Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-11
THE TEST.
How a Bright Scholar Won a Desired Col
legiate Education.
-Harper's Young People.


How a Bright Scholar Won Desired Col
/ legiate Education.
The principal of a school in which
boys were prepared for college one day
received a message from lawyer living
IN the same town, requesting him to
cali at his office, as he wished to have
talk with him.
Arrived at the office. the lawyer stated
that he had in his gift a scholarship en-
titling boy to a four years course in
certain college, and that he wished to
bestow it where it would be best used.
Therefore" he continued, 81 have
concluded to let you decide which boy
of your school most deserves it
That is hard question to decide. re-
piled the teacher, thoughtfully. 1.-TWO
of my pupils-Charles Hart and Henry
Strong-will complete the course of
study in my school this year. Both de-
sire collegiate education, and neither
is able to obtain it without assistance.
They are so nearly equal that can not
tell which is the better scholar"
How is it as to Department. asked
the lawyer
''One boy does not more scrupulously
observe all the rules of the school than
the other was the answer
WELL" said the lawyer, ''if at the
end of the year one boy has not gone
ahead of the other, send them to me
and l will decide between them
As before, at the closing examinations
the boys stood equal in attainments.
They were directed to call at the law
yer's Office, no information being given
as to the object of the visit.
Two intelligent, well-bred boys they
seemed, and the lawyer was beginning
to wonder greatly how he should make
a decision between them. jest then
the door opened. and an elderly lady of
peculiar appearance entered. She was
well known to them as being of I'M
settled mind and possessed of the idea
that she had been deprived of large for
tune which was justly hers. AS a conse-
I quence, she was in the habit of visiting
lawyers offices, carrying in her hands
package of papers which she wished
examined. She was familiar visitor
to this office, where she was always re-
ceived with respect and dismissed with
kindly promises of help
This morning seeing that the lawyer
was already occupied with others, she
seated herself to await his leisure. I'm
fortunately, the chair she selected was
broken and had been set aside as use
less.
The result was that she fell in a
rather awk ward manner, scattering her
papers about the floor. The lawyer
looked with quick eye at the boys, be-
fore moving himself, to see what they
would do.
Charles Hart, after an amused survey
of the fall, turned aside to hide a laugh
he could not control.
Henry Strong sprang to the woman's
side and lifted her to her feet Then,
carefully gathering up her papers, he
politely handed them to her. Her pro-
fuse and rambling thanks served only
to increase Charles amusement
After the lady had told her customary
story, to which the lawyer listened with
every appearance of attention, he es-
corted her to the door and she de-
parted.
Then he returned to the boys, and,
after expressing pleasure at having
formed their acquaintance, he dismissed
them. The next day the teacher was
informed of the occurrence. and told
that the scholarship would be
given to Henry Strong, with the re-
mark: mo one so well deserves to be
fitted for position of honor and infiu-
ence as he who feels it his duty to help
the humblest and the lowliest. M. K.
Saffold. in Christian Union.