, 1884-11-21

cattle-his style OF topic for airy nothing
end after a little, saying. in his clumsy way,
that it wa getting late, he drove her back.
AMI, With much relief, babe her goodbye at
the gate.
A Tow iayA and Mr.. George Morris, repre-
senting the Ninth district presented him
elf at the adjutant's office, West Point He
bIushei. IN giving his description. whom
asked his fathor's business No doubt at
that moment the father was thinking anx-
iously and proudly OF him, but George
choked when be answered farmer" The
ndjutant rewarded him with a look Of dis
gust for his snobhery, and sont him of n
charge Of a messenger. Thelatter conducted
him To barracks, and left him at the opeu
door Of lower hall room George threw
back his shoulders, put the dogskin gloves
up TO his Ile-whiakers for moral support.
and glanced in. BE saw a clipper looking
young man In white troussrs, gray coat and
a dnrk-blne cap The young man, who bad a
very affahls turn ~ his head, was seated
with his back 70 the door and bis feet on an
old, yellow tablA
-Are you in charger. asked George at
length.
-Yos, yes. Hir," said the young man,
hastily jumping up. @Yca, sir. I'm In
charge while the general Is out Won't you
come int"
0oorgs mad0 a grave bow and entered
@Lay aside your vallss and sit down"
George did both. Then be crossed his legs
and waitsd for the general"
-Hays a smoker" said tbs clipper young
man
"No, sir"
Game o cardsF'
Sir
Shave a game Of oardsf
II don't play cards"
Ella We a drink
Il don't drink said George repnessively.
"of watsrr continued the polite young
man
IF you please"
"Hydrant's broke. Have a game Of bnl
iardsf'
George was silent
Il suppose you are the new secretary OF
war; said The afable young man In a bird
like way II recognized you at once
Prince Alteft coat and side-whiskorA"
Il am a cadet"
why. that's pulling. Prince Albert coat
and ade- whiskers; that's the description In
the papers. side-whiskers and Prince Albert
coat Confusing. You have ~sido-yhiskcrs.
have you notF'
Yes" blurtsd George. startled.
At the end Of half an hour the Ninth dis
tict prodigy found his dream Of elsctrifying
west ROM Fuuely dlAHlpdteu.
without exaggeraton, said the affable
and clipper young man, turned severe, Inc
Wishing TO give George some honest help,
-my friend, you are the worst-looking youth
that ever entered this institution. Those
shoulders that you throw back 80 proudly
Are also tho worst shoulders l ever saw;
they are out OF plumb, out OF shape, smaller
around than your waist. IL was easy TO roe
by the why you trod up the area-I was at
the window, and witnessed your royal prog
ress-that you expected to o~verwhelm us
But be less imposing. Go to Room No -
and stay there. Don't write the antici-
patsd letter home saying that you have been
made a cadet officer for your physique or an
assistant professor for your learning. Say
that we've got you In a blackboard trying 70
straighten you out, and that John, the tant.
tor, Is teaching you arithmetic"
30 ended Geoge's long-looked for Hrst day
at West Point. But he recovered with the
elasticity OF conceit from this first shock,
and laid his plans for the future. He 70
looted a rich New York boy Of his class for
a roommate, and waited for time to pas
on His letters to Dora, though long and
frequent at first whom he needed sympathy,
grew shorter and shorter, and fell away alto
gothsr a. ho had intended they should. Dora
wrote once to know II her last letter had mis-.
thTNNLlf un4 tntn t1rIo VIM e4oiot VI DoAu
sides After perhaps o year be learned with
some astonishment that Dora's grandfather
had loft her n fortune, and that she with
her parents h I'D gone 70 another state
When w 500 George again his four years
at tho academy were drawing to a close.
The mysterious changes that were % con-
vert him into an ~~ofiicer and a gentlsmnn.F
be considered, had been wrought He
wondered how be could nave been 20 awk-
ward and nl-mannered as he remembered
himsslf. He thought with disgust Of the big
coat and ugly gloves But perhaps be wal
even less a gentleman than aver, for when
his father had written that he and mother
woro coming to soc him graduate he hsd
written them not to. He said, You musnt
ashamed Of them
In the season Of gaySty at Wet Point
George had not been idle. For the same
reason that be had once asplrod to Dora, he
now nspired TO Miss Lyman, the sister OF his
roommate, aud he shuddered when he
thought OF her seeing his father and mother.
He had known her ons summer at West
Point, had bsen recommended as a good
solid fellow by her brother, had bean denied
the pleasure OF 4 winters corrcspondsnos,
but to atone, had now the promis Of dane.
Ing with her at his graduation german. Hs
thought over the form OF an elegant proposal
with good hope.
Young Lyman, rich, handsome, geninl-hs
expected a pa tnsr, too; a partner who wa,
also rich and handsome, who lived next dooI
TO him at home, with whom be fell desper.
ately In love on "furlough.' and 70 whom be
was 10 be married = few days after gradua.
ton.
Tho day before the ball Miss lyman and
George were walking In front OF the library.
He was twirling hsr parnsol, trying 70 make
himaelf entertaining, wondering II lie would
ever have courage 10 ray tho words ho had
planned, AMI thinking, with q cunning smile
what a change there would be in his conapan
ion II she knew the Eordidness OF his oarlJ
life. While they were walking an old gon'
tleman and lady detached themselves from 6
group that had just alightsd from tho stacy
and came over to the tagging. They wsrs
looking curlously about them.
Wonder where be Is nowf' saia the old
gentleman But well soon End hun. Sur
prise HIM, too-ehi Hoal think we won't
MUD expense when we want to como anc
take q look at our 'West-P Pointer
Bless his hearth" said the old lady, quit.
overcome with the near prospect Of meeting.
BLESS his heart, of course. for here h,
oo1nes, with e girl dressed like a picture
bun Ay Woru--Ah surprise nAn, ana ia
Oil man with his badly-cut clothes. BIS ner,
Gus, gnaried hands, bat with a happy beam
upon his face, planted himself In the mlddli
Of tho walk
George looked up as tho old mans hcat
was turned, started, stopped, turned about
and With his companion, walked quickly
away, concealiny himself behind the parasoi
Come here.7 cried the old gentleman
h~ilarloualy, and running after George
Ague~ you haven't any eyes for fathers III
aktrrnoon"
No Water for Steven Days.
The shipwrecked crew Of the British
hnrl R~onocan1ro.. .ua.a ad.sa In