The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
q, nsMITH AND AMERICA.

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~. p.saage to This Country, Al
% PAID .s IN 10 Did Not Come. #
.,... had but lately completed 9
on,'i wild and Irregular course Of
nla as n college, and his kinfolk had
aa ;.,,.d that he should become a coun-
lpss. .rson as his poor father had been
10y Nm He felt his unfitness for
sei s : calling, but he cared less for
aen Nm some Of the irksome re-
~, 81 ~. that it would impose. For in
''ls ~ he could not bear the thought
. !. Ssiug obliged to wear 2 long wig
I'M he preferred a short one, or OF
VII alwavs dressed in a black coat
w. ane Of bright colors suited his
vuen q a much better. He had frankly
a1 WI III relatives that he preferred
W. M clothes to the hard lot Of q poor
, ssou, and yet, as neither ne nor they
s.H think Of any other business for
s;sh Ne was better fitted, he at last
sssuted to applyafor holy orders.
IN when the time came for him
I. IN Y to the bishop Of Elphin to be
aimed. he could not resist the temp
.. s to wear a pair Of beautiful scar
y h,eeches with long hose and the
sr;shtest buckets. For would he not
s.eome parson tomorrow. and be
to,syer condemned to sober black?
m GOOD bishop was Mortified at such
I'm and refused to ordain him. Per-
MI mon examination he found that
M Young man was entirely ignorant
f # the catechism.
NH failure of divers had been
much less of disappointment to him
than to his friends. But as he was now
tuenty.three years old, and his moth
Il was very poor, it was highly neces-
sary that he should find something to
A And so he had found employment
4 private tutor in a wealthy family
|near Lissoy. From his pupils point
IN view, he was, no doubt, an
accomplished and successful teach
Len He was only great boy
himself, and life would have been one
Hong holiday to everybody If he could
have had his own way. But his way
|ld not please his employer, and final
|ly,after quarrel, for which Oliver was
doubtless to blame, he was dismissed.
THE money which he had earned at
tutoring, however, was sufficient to
equip him as a knight errant, for it
enabled him to buy the horse and the
splendid new suit of clothes with
which, as have said, he rode one fine
morning into the city of Cork.
To his great satisfaction, he found
ship already in port waiting only for
favorable wind to sail for America.
lie lost no time. therefore, in selling
bis horse and in making a bargain
with the captain for his passage to
the new world. Then he sailed out
10 see the town. He had no diff
ieulty in making friends; for he had
money in his pocket, and he pro-
ceeded to share it with all the beggars
and street loafers that he met. He
was ready to relieve every case of dis
tress that came to his notice, and
many Of the boon fellows whom he
helped to entertain at the tavern.
Several days were passed in this way,
and the thirty pounds in his pocket
had dwindled to but little more than
thirty shillings; and still the ship,
upon one pretext or another, delayed
rs sailing. One fine night, however.
while Oliver was in the country enjoy
lng himself with some newly-made ac-
quaintances, a favorable wind sprang
up and the captain, entirely neglect
Iul OF his passengers. ordered the YES
'el to be cast loose from her moorings
ind the sails to be set for the voyage.
and in the morning, when Oliver saun-
cred leisurely down to the wharf, he
ound that he had been left behind. ii
anes Baldwin, in St Nicholas. Il