The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-22
.PLUCKY Law STUDENT
Poor Missouri Youth Lives In
Tool Shed to Pursue Studies.
STRUGGLED LONG FOR EDUCATION

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Befriended By Boss Stonscntter, CO.
lumbia University Student Pays No
Rent For Coop In Stone Yard-Sleeps
on Bed of Bare Plnnks, Often With
ont Fire, For Economy's sake-Has
Built Table and Rack For Els Books.
Too poor to pay for the cheapest fur
nished roon in New York, A. L.'Carter,
twenty-four years old, student in the
law school Of Columbia university, Is
living in a stonecutter's tool shed with
In a few PAGES Of the university build
.ings, says the New York World.
His abode stands in stone yard on
One Hundred and Nineteenth street,
near Amsterdam avenue. It Is nine
feet long, eight feet wide and seven
feet high. The sides and roof are COM
posed Of one layer Of pine boards coy-
cred externally with tar paper, which
keeps out the rain. There is sad little
window looking over the rocks to the
north. The only means Of heating the
place is an oil stove, usually fameless
to economize fuel. Here the young
man, grimly resolved to fit himself for
the law, pursues his studies.
Last August young Carter arrived in
New York from Columbia, Mo-, a grad
uate of the State University Of Missou-
ri, where he had gone through a four
years course. During those four years
and ever since he was sixteen years old
he and poverty had been inseparable
companions. At the university he sup
ported himself by doing all kinds Of
odd jobs. Thrown upon his own re-
sources by the death Of his parents
when. he was sixteen, he became a
book agent in Marshalltown, a., where
he was born. He earned enough selling
books to enable him to live while stu
dent in local normal school and to
pay his preliminary expenses in the
University Of Missouri. When gradu-
ated from that institution New York
called him, and he made his way there.
Beyond liberal supply Of good
health, determination and pluck he ar
rived in New York with barely enough
to pay his mariculation fee at the law
school, At first he took humble bed
room in house at. 10S West One Hun
dred and Sixth street, but failing to
get work, he had to give this up. he
hunted In vain for room at 81 week,
which was all the expense he dared to
incur.
A friend in Missouri had obtained for
him a position as night librarian in the
Columbia law library at small salary,
but his duties and pay would not begin
until the college term opened. It was
then August. One day Carter's eye lit
on the tool shed. The proprietor Of the
stone yard is William Algie, man Of
big stature, and, as the poor student
found, big also Of heart He was over
seeing his men at work when Carter
approached.
"I would like to hire that little
house." said the student to the boss
stonecutter.
"That houser' laughed Mr.. Algie;
'it's tool shed. What do you want It
for?' =
ITO live in"
"WeH, now, it wouldn't do at all for
you" returned Mr.. A1gie, surveying
the tall, neatly attired stranger.
"Oh, yes, it would" the other said.
"Wheu a fellow Is poor, is student
and has made up his mind to push
ahead, any old place will do to live In.
III give you a dollar week for it."
The stonecutter. puzzled, shook his
head. he was unable to comprehend
why this young man was willing to
live in such dreary coop.
"Let me have it." pleaded Garter. II
can't afford anything better"
"Au right" said Mr.. Algie at last,
'but not for dollar week. You can
have it for nothing"
And nothing is the rent that the stu
dent has been paying since last Au-
gust. As soon as he got possession he
began to put his house in order. he
built wide, sloping shelf on one side,
and this is his bed. It is Of bare planks,
and a thin blanket and some old coats
are his only covering.
"Why he doesn't freeze to death l
don't know" said Mr.. Agie. "But
when one is young he can stand most
anything. Still, don't think he could
have stood some Of those cold nights
we've had tf-wel, If I had not put
that tar paper on the outside"
Mr.. Agie Is proud Of his student. He
u fond Of thinking Of him along with
Iincoln's career from q log cabin to the
White House and Garfeld's similar