The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-16
CHAPTER I.

"Nell," cried the boy, jumping
bout. unable to stand still for excite
|nent, "it is splendidl He has told mo
|uch things as l never dreamed. Oh,
plendid thingsl Wonderful thingsF
"Tell me, Will"
az am ashamed. Well, then, he says
|-he says" the boy face became GRIM
on, che says that can become what
|,ver please, If l please. IL is all in
|ne-all-alll If want to become a
tatesman, may. If ! want to be-
|,ome Judge, / may. III i should like
o be bishop. may; If great schol-
|.r, q great writer, may. All, he says,
possible for me if choose to work
III if choose to work. Oh, Nell, isn't
|t--isn't it wonderful" He dropped his
voice, and his eyes glistened-his large
Dreamy eyes--and his checks glowed.
If choose to worki As IL should not
choose to worki Only those fellows who
have got no such glorious prospects are
azy. Work? Why, am mad to work.
] grudge every hour. Work. You shall
bee how i will workp'
He was q lad of IL. handsome, tall
and straight; his eyes were full and
limpid; his face was long oval; his
mouth delicate and fine, but perhaps
hot quito so firm as might have been
desired. At this moment he had just
held conference with his private tutor.
tlt took the form of remonstrance and
The remonstrance pointed
but that his work was desultory and apt
to be interrupted at any moment for any
purpose; that steady grind was incom-
|patible with the giving away Of whole
mornings to muIr,ssal dyeams at the
|piano, or to ram tsi - the woods, a
book of poetry in hand. The explana-
|tion was to the effect that the great
prizes of the world are all within the
reach Of every clever lad who starts
with sufficiency of means and is not
afraid of work, and that he himself
none other-possessed abilities which
would Justify him in aiming at the very
highest.
But he must work-he must work.
He had been to no school and knew
nothing of competitions with other fell
lows. He must make up for that by hard
grind. Think what it may mean to a
young fellow of imagination and OF
dream, this throwing open Of the gates
Of the temple of ambition, this invita-
tion to mount the steps and enter that
great and glittering dome. The temple
within is all glorious with crowns OF
gold, set with precious stones, and with
crowns of bay and laurel Day and
night ascends a hymn in praise of the
living They themselves = the living
who have succeeded--sit on thrones OF
carved woodwork, precious beyond price,
end hear and receive this homage al
day long. This lad, only by looking in
at the open doors, gasped and blushec
and painted. His color came and went
his heart beat; he could not stand still
His companion-the- were in coun
try garden, and it was ,he spring Of the
year-was girl of 10, who hung upor
bis words and adored him. Some WON
en- begin the voluntary servitude to the
man they love at very early age in
deed Nelly at 15 loved this boy of II
ps much as if they had both been II
years older.
"Yes," she said timidly, and th'
manner of her saying it betrayed certain
things. "And you will work, Will
won't you"
"Work? Nell, since your father ha
spoken those words Of encouragement
feel that there is nothing but work lef
in me-regular work-methodical, sys
tcmatic work, you know. Grind, grind
grind No more music, no more singing
no more making rhymes-grind, grind
grind! Isay, Nell, I've always dreamed
you now''--
"You have, Will"
"And to find that things may actual
" come true - actually - the fines
things thatever Idared TO dream-oh!'
1T is wonderful, Willp Both o
them began to think that the fines
things had already been achieved.
''It is like having your fortune dou
-trebled-multiplie by 10. Ret
ter II my fortune were multiplied by 90
j could spend no more, could eat II
more, believe could do no moro wit
It"
Genius, said the girl, blushing, be
cause it really did seem an origina
thing TO say, lis botter than riches. "
ut is, it is, the possessor Of geniu
replied, with conviction. ITO hav
enough is to have all can, if please