Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-07-06
Who Shot
The Arrows
1t Offered a Poor Boy an
Education Anonymously
D. s.RY A. BOWERS

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Humphrey Miller was lying On the
grass one July afrerDoc1 Ia the CENTER
Of the square about wfsseh clustered
the village Of Afherton- Humphrey
was typical case Of boy born 20
the pi0w wiso yearned for soz0ethtng
better. st least more intellectual He
wished 10 go 10 college and study .
profession He was ready 70 Work his
way whge studying. but Just As he
was about to uzfr5culare his father
died, the farm was sold cut under =
mortgage. and the boys mother and
sister were thrown up0n him for sup
port. To bear tits burden and bis own
as student appeared to him matter
Of sheer inpossEbisItF. he must forego
hts projects. accept Situation offered
him In a country store and go 70 work
He was about to arise and walk TO a
corner Of the square where The store In
question was located to announce that
morning when he heard vhizxing
sound and saw a short distance from
him an arrow standing with It's point
imk,saded In the ground To the tezth-
cred end hang a bit Of paper, which
now that the arrow was at rest, foated
Idly Fl the wind Humphrey arose.
went 10 the arro~, broke the string
that held the paper and found the fol-
lowing words written ia pencil:
Go TO college. Tour rsostsr and sister
VIII Be provided for-
Humphrey swept with his eye the
square and the houses that lined II.
The former wax empty; the latter
showed 10 sign Of the person who had
shot the arrow. They were mostly
dwellings. and Humphrey knew nearly
all Of the people who lived IL them
He began at once to con over those
among whom the mysterious archer
might be found There was Peter
Owens. friend of his father, who was
well 10 do. but Mr. Owens was not q
man to hide a charity under bushel-
There was Harvey Dixon, his mothers
cousin. but Dixon had all be could do
to provide for his own family. There
was his intimate friend, Bob Clark,
who had been left legacy by his
grandmother. Humphrey knew that
Bob when he was younger had been
fond Of archery. Besides. Bob's sister
Lucina had shown By her actions that
she admired Humphrey. Had not Lu-
Gina something TO do with the matterf
Humphrey thought all the rest Of the
day about the proposed benefaction
and In the evening went 10 see Rose
wyman. a girl In whose judgment be
had great confidence. intending 10 ask
her TO find out for him who had shot
the arrow. Rose did not lire on the
square and. having 30 means. ccuId
not possibly have had anything 10 do
with the message. He told her Of the
Circumstance and that he could not ac-
cept the favor without knowing the
donor and agreeing to repay In time
the amount expended upon him Would
she belp him:
! Rose always took time to consider
before reaching her decisions. Finally
she said:
IF the person who shot the arrow
wished 10 be known he or she would
not have taken that means Of COMMIT
nieAtinx. To endesyor to discover the
donor would be ungratefui in you. Ny
advice TO you is to accept the gift az II
Is offered"
You've got a lot Of horse sense In
that head Of yours. Rose" was the re-
ply. "I'ii take your advice"
Humphrey left her, wondering how
a girl no older than himself could have
30 much foresight Relying upon her
Judgment. he acted on her advice.
went TO college that autumn, rang the
college bell for his tuition. did all sorts
Of odd jobs and in his third and fourth
year taught school Besides this. be
read the first books used BIZ students
Of law
The promise Of his unknown friend
to provide for his mother and sister
was kept, but the amounts provided
were small and at times irregularly
paid. Humphrey. remembering Roses
words that 1t would be ungrateful for
him to endeavor to discover who was
the donor, told his mother not to look
into any checks she might receive and
II any came that revealed the secret
not to tell him. The remittances were
ali made by check. signed BY the cash
Ter of the Anterior bank But, obeyfna
her sons instructions. Mrs. Miller new
er inquired at the bank from whom the
money came. though It was not proba.
Bile II she had done 50 she would have
received any satisfaction.
But the one clew Humphrey pos.
sessed as to the identity Of the IN
known donor-the fact that Bob CLARK
had been fond Of archery when boy
took possession Of the students mind
and kept its place there all through bis
college course. Attached to the clew
Was . feeling which kept him In q
state Of constant perplexity- What u
Lucina Clark had persuaded her father
to advance the means sent his mother
That I.Ilcfna had shown q pfedispOSf-