Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-25


as . preliminary . all further relations
with me. my fag-master would begin
by having me tossed ia . blanket,
then Get me 70 blacksn his boots 70,
him. and that. on nv failing TO polish
these to such q degree OF perfection ~
would admit Of his shaving himseif by
their help instead Of In . locking -glas:
he would order me TO stand on nv
head in the middle Of the room and
take shots At me with . tsastinx fork,
Tickling, who had apparently OWNED
the existence Of these fears in the
course Of eur first conversation, had,
on the second occasion Of our die.
coursing, taken benevolent paine "a
develope them and he was In the oct
OF gioomily relating TO ne how this
very Asheton had once tagged him =
go to the top Of the Long Walk .
distance Of four m,les and . half, walk.
ing all the way on bis hands. legs
uppermost, when be was severely in.
tcrrupted by one Grseglsby. four foot
high. but irascibIe, aud psotsctor ol
the weak. who joined 10 on the pave.
ment outside our tutors house, where
the interview was taking place, and
cried out Indignantly, Shut up. Jick.
ling: it's . choase grsening new fel.
lows
You're always doing something cad.
dish, followed up young Dlazepole.
whose head was like au eranxe-coisrcd
mop. and who. leaning against . door.
post, was grAvely counting what re-
mained OF three pounds he had brought
back With him after An equitable SET
tlement Of all his debts.
None but . snob would tell such
coniounded cracks - that to Q fellow
who's not been here . week. pursued
Greeglebv, still very wroth, for |. was
evident that 1t went sore against his
notious Of morality that ANYBODY
should be deceived until he had bseo
At school long enough 70 ne prepared
for it.
III l waited . week be wouldn't bs
greenabls answered JincklinR. coollv {;
and saying this, he turned one OF the
pockets Of his tepwsers inside out. and
proceeded to remove . piece Of Ever
ton totIee thA. was sticking in Q corner
thereof. New fellows. added be,
sucking the tofee, are like puppies
they begin u 80 clear towards the
ninth day
Don't mind what be says, Rivera
exclaimed young Gresslsby. lol,ily.
'Nobooy pays any attension to him.
No, nobody assented BIazspols,
who had just ascertained that his re-
sources amounted 10 one pousd six-
teen shillings and . psnAy, aud was
restoring his wealth 70 his pocket
book.
So l was informed both by Gresgle-
by and BlazeYole. the one corrobora
ting the other. that had soshinx 70
fear Of Asheton, that he was \ good
fellow. and that be never bullied, he-
cause bullying was . hlack9uardlv
thing, only practissd At low shops'
t-..d here Greeglebv mentioned the
public schools which be regarded a.
'lox shops), but never At Eton. Ye,
somehow these assurances must have
iet me not altog ether convinced, for i,
was with something very like feel.
ing OF being about to suffer tribulation
that on the following morning obe yed
the summons Of Stumpes minor, and
followed him. the copper kettle and the
muftlns, down to the room where Ashe-
ton lodged.
| remember this room - il I were
still standing in it now. on that bright
September morning, with my heart
gong thump. thump. against my brown
waistcoat, and nv cheeks flushed with
ant'ciPatory emotion. 1t WAS 0 largish
room, perhaps twenty feet BY dfteen,
and had two windows, both OF which
were curtained with some warm purple
stuff, which ! took for silk, but which
was probably not that. and flled with
hower- boxes, where glowed come scar.
let geraniums. whose showy coats stood
out bravely against the dull bricks Of
the clearinghouse opposite.
In the way Of furniture. provided by
our tutor. and destined to pass along
with the room itself to successive
owners, were 4 shat-up bedstead, which
had done unmistakable service already
If one might judge BY its venerable
Oaken complexion . bureau. on the
leaf of which Asheton had (presuma.
bly, in the lower-boy phase OF his ex.
istence) carved his initials and Great :
four Windsor chairs, also carved and
chipped; shut-up wash. hand stand
with piece OF oil. cloth in front Of it
and square deal table, covered with
red lowered table-cloth, and like the
chairs. carved TO any lengths. IL YOU
were only prying enough 70 lift sp q
corner OF the tabls-cl0th and see. But
all these items played only Subsidiary
part in the adorament OF the chamber
for it is not TO his tutor that an Eton
boy looks TO make his room COSY
From tue day when hs 10 installed ia
the email apartment which 10 his to dc
with - he pleases (blsssed privilege y
the boys one thought 10 bow - give i,
that hsbitsbls look which smells ol
home and In Asheton's case this pse.
occupation. extended over six yeass,
had taken shape in pictares, stated.
bird cases. and useful kuicknacks. ia
such numbers - 70 make the room
seem almost alive with comfort, color
and .hserfulnsss. BY gazing With I
little attention, too, one could detect
At what different dates the things bad
been bought. and 20 follow The boy
through the vsrioas gradations Of tastl
and culture enssn.lered BY his public
school training. Those Aashy-l0okins
sporting cracks, now relegatsd 70 ~
obscure corner, Bad elsarly been pur
chased when . love OF paint prsdom
mated over other considerations, AND
when the chief thing 70 be aimed o
was the making Of much effect will
little money. BY and BY taste had i'm
proved the fourth form was abandonee
and the remove was reached. : III,
young iavester bad said, Instead o
these staring things that are too cheay