The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08
ANOTHER SICK SCH OIL ar.
A Now York Improvement on the story
Written BY Dickens,

Written by Dickens.
You remember Nekens's story Of the Sick
Scholar how the teacher gave the school a
holiday while he visited the sick boy, and how
he sat by the bed and looked out Of the window
occasionally at the other boys at play and talked
to the little patient about them asked a teacher
Of one Of the schools near the circus. Il would
like to know what, he would do with the sick scholar
] went TO see the otherday. lieisin my room when
he Is well but I have an idea his attendance IL a
matter Of compulsion.
lie fell from the step Of an ice wagon from
which he was trying TO steal a chunk Of Ice, and
broke his left ankle. | don't remember what
caused the illness Of Mckensls scholar, or whether
he told. Maybe Dickens thought II bes, not TO
tell After my scholar was taken homo and after
the surgeon put his ankle Ia plaster. the boys
mother called and asked me TO go and see him
She thought, as l afterward learned, that he might
tell me the name Of the company that owned the
wagon from which her boy fell. Yes; she wanted
TO sue the company | think that would have
made Mr.. Dickens vince.
Il went, however, to a top fat, in a building
where there Is no elevator, and was shown into the
room where tho cripple was stretched on an iron
cot After an admonition 10 her hopeful 10 tell
Just how IL happened, his mother left us, and | sat
near the window, Just as Dickens made his teacher
do. 1t was at the close Of a bright, pleasant day
] remember that, for VIC have had SO many Of the
other sort From the window there was a good
view Of the brilliantly lighted street As looked
below upon the scene the boy asked rather quickly,
Gee, what's that
Il told him it was a brass band In action.
Say, shove up the window he said.
y obeycd, never thinking the air might Re too
cold. The fact is | wasn't thinking Of him in tho
situation, ! wanted some untenanted ozone
for my own benefit Ever 60 into a solid block
Of apartment houses in New York about dinner
time? Take my tip Don't After ! had raised
the window the noise Of the band was more dis.
tinct
" I know what that is that bands playing,
said the boy, / heard il on the Staten Island ferry
last summer Butt don'tknOw the nameot it. But
can whistle II.
Il did not encourage him 10 make any effort 10
convince me.
" What's it about he asked, seeing that | was
looking below.
"'ltis the circus parade, I said, in an unguarded
moment
Lift me up sol can see H. he said.
"Butl told him the air was too cool, and be mus,
keep 99le, tho ,o, ~ ~. ,,o,ou .o,,.u.,.
Il knew that would not do. and told him 50
Any elephants and camels in the procession
he asked Ana then he showed bis familiar ltv
with circus professions by asking about every
animal seen IN such PROFESSIONS, and thr wagons,
and he entire turnout rs he named each ono
! said yes, it was there Just AZ he described And
as mentioned each display he pleaded for me a.
lift him up 81 he could see II. suppose Dickens
would have made his teacher do II, but had no
such intention.
81 don't think you're giving me . fair deal.
he said al last. and he meant IL What did you
come up here for he asked in q manner that re-
minded me II that Old cartoon Of Boss Tweed
"fIIa,, I MA hin, I NanptnI htp, ia coll ma ali
about his accident
"Af,er you We set there at that window aud
looked AZ the " hole circus procession, and wouldn't
let me take a peep, you want 10 me- tell YOU abou,
how ! come to get hurt Say. you brought your
ncryo along with you, didn't YOU
would have said il, but Dickens lived IN another
country
what was the. name Il the comnany on the
wagon from which yoli tel" asked, taking
one Of his hands In mine rs gently as | could
81 wasn't IN III" side II the wagon. he replied
I wh' on the step hchind Their" was no ram"
on III" end except Danger. Keep or" Wen,
didn't keep uT, all night. and now mn here.
and dom git To see the circus
Il tried Ip re, at his good side by telling him
would take him 10 the circus if he would tell
me the name n III" ic" COMPANY.
"Nou're tu" late b" replied That's what
the iccnan aid Nlpr he picked me- up
"Sald NhGt" asked
"llr'd tax" m" Ia the circus If | didn't tell the
name IN the NaCuu''
"Buf he has NJ, don" So, | said. and hr proha
biz he's never thought of II sine You know I
will de- rs egrnr. don you'
"Ciivr me- S2' he asked, ~ n" Shu' ono eye
i explained lo his mother whom met IN 'h"
hall as ! ras,'d oHt, rs gently rs | cnuld.thr nm
certainly ~ y lawsuit in which the d"fcudau'
would have the irrnan for is witness with circus
tickets M ~, sleeve, enl hint her hoy was murn
likely To- get m Faster hH' than she Nas. Df
course that isn't the way Dickens would hay"
turned the trick. hut he dealt with fiction