The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
AND JAMES.
M BARRY PArr.

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preston, and spectac les with round ~l.sers
Seen With the sunlight on those Oh sea h.
looked like 4 cross between a mt and
motor car. All the nme. he was . ~ood
boy. His last school report said. VERY
good Always attentive and industr;ous
Has won the conduct prize"
Arthur Wilberforce Soar,ea nror,,r.d
this report, had it framed neatly and hung
it up by his bedside.
"Oh, Arthur" said hin Aunt Asatha. "I
am afraid this is vanity."
Tive just put it there" mid the bow. "to
remind myself how much more kindly nv
dear IL = ers have spoken of me than have
ever deserved, and to stimulate me to fresh
efforts"
He also decorated his room with A photo
graph of himself as a choir boy. in a sur
3lice, with his spectacles off and the whites
OF ms eyes showing considerably. He had
= bookshelf which was entirely devoted to
those volume which had b<en awarded to
MN a. prizes for pure unremitting goodness.
II that Gear boy is spared to US, said his
aunt Agatha, he will be an archbishop"
but 1t is good proverb which says that If
you give dog good name you may as well
nahg MN. Arthur " 'lberforce Soames had
q very good name indeed, and similar fate
oeieii MIN. lie had made the fatal mistake
OF showing people what he could DO when he
"ked' ne mao provided miik-white back
ground on which the slightest error showed
up deao niack; Arthur WHEREFORE soames
required tnat ne should startle and surprise,
nnu oe received win enthusiasm; ana all he
got was gentle approval
ne reoouoied his effort lie went IN tor
4tr3spec'ai' h'en-pressure goodness, with
Inc saie'y-vaiVe screwed down lie TOOK to
torgiVlng MS schooifello~s openly and osten-
,atiousiy' until tney resented H. lie spent
noiosy IN committing 10 memory voinn-
tarily hymn OF exceptional length. tie
aa'o tnat ne wanted 10 De missionary. lie
gave MS pocket money TO oeggars when
ever ne couid oe sure OF an audience. lie
wore himself out IN his EFFORTS to nnd nov
eNles IN goodness
NOW Arthur mad brother called James,
VINO was untloy, unpunctual and unlnfen-
t'onal Ills hte vas long series OF rows,
anu ne never nao the iaintest ideo no" ne
"ao 20. mo them; Ane Dea"tHui example
VI III. o'o'net ai'"uf n0o oeen ne'o up 70
mn" ~ VAN, 'no"en arthur tnoro"sniy
e"'o'eo H. fi"s"y' II 'ee"ed 100 aosuro 70
eAlee' .nA' - oro IVY a. James si'ou'u
eve" attempt 10 Ne n' soou a. arthur, ana
,ne p1c.'ce cropped. AVnur threw oot
nlnts 'nA' James Wanted "oas' 20 go Dy'
ony ny so.~l e"ous" eou'' &c iou"o'
One oaJ "nen A9'nur nao peen 'a'niy
''''"e io' = '''e ~o"''s ''o"' ""o was iee'
ing pa''ieu'nry oeJec'eu' James nappeneo
20 co"e a. rio'', pure '""o'er'enee no
10y cp"'u nave oee" more "n'"'entiona'
'n"n n1u not oeeu ~nacAeu 'of
q "no'e .'o"'"' r'.nei ne nou no' ere"
the oceas'on' Or ""ch IL more propao,e'
e"dn.e '"u "i"ue,eu ',e oe'ec''o" Vi 'he
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p'es' u"ss ~ "er ne A.'nuf couio xn-
cure F" no "nse'' he 'e'feo ITO" Tue
roon-
tie broke INTO violent passion and
nelghoors orchard. bis methods with
orchards were, from total want OF expert
ence, SO elementary that he was detected at
once lie pleaded that, OWING TO MS short
sight, he had mistaken the orchard tor
church An ordinarily bad lie would have
been believed, so perfect was Arthur WI