The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-04-04
THE SCHOOL BoY.ssroRY.
By r. H. DAFls

Oh, yes; / can tell you all about
that affair at our school. Pack. Mark
le gas the hero of it-C. Packard
Markell, Esq, it was on bis cards (he
had magnificent case tor cards and
cigars solid gold, the fellows sald)
I've been four years at the Beebe
Academy, and in that time I've seen
q good deal Of the world. Sixty men
are usually on the roll-primaries,
fresh, and sophs-but among them
all, | never knew the match of Pack
the bravest, SWEETEST fellow,
That's his autograph cut on the
back gate. Il some " hat looks like
sim-bold, with magnificent flourish
es- He always took first prize for
original oration on exhibition day I;
and if you could have seen the bou-
quets flying up to him, aud Pack
holding them to bis heart, aud the
girls .ghisperiag bow sp!eDdid be
was He was big and bread. you
see, 50 that his clothes showed ele-
gantly ; Shuriz, on broadway, was
his tailor.
His originals used always 10 be on
the true gentleman or the modern
hero. That was the idea be ran con-
stsntly.
Why prate of the wisdom Of Cate;
the bravery Of Brutus, the patriotism
of the dauntless three ? An Ameri-
can boy has within him all these
qualities"
forgot the rest but that was the
Grafton we liked best.
Pack was only a hslf-boafder on
Friday be went home TO stay over
Sunday, Old Markle had made a
billion or two out of sugar or fsh,
aud you may bet that Pack lived at
home like a grandee. You ought to
have seen him drive off on Friday
coach, sparkling grays, footmsu in
blue and gold aud Pack, straight
as raBrod, touched his hat with his
f'refnger te Us boys at the windows.
We often wondered old Markle aev-
er sent him a box; most of Us 60,
boxes. Pack. used to talk OF their
terrapin aud lobs.er salad until we
felt q gone1ess 81 our stomachs, but
we never tasted them. The little
West Indian, Da Costa, who was the
others well boy OF the school, used TO
stand treat every week-send out
and order 10 ice cream, fruit, oysters,
the best Of every thing, aud hang up
the expense, Pack did the honors,
of course, Ds Costa being sach q
baby. Pack. knew how to do it, |
tell yon he sat al the head Of the
table aud helped the dishes like g
lord. OH there was nothing mean
about him
Leon Ds Costa was the only boy
Pack ever took home with him. His
father was very particular, the fel-
lows say, about social position. But
Locus father was q planter in
Jamaiea TIE story went that be
slept oa heaps of gold doubloons !;
so. Of course, bis position was all
right Leon had been sent down
from New York q year or two before
to DR.. Beebe, with trunks full OF fin-
ery, and be bad no end OF money
He just lashed il about He was
queer little tad Of a frllow-aiways
good humored, sleeping in the sun or
munehing candy, or begging some
6odv to do his sums. You could not
drive figures Tito that boys skull,
sir but in history, or anything with
a story tagged to il, be was keen
enough. He was always buying the
mos, gorgeous neekties or waist
coats, and were bis har cooked to one
sioe over his little yellow face Old
Sam Poitle-Gumbo, Is We used to
cslI hin-used to smuggle things inI
from the shops for Us. and be and
Leon were whispering together eve
~ day about some new bit of fnery
Gumbo, 700 zee, was the old dsrkey
who took doughnuts and tarts about
in push-cart to The schools at lunch
time. lie hsd been ct the trade for
years, and bad laid up money in tie
the bank. 50 people said Bot be
was rery humble 1t was always
"Mr. Briggs and "Mr. Da Costa. u
hat ia bis hand. Oh. Gumbo had
very good manners sni knew bis
place. | nerer saw him forget him
self bet once. and then Leon and
another little chap bad his push-cart,
and were going about the ground,
calling: Hyah's your dorgbnuis.
now i''
Drop dat ar, Young genplen.' be
said, In rage; mind you is young
gemplem. Push-esrss Is fur poor mig
gers. You is disgracin' yourself, Mr.
Da Costa
AT that, little Da Coata drew him
self up to his fuli height, and stood
locking at Gambo ia queer wsT.'
bis face growing pale. The old nanl