The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-02

m lterial he was made ot-and they hall
wanted to hear him roar, and were half
afraid he might, too. He was from
Constantinople, twelve miles away-so
he had travelled and seen the world
these very eyes had looked upon the
county court louse, which was said to
have tin roof The awe which these
reflections inspired was attested by the
| impressive silence and the ranks of
staring eyes. This was the great Judge
| Thatcher, brother of their own lawyer.
jeff Thatcher Immediately went for
ward, to be familiar with the great man,
and be envied by the school. 1t Woulu
have been music to his soul to hear the
whisperings.
"Look az him, jim! He's going up
there. Say-lookl Kfe's IA going TO snake
hands with him-ne is shaking hands
with him! BY jings! dou't you Wish you
was jeff"
Mr.. Walters fell to "showlng OFF, with
all sorts OF official busting and actlvi-
ties, giving orders, delivering judgments,
dischargiug directions here, lnere, every
where that he could tind target. The
librarian 'showed otf'-running hither
and thither with his arms full of books
and making deal OF the splutter anu
fuss that insect authority delights in.
| The young lady teachers "shoWed o1'-
bending sWeetly over pupils that were
lately being boxed, lifting pretty warn
ing fingers at bad little boys and patting
good ones lovingly. The young gem
| Ilemen teachers "showed off, with
small seedlings and other little displays
of authority and fine attention TO discl-
| pline-and most of the teachers OF both
| sexes found business up at the library,
by the pulpit; and 1t was business that
| frequently mad to be done over again
| hpan
Yexation. The little girls "showed oil"
in various ways, and the little boys
ssshOwed of" with such diligence that
| the air was thick with paper Wads anu
the murmur OF suff1 ngs. And above 1t
IaII the great mau sat and beamed
majestic smile upon all the house, anu
warmed himself in the sun OF his own
granueur-tor he was "shoWing on" TOO.
/ There was only one thing wanting to
make Mr.. Walters ecstacy complete,
and that was q chance to deliver BE
ble-prize and exhibit prodlgy. Sever
al pupils had lew yellow tickets, but
none had enough-he had been around
among the star pupils inquiring. he
would have given worlds, now, to have
that German lad back again with a
sound mind.
| And now, at this moment, when
hope was dead, Tom Sawyer came for
ward with nine yellow tickets, nine red
tickets, and ten blue ones, and de-
manded Bible.
This was q thunderbolt out of clear
sky. Walters was not expecting an al
plication from this source TOR the next
ten years. But there was no gettihg 6
around there were the certified
checks, and they were good for their
face. Tom was, therefore, elevated TO
place with the judge and the other elect,
and the great news was announced II ON
headquarters. 1t was the most sum
ming surprise OF the decade, and so pro-
found was the sensation that it lifted
the new hero up 10 the judicial ones al
titude, and the school had Two marVels
I to gaze upon, in place OF one. The boys
were all eaten up with enVy-but those
that suffered the bitterest pangs were
those who perceived, too late, tnat they
themselves had contributed to the
hated splendor by trading tickets to
Tom for the wealth he had amassed in
, selling whiteWasAing privileges. These
des pissed themselves as being the dupes
of willy 1raud-a guileful snake in Inc
, grass.
The prize was delivered to Tom with
as much efusion as the uperlntendent
could pump up under the circums tances
but it lacked somewhat Of The true
. RuSl. lOE bu0 pun lOlLOW
taught him that there was mystery
here that could not well bear the light,
perhaps; it was simply preposterous
tnat this boy had warenoused two thou
sand sheaves OF Scrlptural wisdom on
his premises-a dozen would strain his
capacity without doubt.
| Amy Lawrence was proud and glad,
and she tried to make Tom see it in her
tace--but he wouldn't look. She Won
dered; then she was just grain trou-
bled; next dim suspicion came and
went-came again; she watched; ful :
tive glance told her worlds-and then
her heart broke, and she was jealous,
and angry, and the tears came-and she
hated everybody, Tom most OF all (she
thought).
Tom was introduced to the Judge !;
but his tongue was tied, his breath
would hardly come, his heart quaked-
partly because OF the awful greatness of
Inc man, but mainly because he was her
parent. He would have liked to fall
down and worship MIN, if it were in the
dark.
The Judge put his hand on Toms
head and called MIN fine little man,
and asked him what his name was. The
boy stammered, gasped and got it out:
''Tom."
"Oh, no; not Tom-it isI
"rhomas."
Gan, THAT'S it. 1 thought there was
more to it, maybe. ThaPs very well.
But you've another one, dare say, and
you'll tell it to me, won't youW
"Tell the gentleman your other name,
Thomas" SAID Walters. Sand say sir
you mustn't forget your manners.'
"Thomas Sawyer, sir"
That's it! ThaPs good boy. Fine
boy. Fine, manly little fellow. Two
thousand verses is great many-very,
very great many. Aud you never can
be sorry for the trouble you took TO
learn them; for knowledge is worth
more than anything there is in the
world; it's what makes great men and
, good men; you'll be a great man and a
: good man yourself, some day, Thomas,
and then you'll look back and say: 'IL's
all owing to my dear teachers that taught
me to learn; it's all owing to the good
! superintendent, who encouraged me and
watched over me, and gave me beau j.
full Bible, to keep and have 1t ali my
own, always'-i1s all owing to right
bringing up. That is what you will say,