The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-22
VIVIAN GREY
BY BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Condensation by Alice G. GrozIer

Disraelis story of Vivian Gray, like
others OF his novels, deals largely with
politics, and contains character por-
traits of well-known persons Of the
period.
When Vivian Grey reached the age
of five years it was discovered that
the treatment Of a dOting mama and
Over-attontive nurses had spoiled the
child, and it was decided that he had
better be sent away to school; when
however, the subject was under dis
cussion, there was a strong protest
from Vivian against curls and going
TO school.
Il won't have my hair curl, mama;
the boys will laugh at me-" bawled
the spoiled youngster. Charles APP
pleyard told me SO; his hair curled,
and the boys called him girl. Papa,
give me some more claret; l won't go
to school,"
But il spite Of these protests he
was sent to school, where he stayed
some four years, when it was decid-
ed he should remain at home for o
time and do his studying there; but
he was late sent off again, this time
to the school OF Mr.. Dallas at Burns
ley Vicarage.
The rumor Of the arrival Of "a new
fellow circulated rapidly through the
inmates of the Vicarage, and the fifty
young rascals were preparing to Quizz
the newcomer when the school room
door opened and Mr.. Dallas, accom-
panied by Vivian Grey, entered.
"a dandy by Jove." whispered one.
What a knowing set out" squeaked
second; Mummy sick" growled a
third; this last exclamation was, how
ever, a scandelous libel, for certainly
10 being ever stood in a pedagogue's
presence with more perfect sang froid,
and with holder front, than did. at
this moment, Vivian Grey.
The young savages at Burnsley vi
Garage had caught a Tatar; in a very
few days Vivian was decidedly the
most popular fellow in the school !:
''he was SO dashing! so dev,lsh good
| tempered, SO completely up to every
thing"
Vivian developed talents of liter.
airy nature which inspired great adj
miration among his fellow pupils, and
also in the mind of Mr.. Dallas.
But there are other attributes which
will win the admiration Of a school
of real boys, and this proved to be
I-iS SdSS at II III A4SiSy NIs'dA as " AlSA
as so often happens, some of the boys
jealous of Vivian's popularity, found
as they thought, an opportunity to
triumph over him. There was trouble
between the followers of Vivian and
those of Mallet, the head usher; one
Of the latter made an insulting remark
to Vivian which he promptly resented
ard the battle was on, and Vivian
Grey showed that he could fight as
well as write.
Vivians chief characteristic was &
burning ambition; with this he had q
great amount of courage and self as
surance, and besides these attributes
tact combined with a pleasing per
sonal appearance and manners.
At dinner in his fathers home
when Vivian was still very young
man, he made the acquaintance of the
Marqquess of Carabas. He came tC
the rescue of the Marques and his
opinions in an after-dinner discussion
during which he quoted a whole pas
sage from Bolingbroke in support Of
the Marques; this was challenged by
Vivian's father, who knew his sons
habit of quoting the opinions of 9th
erS, which were more often his owr
opinions put into the mouth of some
one else; so Mr.. Grey, looking smiling