The Red Cloud chief., 1885-04-24
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TOMS SOPHOMORE YEAR.
why ue Preferred is w.i,. asa Why
rop.y 70. Net ~.sI

- 10 '~Ah- - a. tast 49,
whistl;ng sofils. looking abou; bin. !,
wss n plain little 10 III ~. nndcr ihe
roof. hut q hal b-n IONS room ever
since lie had had one 20 his own. aai
be WAS attached Ia IL But. in = Law or
i~o. ~ be WIS saying g. himself. he
Mas IL lcay. =: fo- nearly a wear There.
near the ncad ot the al. stooi has
iruat. u funny old trunk that hal b.
lnng-d - his sraai'sIhe-. and vas Gov
cred with hairy hide fastened with brass
nails. lie had jus, been packing q.
aad a glance Al IL cogtcnts told where
he Wa, going 10 spend the cpmiag year
For be sides hi, clot.Ing IN sh, lie seen
grrcn-coverrd Latin and Greek gram
mar. leathcrn-bound lex cons. an al
zebra, n geometry. a copy o! Ivy. ani
srve a! other books which poke If \
college course.
For three days latter. n, his college
in a country town more than > hundred
NIL :, away. Tom Sargent intcndrd
To make rs appearance n a learned
Sophomore. jus, 20 think be ssil
u himself. Its oaly thr,e days now.
and then III 500 ali the fellows Won't
W. have spinc ~powwow>7 Aud woni
We dir int the old classics and ma,h-
cma.ic.? aud h. gave a bo, iSh shuttle
on The floor 10 give vent ,o h. deligat
just then b. hc ,r,l "A step below his win
dow. and looking ont be saw his father
entering the yard on foot
Why. father cried Tom. suddenly.
..DiI you walk al the way home
'.l.,.
.'Whv. where, Top>Y2'
Top>y VA, Nr Sar cnt's It'll. black
horse that he had had for years. and
now tha, h1 was getting Old. and grow-
in. heavier aBI morr bulky n ace
crep, on. he had d,nc Ia, LII walking
in iiis bu-ine., aiont town. but made |
Topsy his inVariahlc companion.
"N here Top,y. father asked Tom !
again.
We'll. Tom" sai,. his father. laying
down his knife and fork. Il suppose
I've sold Topsy."
sold Topsy.' crsd Tom. Did YOU
ANbN ~, III tiNtEE \
But his mothers face wa. answcr
enough. |
why. what for. father" Tom con
tinucd. sod Topsy. And the new
yau bought last year. To mak.
driving easy: have you soid that. !
YES. I've practically sold ,hcfa both.
The bargain ism: rcally clio ed. but Joe
Wat>on has taken them io try. to-day.
aud il his oi.r's fair. ] ehall take it.
WHY. father SAID Tom. in q r.
mons,rsting tone. ~ be brushed back
,iif hair. WHY. your business
keeps YOU trays4liuy ts.ween your shop
AMI the folks tina. work for YOU. all the
You can { walk that much.
Il must cut down expense =" said
Mr.. Sargent. 1--we run behind ;hi.
last wear. There's no other way"
Moth NJ more was "A Il.
After dinner Tom went NJ 10 his
room again. and "a: down on a corner
81 the trunk.
Topsy sold And the buggy sold r.
iii not seem possible. AMI To think of
ni- father. far from bcirg vigorous now.
Sci forced To ploi about continually
over the rough roads. The baek- oi
he GRAMMAR and lcxicons. sn;iing u,
II him from the trunk. made him un
lie ro.~. and shut down
he cover 81 the trunk. and stood for n
ong time with his hands IN hs. pockets.
out 81 the W window.
There wa. a very pretty landscape 81
,rrcn p1.iurc- and aud oa,sie.
,ni Tom saw nothing 81 h. lis eyes
io be- fixed on some far-away
bc,oni the horizon. After
he turncl AMI bcgan 10 pace fb.
'oom. Thea lac paused bs ht- trunk.
Opened X aga "a. and boxed in.
pleasant Suggestions 70 offered.
promises IL be- 4 ou.,
The room vas .m al and plsin. ana
was by no mcaE.4 n z --i-io king
,os. l,r, such boy- are sometimes sfs~
Of contests which make no
,oise in the world. and which yr, j-
nand ss much pluck and character Ia
he vIcior. a. has msny = 2Toou. con
for = kingdom and \ crown Tom
bis waikiu. To and fro in sh.
itilc roon,. whis;iing now and then. and
rom s.me To- TN throwing him if INTO
! ci,air rr-si~ssls. :
The afternoon scsr SWAY. The -un
I'LL IL seemed 10 ret an ins,an;
N q pcss wh CD Tom could see from
~ w.niow. and fh-n the room sol t-niT
.rs1 dark The change -~wfs..d to !
ossse Tom To \ Gccis on- IL. pa en
- has and y ONE later vas xzIk-
n - .~x- tie - ~ a.. -
The next morning. when b@eaifsa
ready. Tom was 90 on hzs-d Bas
'a.s as hi- father and moshr. wsrs b. =
,o wonder where be eoaLs b. '
FI,a; shnn 4 thu ser bi; Tom. Il irfng =
up to the door. and hstshiBg her !.
o the pr~t- :
Tom" said his father. rs hs cane :
q. .vka; coe. ID. II ass q
Iii m~zns your. soins % kerr !
-oy-y. ~. answered Ton. gosng mp 10 6
- father AM pu;;sng = hasd "a .s=s q
hou.tsr. "fssiser. I've ihsuS.: il al .
ses. and I've drrtis~i 30: 10 & bs-k 10 y
n lee the wear. nzsf "a Say 1T hone 1
wo<- That wu b~ ~ssssga sss- |.
-. so that you ca, koep "a. bor~e ana 4
and IL lar up aha: ] earn. an4 {
n mr. own wsy wb~n ] 20 back 10 y
oil~g~ neat year. Iu yosag eno~sgA .
b wae So you mnsu ssy . wosd q
a rather do Il. and 70 uoa't hurs me- . c
g." 4
And IL ddn's hart Torn- Wh~a his q
ppasonore year did hexIa. ~ wss h~s- j
= aide so spFseessae the worth a HE ]
todiA He was hspPy. sos. h ksoss =
e thai his pleasure and yrU<s ser 9
sinrd without su~hesaesing fyoo skose q
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