The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-15
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By tiORATlo AleER. Or.


ITS good deal better than my room
twice as big. to begin with Then. my
carpet looks as If il had come down
Through several generations. As for a
mirror, I've got a seven-by-nine looking
glass that l have to look into twice be-
lore 1 can see my whole face. AS for the
btdstead, 1t creaks so when l jump. into
II that l expect every night it'll fall 10
pieces and spill me on the floor. Now
your room is splendidly furnished"
Yes, 1t is now. but father furnished
It al his own expense. He said he was
willing to spend little money to make
me comfortable
That's more than my father said. He
told me it wouldn't do me any harm to /
rough it,"
Perhaps he's right said Walter. -Of
course, don't object to the new carpet
and furniture. but l shouldn't consider
Il any great hardship if l had to rough
It, as you call It,"
Wouldn't youl Then IN tell You what
weh do. Let's change rooms. You can
go round and board at Mrs Glenn's, and
III come here"
am not sure what my father would
think of that arrangement" said Walter.
smiling.
Il thought you'd find some way to !
crawl out, said Lemuel. For my part.
don't believe you'd enjoy roughing il 3
any better than L"
Il don't know" said Walter: 1--WE I
sometimes thought l shouldn't be very b
sorry to be poor boy. and have to work 4
my own way"
THAT'S very well to say when you're h
the son Of a rich man. i
80 are you"
Yes. but don't get the benefit Of it. nj
and you do What would you do now :,
If you were poor boys'' Il
can't say, Of course. now, bur n
would 90 70 work at something. I am u
sure 1 could earn my own living
suppose could, too. bur shouldn't 81
want %. Some people are born lazy, don't =,
think sof9 -
Perhaps you are right answered n,
Waiter, with smile wow suppose we n.
open our Caesar" -
Lemuel Warner was a pleasant looking ~;
boy OF fourteen, the son OF a prosperous a,
merchant in New York. Walter Conrad i,
ras from a small country town. where his -
ather was the wealthiest and most prom srs
nent and influential citizen, having :
isndsome mansion house. surrounded By he
Extensive grounds. ~.
Nobody knew just how rich be was bon
ut he was generally supposed TO be =,
'orth two hundred thousand dollars. Mrs. NJ
'onrad had been dead for five years. so -
hat Walter. who was an only child. had e Z
G Immediate relation except his father. q Il
was for this reason. perhaps. that he nrss
I'd been sent to the Essex Classical In fbe
itute- Being boy Of talent and we'll !,
ounded in Latin, he was easily able TO IT,
ke high rank in his class. Lemuel Dsr'
arner had become his intimate friend. fsds,
ing IN the same class. bur inferior to tbat
n in scholarship They usually studied ~
N Latin lessons together, and it was 10 :,
ing to this circumstance that LemueI .oo5
DE better figure in his recitations IN
N before Walter came TO the school. nina
There. that jobs done" said LemueI. and
sing his book with an air Of satisfac- 81
a. Now we can rest" I'm,
You forget the Latin exercise. You tire
!" ene ooc.or expects each boy to out b
te letter in Latin, addressed to his rasoI,
'er, not less than twelve lines In s.Tt
stn- didn't
ne ooys s'arteo on tneir new task, and There
'heo " nine O'Clock Lemuei's let hea
was written with a brilliant disregard was ID
' !, lnIna'lcai ruies, put II was consid- but 70
~ revised IN accordance with sugges- yond
: from waiter. ia
grsa. nlnd 70 send my letter less"
J. "ai.ef. saia Lemuei Father Eye,
~ .o,' '1 - vie noms eyery Week' and Wall
sh,,s- -. 49,. 60 louDie- Desioes' Whe
E home In Latin" sa'
% 0u' 'Hs ms and ex
No .. The ~,,. u.,s fell up
ster the first time be called. and then
'lunders would be detected. guess ..'li"s
letter wait till it comes back from 49,
loctor corrected" Zen.
expect to hear from home to-rnor- 'ue aii'
said Walter. at Is my birthday $3.50 y
ct me be the first to conRratulate ...ss /.
How venerable will you be7'' - !
, venerable as most boys Of fifteen. -. a. ~ =.
ou.re three months older than I am. .-,-S -
DO you expect present7" ',1I-..-
chair soras ~ s"s me a gold iety."
a gold watch already" That
s, and regular little beauty sure, Il
II wouldn't surprise me much IN VIII i0s'
chain for present" ne needr
'u're lucky boy. Ny watch Is all oeing DO
nd only cost twenty dollars" long as
dare say I should he I'M, =. plain"
| silver watch, Lem" The Il
suppose you wouldn't like To bnv a. WiIlc
your II so, I'll give You the over f.
: A fair exchange is no robbery" fields to
, suppose not; but It wouldn't do it would
hange a gift" scarcely
maps, II my watch were gold and path.
silver, you wouldn't have any OBJ He we
y door and
ion't think that would alter the opened b,
ith me. A gift is gift, no matter whose nj
Us value gram.
The hard study, suppose, that's 80 IT.
must be getting back to Ma'am IL am I'll
/. Goodnight" home You
d-night, Lem "Ia TAI
Iel Warner gathered up his books, ter, turni
the room. Walter poked the FIRE, my d.
some ashes on, so that It would eight o'cI,
the next morning, and commence
ressing He was interrupted BY
step on the stairs. and directly This su