
My specuIa,ions, however, were cut
shot by our arrival At the school, and in
the occupation of making the doctor ac-
quaintance and arranging my room, had
little time to think Of my recent compan.
ion. At supper noticed him among the
rest OF the boys. but rs soon as he caugh.
my eye he turned his head away abruptly.
A mysterious boy. +.
After supper and prayers, the doctor
called me aside.
"Mr. Merton he said, ",he dorm;tory
attached to your room is under your su-
pervison. Be SO good AS to keep a sharp
lookout on it there is something wrong,'
he added, in lower voice about that
dormitory, and should be only too glad
il your vigilance could discover it. It's
q most mysterious circumstance The
ventilation appears to me to be most eff
cieot; 10 fact, | am assured by competen,
authorities i. is, and ye, if put the most
healthy boy there; in three or four day.
he becomes poor and hagsard. It isa
very extraordinary thing, and most annoy.
ing. Saunderson,' he added, pointing to
the mysterious boy, who was looking into
the fire with the strange, abstracsed look
had noticed before, "is the project of
your dormitory, and will infinite you into
any Of our customs. Good night"
In > quarter Of an hour all the boys
were safely in bed, and the lights out. !
should have mentioned that my bed room
commanded view Of the dormitory, BY
means of window which could open
and shut at pleasure. The doctors part
ing words had connected themselves in
my mind with the mysterious boy. Iiel.
disinclined for sleep, SO shading my lamp,
| stationed myself at the window, and took
up a book. heard the clock strike eleven
---twelve-one. BY restless impulse
which could not account for, / felt con.
strained to 20 round the dormitory, at the
risk Of disturbing the occupants. All was
quiet. Tho twenty five boys, were all
slumbering peaosfslly on, aud rs looked
st each one in turn, bore witness to tho