Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-08
OAJLY DEMOCRAT.



mostly ov . self made eharaetuf.
Nj family 10 Justly peOod ~ oain that
sutch vux mi forrardnees ia ely yeoth that
At the tsndsr age ov nunshs I q every do
out ov tin plat with the alphybet stamp
cd aroun the edge ov il. Bat make no
mention ov this succumsssnes, and parse
on.
| would hav made pelished klsssica
scholar but for trif1is aaeiaoet that &C.
curd The tirst do ov my 49, ~ sksol. Mr..
Pollud, who tort the 6haol, % nso ov
red hair and . cruel - SoognoeinG uind.
Dusio the suspense % 6heel du(ls6, -aAost
ueen. I bssu1 hem sic, ssd - . -2iayful
Sperit fllUd the DIR ~ NJ. PoiludFs table
with san, which I bed esoheeod out IN lhe
rode bed skesresly suk nv ssas, When
NJ. peIlud anAo Il - ressonsd bic kloee.
which wss rssdis IL plais ~ Horriss srass.
hssd In htia. Un1set1nitly there wus h
che bostum ov that drsr crack, An TO mi
disma the san begun to leek out. NJ. Pol.
lud sslis( nathin fur while, but sadasaly
turnis his glance under The table, he dis.
cuvesed more than peck ov san on to the
iios, and more still sunnin out ov the dfos
where he KEEP his thiegs. Il wus the wusk
~ moment for Mr.. Pollud 70 seese yuBg
man ov the klAss Who enjoisd bad sspsts-
shun 10 hs skool by tho collar aad shake
him vocifrously. But the low minded
yootb. ded 10 every crate On noble senti
ment, sed, in loud vols, Artsmus ward,
that new skolar, dun il. Mr.. Pollud then
sdvaoced to mi sect, and struk me brulally
on the head with his copy ov Horrisses
pals until The book wus mostly wore out.
| gave him pitiful look and walked skofn-
fully hose. That ssme hous turned nj
hes forever on The kIassics.
Mi farther mex seat os 70 skool 20 Mr..
Joans, . man Of frenzy hart and hi attane-
ments. At M. Joaus skool l mastered .
billy polished and cultivated nollidge ov
belleus. The WAY cum TO make special.
ity on this teppic b worthy ov motifs. wuz
in . spelling klass one do when Mr.. Joans
give out the word ksups to spsl. 4 chilled
ov nature ct the head ~ the klass speld il
corps. Another spsld II corpx, and born
ed fool spsld u kaups. ! wus the only boy
that spsld il kappa, and went up . the
head ov thu klass. II is aid that the fsercs
morstars Of the forest. when vuust they
have tasted human blod are thusoty fos i
awl the balaace Of their lives. / ~ affect
Cd the same way By my 6rst success - .
spellist. Ariter this devoatsd I'll my time
70 bellettA.
NJ solldse coarse wus prsbsSly o. re-
mafasbls - dny other part Of my caresr.-
Asftes lseviag ~. JOaes determined 70 90
to Vail Oollsdes and ssaplssl mi tsainin.
arrived there one fanl, with mi sloathss beg
on mi bac, curved with swst, and very tisrd.
Feasia thas mits parse fss boi from the
roesal disGs;c. three . eeed dssl Of een6.
dents int nj gate aad eeutsnsnts. and
waulksd il ct The fsust Dc ~ The iisst bid
In cum 70 ssmwhat rapidly. Msstin .
we'll dressed yung gsssIemun u tho DO.
sed - hin in quick veis: "Io M. Yailin
sir 2"
"Yss. sir" sed be politely, walk this way
II yeu plsszs."
lie then leedsd me up seven fights Of
steps, and goin down to the end Of the
long passidgs he hooked violently q the
door. whom . persun within said, in
loud tone: "Cum 10 here" and he west
10.
"Mr. Yail." be says, "hsre is jung man
wants to see you.'
Thank you, Mr.. Tomson," says Vail,
shaking him BY the han good 'yunsrsdly,
and begged Us TO BE- seeted. Then turnin
TO me hs sed, "Do you propose 10 enter col
lidge." sails b..
Eyes. SIR" l replied, "that 10 my de-
sire"
"Well, cir, yes, an glad 10 Gee you.-
Perhaps you wood like 10 have rume and
wash 70 had belor you sss dinner. and n.
ssngs you klossss."
told him wood
"Tomsun," he sails 70 the gsotlsmsn that
brot me up, .'bs kline snui to assins this
yung man 70 . rune" And then turnin 10
SURF
"wasd," 1 replied; "Artsmus Ward"
"Yss. Well, NJ. wasd. make yosslf
comfutabls In 70 rune. plsszs, until sbeut
70 o'clock this AFTERNOON. Then you will
b kauld 10 dinna, after which viii assine
700 to klassss, end 700 can 20 work q
Wuuce."
Thanked him, and then NJ. Temsnn,
exchanging pleasant smile With NJ. Vail,
led me % - rume in distant portion Nv
the bilding. Opium the do and lssdin me
in, he ssis 'He.s, l trust, you will fine
every thing convenient 70 maik 700 comfut-
able. Hear 10 . razor and strop. And
hesr, believe, 10 sum wine and siggars."
He then bowed very low and withdsoo.
being very tired after long journey,
wuz glad snuf TO reach this quiet and cum
fustsble rstreet So, pullin of my boots
and sox, and kote and vcss, and lain them
aroun on different cheers, took . shAiv
and then good wash. then d,unk some
wine and lit sigas, and, strstchin out on
to my bed, begun to refec on the value Of
. lernin and the goodness OF Mr.. Vail
Findin tho vine pretty god, put sevril
bottles Of it on cheer neef the bed, %
could get il easy, and then drvnk and
emo he'd at mi lezure Finally fell asleep,
aud AFTER pfotfAessd knsp / ross, fsslino
come uncertainty Of mind. II sscollss
| arite. was putin on clean shuSt, which,
the ruine being dark, had put on upside
down, aud got mi arms 10 and butsonsd the
riss bans without discovers mi srres, until
posist the profushuu Of shust collier there
Vas to that shurt, whom sum low pursoa
rushed into mi sums and bsesn to swars
6ercely.
"Sr," said I, loekin q him hsrcely also,
"what means the intrusion. 10 ~ StAit :
gentleman nox at ado bsio he husss u opea.
AshAst thou low intruder. By Oh the
gods, to wunst, bic thee 70 thi den Lives
there mon With sole - dsd--."
DIST OktpG me v0o0ly " 10 snS"sss ne
ehoksd M uttessnce, ed In lev moosnse
! was hurried into the street. Sem po-
licemap. l appealed - hin Tor redress. -
~iss." BE- sasd, .'yos esd redrsssine. -
Com down to the station houas, and ~
will redress ron. You ned tsdssssia evi-
dentls." MI hesss sieksoed mi hspns VA
dizzy with anger; this seothlsss villyss
dragged me orr 70 The psisson without let
tin me ejnsS mi shssa wAsss pssssd The
oite. -- ,
| The nett dsy I wes tsksa % BIG bildin
where ! eAw sum sable statues and sun
paiattna, 4 1paedialsly eesutrsd % -
thai wss T. make my fortune a. sxhib-
tier Nv wax figures and startlin esriositiss,
which changed my plans aecordin.
Yorz truly,
| Anrnxus WARD.