Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-01-25
LICE.
BY PHILIP F. KING.

tHey Chieu Iliin tnaC. DuL 1HOula9
Buddie Elijah Sylvester Macodolucum
We're the five proper names to which tho
low, lean, languid boy had title. Thes3
high sounding appellations were, indeed,
oil that the lad had, and being quite jeal-
GUS of his possessions, he felt insulted it
any one OF his names were omitted in ad
dressing him.
He was an orphan boy, and reared by
his aged aunt and her husband. 1t was
partly due TO the constant association OF
these two elderly people that he had such
an old, faded look. A weakly frame, an
injured and shrunken leg, constant hard
work and no play, had added their parl
in giving this lad of Is summers the sad
weary look, and cadaverous appearances
of an aged soldier in the battle of life
whose struggle had been full of weariuess
and upon whom care and trial had left
their impress.
Thomas Buddie Elijah Sylvester Maco.
dolucum was born and reared amid the
hills and dales of eastern Tennessee. His
uncle and aunt lived on a small farm in
the toughest part OF the country. The
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with few exceptions visitors nevei
came to their lonely and secluded cot
tage. Reared as he was, shut out from.
the voices OF gladness, Of youth and limo
cence, deprived Of a comrade or n
friend, it is not surprising that he should
appear timid and silent when in the
presence of robust and joyful children.
Certain it is that when, one morning in
September, he limped painfully and
slowly up TO the little schoolhouse, fouI
miles from his miserable, isolated home,
and joined the band of happy children
gathered there, the lad felt strangely out
of place and greatly embarrassed. Such
a scene as this was new to him, and he
realized that his life was different from
theirs.
The children noticed his timidity and
were attracted by his pale face, his 4
cate body, and his shrunxen leg, la.
soon after the first surprise they began
TO see something amusing about this boy,
aud nearly every pupil had some anus.
ing joke about him, and when he told
the teacher with remarkable rapidity
that his name was Thomas Buddie Elijah
Sylvester Macodolucum q mischievoui
giggle passed around the room.
Amy more names left in your familyi'
asked one of the larger boys at recesi
that day.
"What, sirip returned the lad, who
was not accustomed to chatting"
"That's right-always call me sir.
said the other, with mock gravity. u
like it. Did you say that you used EN-
all up-not enough to go round?"
But the shouts Of the school children
told the new pupil that he was beinl
laughed at, and, coloring shyly, h4
escaped from the mischievous group.
Had these young people only known
Of the drudgery Of this poor boys life
and how sad and lonely and friendIesp
he felt, they would never have INDUCED
in cruel jokes, nor curtailed his priced
high sounding name to prosaic "Lige"
But they did not know. Lige bore
their jeers and jests uncompIainingly
and it was only during his lonely walks
home that his sad eyes would swim in
tears, and his heart ache for one loving
word, one kind friend, one affectionats
look.
One day, in return for some trifiins
favor, Lige was given two glass marbles,
and these had beautiful red spots in theii
centers, which appeared quite wonderful
to him. His admiration for his newly
acquired treasure was so great that he
gazed upon them during study hours
Once, while examining them proudly, by
accident one Of them fell to the floor
The children laughed. and Lige, in pick.
ing the marble up, put it in the wrong
pocket--one with hole in it--and again
the marble fell. and again the merri
ment broke loose.
~If that occurs again, " said the teacher.
II viii punish yon-"
Directly in front of Lge sat Paul
Mabrey, the largest pupil in the school,
and his chief prosecutor. Paul saw an
opportunity for somo fun. Having a
marble he cautiously reached behind n |
dropped it squarely under Lige's desk.
1t fell quickly. making loud noise, and
rolled the entire length Of the floor, stop
ping at the feet of the teacher. The re.
suit proved as Paul had desired; tbs
scholars laughed and the teacher became
very angry.
Did / not tell you, she demanded,
that il you again disturbed the school
you should be punished7"
Please num-" said Lige, : didn't