The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-10-04
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education, for which L can pay by my
own labor
And you wish to accept the offer
to go to eollege?'
go! yes. sir"
! My dear boy, it shall be so; and
when you shall have graduated, the
place in my counting house shall be
open to you, if you want it. But ]
could wish that you would keep youl
/ home with Peter, and continue tC
make my library your free resort"
If L did not think it trespassing
upon your generosity and"
Tut. tut. boy; am pleasing my
self in this The Faculty will allow
you to live outsider"
Certainly"
''Ihen let us consider it settled
will see the president, and if any fur
ther arrangements are necessary,
will make them"
Christopher Brett was indignant
when he learned that the gardeners
boy was gong to enter college at the
same time with himself; but when he
further learned that the fellow" was
only to be a charity student that he
was to be a servant to the professors
in payment for his tui:ion--he felt
better.
One Of the first things Brett did
after the opening of the term was to
snub Alonzo Wightman, and bid him
keep his distance; and also influenced
others of the class to give the poor
boy the cold shoulder.
But little did it matter to our hero
At the end of the month he left his
attendance upon the class and recited
to the professors privately He hun
gered and thirsted for knowledge, and
his tutors took pleasure in teaching
him. As we have already said, one of
his services was the care of the in
struments IN the astronomical depart
ment. Before he had been in college
year he had made critical observa-
tlOns Of the great nebula of Orion, of
which he had drawn an accurate
figure, and written thereon a valuable
paper. When he had been two years
in college he made astronomical OBJ
servations and wrote opinions thereon
which were deemed valuable by the
scientific professors, and those papers,
at the request of the president, he
wrote out in French and German.
Meantime Christopher Brett was
enjoying himself. He took his college
life easy, spent his money freely, and
submitted with as good grace as pos
sible to the corrections Of his tutors.
He drank good deal of wine. and
was hailed as GLORIOUS good fellow"
by his chosen companions. He was
frequent visitor at the house of Mr..
Glover, and regarded with admiration
the wondrous beauty of Isabel. He
had not been allowed yet to speak to
her of marriage. The merchant had
told him that he must first finish his
course at college.
Mr.. Glover was quietly watchful of
the careers of both his young friends.
He did not say much, but he saw and
thought great deal
At the end of four years Christopher
Brett graduated with a degree He
could write "A b." after his name.
Aionzo Nightman was made Mas
ter of Arts, and within a week after
leaving college be was made Fellow
OF the Society of Arts.
About this time Mr.. Glover, whose
second Congressional term had ex-
pired, was appointed minister to
European court. He had arranged to
leave his mercantile business in trusty
hands, and would take his family with
him.
"Christopher." he said, while he
was making his arrangements for his
foreign mission, ''how are you in d.
French and German and Spanish?"
Oh" returned the young man,
lightly. Il have given that stuff the
go-by."
Then you cannot speak or write
those languages? ?"
Why, no! The twists and turns
of my mother tongue are enough for
me-"
And after this Christopher went out
into the garden, where he surprised
Isabel and Alonzo Wightman in com
pany.