The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-07-09
CHAPTER I

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tel"
yes, you know am to stay here for
| TWO years, and l might A. well Be com
| Portable
"Its a good deal better than my room
twice as big, to begin with Then. my
carpet looks as II it had come down
through several generations. AZ for
mirror, I've got seventy nine LOOKING
glass that l have to look into twice Pc
fore can see my whole face. AZ Tor tns
btdstead, it creaks 70 when ! jump INTO
it that l expect every night It'll fall TO
pieces and spill me on the floor Now
your room is splendidly furnished
/ Eyes, 1t is now, but father furnished
II at his own expense He said be was
willing to spend . little money to make
mo 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, l dent object to the new carpet
and furniture, but l shouldn't CONSIDER
it any great hardship II had to rough
1t, as you call II"
Wouldn't you? Then I'll tell you what
we'll do. Let's change rooms You can
go round and board at Mrs. Glenn's; ana
I'll come here"
81 am not sure what my father would
think of that arrangement" said Waiter,
vniling.
/. II thought you'd find some way to
crawl out" said Lemuel. For my part,
l don't believe you'd enjoy roughing II
any better than l."
II don't know" said Walter We
sometimes thought l shouldn't be very
sorry to be poor boy, and have TO WORK
my own way"
That's very well to say when you're
the son of a rich man."
$50 are you"
"Yes, but l don't get the benefit OF 1T,
and you do. What would you do now
II you were poor boyr
II can't say, of course, now, bur
would 60 to work at something. am
sure | could earn my own living.
Il suppose l could, too, but | shouldn't
want to. Some people are born lazy, don
think 500"
perhaps you are right" answered
Walter with a smile. Now suppose we
open our Caesar"
LeHuel w amer was q PtSoAN
bow of fourteen, the son of prosperous
merchant in New York. Walter conrad
was from small country town, where nus
father was the wealthiest and most prom
inent and influential citizen, having
handsome mansion house, surrounded by
extensive grounds.
Nobody knew just how rich be was;
but he was generally supposed to De
worth two hundred thousand dollars Sirs-
Conrad had been dead for five years, 80
that Walter, who was an only child, had
10 immediate relation except his rather.
1t was for this reason, perhaps, that he
had been sent to the Essex Classical In
stitute. Being a boy of talent, and we'll
Fl ounded in Latin, he was easily aple 10
take a high rank in his class Lemuei
Warner had become his intimate friend,
being in the same class, but inferior TO
him in scholarship. They usually studied
their Latin lessons together, and 1t was
owing to this circumstance that Lemuel
made a better figure in his Rotations
.ban before Walter came to the school.
There, that jobs DONE" said Lemuel,
closing his book with an air OF satlsiac-
ton. Now we can rest.
You forget the Latin exercise You
know the doctor expects each boy TO
write a letter in Latin, addressed to his
father, not less than twelve lines IN
length"
The boys started on their new task. and
finished by nine o'clock. Lemuels let
ter was written with brilliant disregard
of grammatical rules, but it was consid-
erably revised in accordance with sugges-
tons from Walter.
1--WE a great mind to send my letter
home. Walter" said Lemuel. rather
erpects me to write home every week, and
this would save me some trouble. Besides,
he'd think l was getting on famously, to
write home in Latin
Eyes. If he didn't find out the mis-
takes"
That's the rub He'd show it to the
minister the first time he called, and then
nv blunders would be detected. | guess
I'd better wait till it comes back from
the doctor corrected"
81 expect to hear from home to-mor-
rok - said Walter "It is my birthday"
,st me be the first to congratulate
you. How venerable will you beP
"As venerable as most boys of fifteen,
Lem
you're three months older than l am,
then. Do you expect a presentT
Father promised to give me gold
watch chain some time. You know l
have gold watch already
Eyes. and a regular little beauty"
$50 it wouldn't surprise me much to
get chain for a present"
You're a lucky boy. My watch is sill |
yer. and only cost twenty dollars"
81 dare say l should be just as happy |
with a silver watch, Lem"
81 suppose you wouldn't like to buy, |
would you? If so, I'll give you the |
chance A fair exchange is no robbery"
"No, 1 suppose not but 1t wouldn't do |
to exchange gift"
Perhaps, if my watch were gold and |
yours silver, you wouldn't have any OBJ
jections.'
81 don't think that would alter the |
case with me. A gift is gift, no matter
about its value"
Its the hard study, l suppose, that's
done it. must be getting back to Ma'am
Glenn's Goodnight"
Goodnight, Lem"
Lemuel Warner gathered up his books,
and left the room. Walter poked the fire,
putting some ashes on, so that 1t would
keep till the next morning, and commence