The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-08
Little Scotch Granite.

Burt and Johnnie were Delighted
when their Scotch cousin came to live
with them. He was little, but very
bright and full OF fun. He could tell
curious things about his home in
Scotland and his voyage across the
ocean. He was as far advanced in his
studies as they were, and the first day
he went to school they thought him
remarkably good. lie wasted no
time in play when he should have
been studying, and he advanced. fine
ly.
At night before the close OF the
school the teacher called the roll, and
the boys began to answer "ren."
When Willie understood that he was
to say ten if he had not whispered
during the day, he replied
81 have whispered"
"More than oncey'
ayes, sir" answered Willis
"As many rs ten timesy"
"Maybe have" faltered Willie.
"Then | shall mark you zero" said
the teacher sternly, land thai is u
great disgrace"
"Why, / did not see you whisper
once" said Johnnie that night after
school.
"Well, | did," said Willie. al saw
Others doing it, and so | asked to Dor;
row q book; then lent slate pencil
and asked boy for a knife, and did
several such things. I supposed it
was allowed"
"Oh, we all do it," said Burt, red
dening. "There isn't any sense in the
old rule, and nobody could keep it,
nobody does"
IL will, or else I will say haven't"
said Willie. DO you suppose will
tell ten lies in one heap?"
"Oh, we don't call them lies" NUT
tered Johnnie. "There wouldn't bo
a credit at night if we were so strict.
"What OF that, il you told the
TRUTH" laughed Willie, bravely.
II, short time the boys all saw
how 1T was with him. He studied
hard, played with all his might in
playtime, but, according to his own
account, he lost more credits than
any OF the rest. After some weeks the
boys answered mine" and eight"
oftener than they used to. Yet the
school room seemed to have grown
quieter. Sometimes when Willie
Grants mark was even lower than
usual, the teacher would smile pecul-
iarly, but said no more OF dis
grace. Willie never preached at
them or told tales; but sometimes 1t
made the boys ashamed OF them
selves, Just the seeing that this stur-
dy, blue-eyed boy must tell the truth.
1t was putting the clean cloth by
the half-soiled one, you see, and
they felt like cheats and story tell
ers. They talked him all over
and loved him, il they did nickname
him "Scotch Granite" he was so firm
about promise.
"Well, at the end OF the term VIII.
lies name was very low down on the
credit list. When it was read he had
hard work not to cry, for he was very
sensitive, and he had tried hard to
be perfect. But the very last thing that
day was n speech by the teacher, who
told OF once seeing man mufIied up
in cloak. He was passing him with
out look when he was told the man
man was General, the great hero.
1.-The signs OF his rank were hidten.
but the hero was there just the same. .
said the teacher. "And now, boys,
YOU viii see what Imean when l give q
little gold medal to the NEST faithful
boy-the one really the most con-
scientously perfect in his deport'
ment, among you. Who shall have
it?"
Little Scotch GRANTED" shouted
forty boys at once for the child whose
name was so ''low" on the credit list
had made truth noble in their eyes.